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Contiki Ported To x86
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If you'd like to do something more useful with an older system, check out GEOS. It's currently being maintained by Breadbox, who has a demo available for download. Full preemptive multitasking. Comes with a web browser (HTML 4.0, no CSS or JS), email (POP3), AIM, FTP, News Reader, and a roughly MS Works level office suite. More software is available from it at Tva Katter.
Older versions would run on an 8086 (one of the original design goals was that the WYSIWYG word processor could keep up with your typing on an 8086). The current version requires a 386. 2 megs of RAM should be fine for most things (even 1 will work ok), although you'd probably want at least 4 or 8 megs for browsing the web.
I haven't used VB since 4.0, but at least back then it was really quick to use. But you're forgetting what the alternative to VB is - Visual C++. Designing a GUI in VC++ is a nightmare. It's impossible to get anything done in VC++/MFC without buying books and investing a LOT of time into learning. With VB, Qt, GTK, Borland C++ Builder, or pratically anything else, just install the program, look around for 5 minutes, and you'll have an idea where to start. You can have small programs working within a few hours of when you first touched the toolkit.
OTOH, VB is extremely painful to work with if you have to manipulate any remotely complicated data structures.
The problem is when the C++ people come and insist you put the * by the type instead of by the variable.
int* foo, bar;
That line confuses the hell out of people learning the language. foo is a pointer, bar isn't. That's the big reason I always insist on putting the * by the variable name rather than by the type.
Yes, but the Linux kernel developers aren't developing the kernel as a business venture. They aren't trying to sell the kernel solely through the web either.
That's 154 megabytes of code, for kernel 2.4.18. The code segments SCO has been showing have been under 100 lines. How long do you think it would take you to notice if someone took a few hundred lines of your code and inserted it into a 154 megabyte codebse?
There's one problem with that defense. SCO continued to distribute Linux for a few weeks after they first announced their claims. If they stopped distributing Linux when they announced the claim, then they could use the defense that they only distributed Linux because they didn't know their code was in it.
In Japan, there was a floppy disk drive for the Famicom. You could go to a store, and they'd have a machine you put a disk into and you could pick what game you wanted on it. I don't know exactly how it worked, but I'd assume there was a charge of a few dollars or so each time you changed the game on it.
The port probably exists in case Nintendo decided to do the same thing in other countries.
Yes, LCDs don't have to run at their native resolution. But they really look like crap at lower resolutions. Particuarlly for displaying text. Which would make things worse for the guy asking the question.
Run the monitor at its native resolution, tell Windows to use Extra Large fonts, and make sure to set the anti-aliasing to ClearType. ClearType actually makes a very big difference on how legible the text is. I think that's the best bet on getting a legible display on Windows with an LCD.
I don't think that excuse would work. Keep in mind the length of copyright. If you bought a circumvention tool marketed as "intended for use only on works which have entered the public domain," you'd be dead before there would be anything you could legitamately use it on. The RIAA or whoever would argue that the sole purpose of the tool is to commit piracy, and they'd probably win. How will you defend yourself? "I bought this so that my great grandchildren would legally be able to make a copy of NSync's CDs." I don't think a court would believe that one.
Zelda 1 and Metroid were both 128k roms. In Zelda, notice that when you're in the levels, only certain combinations of enemies are possible. You'll never see Stalfos and Wizrobes in the same level. That's because the enemies are stored in seperate memory banks.
Remember the bug in Metroid that allowed you to access "hidden areas" ? Get caught in a door, mash up & down repeated on the control pad, and you'd work your way thru the wall into the room above or below you. It would look different, but it would really be nearby areas of the map, but the graphics data of the room you started in would still be mapped in.
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No Doom 3 This Year?
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Remember when Doom 3 was supposed to be playable on a TNT 2 without having to turn it down to lowest quality? GeForce 3 was supposed to be able to handle it on max quality too.
In addition to all the Mozilla benefits, Netscape releases allow checking of Netscape Webmail & AOL mail accounts through the mail client. The mail client also includes a spell checker (yes, one is available for Mozilla, but its not part of the default install).
The integrated AIM client is also very useful, particuarlly on Win98, as the standard AIM client leaks memory badly on 98.
Netscape also has the advantage of coming with all the popular plugins, and making sure they work with no hassles.
Netscape 7.1 doesn't remove any features from Mozilla 1.4, other than the link toolbar, which was broken in 1.4 anyway.
It's dominated by console game characters because people who visit GameFAQs play console games a LOT more than PC games. Try looking at the Top 100 requests sometime. Also, PC game sales are much lower than console games, so it makes sense.
The problem came down to GameFaqs is a rather unique site. Keep in mind that the vast majority of GameFaqs visitors are from the US (if you read the message boards you'll notice). In the US, RPGs are a fairly small part of the market. The sales of all the PS1 Final Fantasy games combined were still less than the sales of Mario 64. Also keep in mind that Final Fantasy sells a lot better in the US than other RPGs.
However, a very large number of RPG fans, in particular Final Fantasy fans, visit GameFaqs. They are very unaware that they are in the minority, and get very upset if you even suggest that Final Fantasy is not the ultimate games ever made.
If you took a poll from a wider selection of people, Mario would totally destroy any Final Fantasy character. GameFaqs is one of the few places a Final Fantasy character would stand a chance.
The reason Link beat Mario easily was because all the Final Fantasy fans voted for Link to spite Mario. Final Fantasy fansites posted links to the poll saying vote for Link, whereas the Nintendo fans didn't really care who won.
Web development and palm sync are optional features. The fact that they exist in no way effects your install if you choose not to install them.
Mail/News - optional Address Book - optional Web Development Tools - optional IRC Client - optional Java - optional Plugins - optional Palm Sync - optional Any other stuff only in Netscape releases - optional
The only things that are required to be installed are the browser and Composer. Composer is required because text entry boxes in the browser use the same code Composer uses.
1) Executives might be willing to try Netscape, but not Mozilla, due to name recognition.
2) Mail client can check AOL accounts & Netscape webmail accounts
3) Integrated AIM. There's integrated ICQ too, but it's worthless as it uses the same UI as AIM (i.e. no single message mode).
4) Spellcheck (yes it's available as an addon to Mozilla)
5) Java and the most popular plugins are included. So it's easier for the average person to set up.
6) Probably not the case on this release due to simultaneous releases, but in the past, Netscape took stable Mozilla branches and did futher bugfixes before releasing, resulting in a better product.
I'd use Netscape over Mozilla if they'd just leave in the "Block Images from Server" option in Netscape.
Well, your experiences differ from most. At my college I knew a bunch of people with both NVidia cards and ATI cards. The NVidia cards have all worked flawlessly in Linux, with one exception - don't turn on NVidia framebuffer support in the kernel if you will be using NVidia's X drivers. That's a bad combo that leads to system lockups when switching between virtual consoles.
NVidia's Linux drivers are actually better than the Windows ones. I've done a decent amount of OpenGL coding, using GLUT for the UI. 100% identical code will usually get about a 10% performance increase being run in Linux instead of Windows.
As to ATI, you're only going to get the basic features of the card working. TV support (both in and out) doesn't work on either the 7500 or the 9500. Probably not on other cards either, but I know those two for a fact. Also, in Linux you'll get a significantly lower framerate than in Windows.
Most CDs dont' have the CD logo on the outer case. Especially the ones with fancier cover art. What's common is the logo will be on the plastic inside the case that holds the disc in.
So the logo is pretty meaningless anyway, if you can't see it until you've opened the disc.
The new Conker for XBox is the N64 game with upgraded graphics, and a few things that were cut because of time constraints. The Deathmatch modes will also be playable on XBox Live.
Don't expect much more from the single player. Shortly after Conker came out, the guy who did the voices in the game spent a few weeks answers questions on a Rare fan site. He gave the impression that there wasn't much they didn't get to do. The main thing he said they were originally planning on doing but didn't was to place lots of money in hard to get places in the later parts of the game, after there was no longer a need for money.
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If you'd like to do something more useful with an older system, check out GEOS. It's currently being maintained by Breadbox, who has a demo available for download. Full preemptive multitasking. Comes with a web browser (HTML 4.0, no CSS or JS), email (POP3), AIM, FTP, News Reader, and a roughly MS Works level office suite. More software is available from it at Tva Katter.
Older versions would run on an 8086 (one of the original design goals was that the WYSIWYG word processor could keep up with your typing on an 8086). The current version requires a 386. 2 megs of RAM should be fine for most things (even 1 will work ok), although you'd probably want at least 4 or 8 megs for browsing the web.
I haven't used VB since 4.0, but at least back then it was really quick to use. But you're forgetting what the alternative to VB is - Visual C++. Designing a GUI in VC++ is a nightmare. It's impossible to get anything done in VC++/MFC without buying books and investing a LOT of time into learning. With VB, Qt, GTK, Borland C++ Builder, or pratically anything else, just install the program, look around for 5 minutes, and you'll have an idea where to start. You can have small programs working within a few hours of when you first touched the toolkit.
OTOH, VB is extremely painful to work with if you have to manipulate any remotely complicated data structures.
The problem isn't:
int foo, *bar;
The problem is when the C++ people come and insist you put the * by the type instead of by the variable.
int* foo, bar;
That line confuses the hell out of people learning the language. foo is a pointer, bar isn't. That's the big reason I always insist on putting the * by the variable name rather than by the type.
Yes, but the Linux kernel developers aren't developing the kernel as a business venture. They aren't trying to sell the kernel solely through the web either.
cd /usr/src/linux
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du -k
154368
That's 154 megabytes of code, for kernel 2.4.18. The code segments SCO has been showing have been under 100 lines. How long do you think it would take you to notice if someone took a few hundred lines of your code and inserted it into a 154 megabyte codebse?
There's one problem with that defense. SCO continued to distribute Linux for a few weeks after they first announced their claims. If they stopped distributing Linux when they announced the claim, then they could use the defense that they only distributed Linux because they didn't know their code was in it.
In Japan, there was a floppy disk drive for the Famicom. You could go to a store, and they'd have a machine you put a disk into and you could pick what game you wanted on it. I don't know exactly how it worked, but I'd assume there was a charge of a few dollars or so each time you changed the game on it.
The port probably exists in case Nintendo decided to do the same thing in other countries.
Yes, LCDs don't have to run at their native resolution. But they really look like crap at lower resolutions. Particuarlly for displaying text. Which would make things worse for the guy asking the question.
Run the monitor at its native resolution, tell Windows to use Extra Large fonts, and make sure to set the anti-aliasing to ClearType. ClearType actually makes a very big difference on how legible the text is. I think that's the best bet on getting a legible display on Windows with an LCD.
I don't think that excuse would work. Keep in mind the length of copyright. If you bought a circumvention tool marketed as "intended for use only on works which have entered the public domain," you'd be dead before there would be anything you could legitamately use it on. The RIAA or whoever would argue that the sole purpose of the tool is to commit piracy, and they'd probably win. How will you defend yourself? "I bought this so that my great grandchildren would legally be able to make a copy of NSync's CDs." I don't think a court would believe that one.
Zelda 1 and Metroid were both 128k roms. In Zelda, notice that when you're in the levels, only certain combinations of enemies are possible. You'll never see Stalfos and Wizrobes in the same level. That's because the enemies are stored in seperate memory banks.
Remember the bug in Metroid that allowed you to access "hidden areas" ? Get caught in a door, mash up & down repeated on the control pad, and you'd work your way thru the wall into the room above or below you. It would look different, but it would really be nearby areas of the map, but the graphics data of the room you started in would still be mapped in.
Remember when Doom 3 was supposed to be playable on a TNT 2 without having to turn it down to lowest quality? GeForce 3 was supposed to be able to handle it on max quality too.
Tried again 5 minutes later. Works now.
I would read the article, but if I check the page with Firebird there is no article. I get the header, an ad, and links to other stories though.
SGI's toolkit works like that. Next time you have access to an SGI, try running Jot remotely. Won't work unless you're on another SGI.
I guess the problem is figuring out whether or not the library is remotely present, and falling back gracefully if it isn't.
In addition to all the Mozilla benefits, Netscape releases allow checking of Netscape Webmail & AOL mail accounts through the mail client. The mail client also includes a spell checker (yes, one is available for Mozilla, but its not part of the default install).
The integrated AIM client is also very useful, particuarlly on Win98, as the standard AIM client leaks memory badly on 98.
Netscape also has the advantage of coming with all the popular plugins, and making sure they work with no hassles.
Netscape 7.1 doesn't remove any features from Mozilla 1.4, other than the link toolbar, which was broken in 1.4 anyway.
Nope, it says Netscape 6.x is supported also. ActiveX is IE only.
Need the broadband adapter?
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You'll just have to settle for Dance Dance Karnov then.
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It's dominated by console game characters because people who visit GameFAQs play console games a LOT more than PC games. Try looking at the Top 100 requests sometime. Also, PC game sales are much lower than console games, so it makes sense.
The problem came down to GameFaqs is a rather unique site. Keep in mind that the vast majority of GameFaqs visitors are from the US (if you read the message boards you'll notice). In the US, RPGs are a fairly small part of the market. The sales of all the PS1 Final Fantasy games combined were still less than the sales of Mario 64. Also keep in mind that Final Fantasy sells a lot better in the US than other RPGs.
However, a very large number of RPG fans, in particular Final Fantasy fans, visit GameFaqs. They are very unaware that they are in the minority, and get very upset if you even suggest that Final Fantasy is not the ultimate games ever made.
If you took a poll from a wider selection of people, Mario would totally destroy any Final Fantasy character. GameFaqs is one of the few places a Final Fantasy character would stand a chance.
The reason Link beat Mario easily was because all the Final Fantasy fans voted for Link to spite Mario. Final Fantasy fansites posted links to the poll saying vote for Link, whereas the Nintendo fans didn't really care who won.
Web development and palm sync are optional features. The fact that they exist in no way effects your install if you choose not to install them.
Mail/News - optional
Address Book - optional
Web Development Tools - optional
IRC Client - optional
Java - optional
Plugins - optional
Palm Sync - optional
Any other stuff only in Netscape releases - optional
The only things that are required to be installed are the browser and Composer. Composer is required because text entry boxes in the browser use the same code Composer uses.
1) Executives might be willing to try Netscape, but not Mozilla, due to name recognition.
2) Mail client can check AOL accounts & Netscape webmail accounts
3) Integrated AIM. There's integrated ICQ too, but it's worthless as it uses the same UI as AIM (i.e. no single message mode).
4) Spellcheck (yes it's available as an addon to Mozilla)
5) Java and the most popular plugins are included. So it's easier for the average person to set up.
6) Probably not the case on this release due to simultaneous releases, but in the past, Netscape took stable Mozilla branches and did futher bugfixes before releasing, resulting in a better product.
I'd use Netscape over Mozilla if they'd just leave in the "Block Images from Server" option in Netscape.
Well, your experiences differ from most. At my college I knew a bunch of people with both NVidia cards and ATI cards. The NVidia cards have all worked flawlessly in Linux, with one exception - don't turn on NVidia framebuffer support in the kernel if you will be using NVidia's X drivers. That's a bad combo that leads to system lockups when switching between virtual consoles.
NVidia's Linux drivers are actually better than the Windows ones. I've done a decent amount of OpenGL coding, using GLUT for the UI. 100% identical code will usually get about a 10% performance increase being run in Linux instead of Windows.
As to ATI, you're only going to get the basic features of the card working. TV support (both in and out) doesn't work on either the 7500 or the 9500. Probably not on other cards either, but I know those two for a fact. Also, in Linux you'll get a significantly lower framerate than in Windows.
Most CDs dont' have the CD logo on the outer case. Especially the ones with fancier cover art. What's common is the logo will be on the plastic inside the case that holds the disc in.
So the logo is pretty meaningless anyway, if you can't see it until you've opened the disc.
The new Conker for XBox is the N64 game with upgraded graphics, and a few things that were cut because of time constraints. The Deathmatch modes will also be playable on XBox Live.
Don't expect much more from the single player. Shortly after Conker came out, the guy who did the voices in the game spent a few weeks answers questions on a Rare fan site. He gave the impression that there wasn't much they didn't get to do. The main thing he said they were originally planning on doing but didn't was to place lots of money in hard to get places in the later parts of the game, after there was no longer a need for money.