This guide provides information on how to rehouse your Revision A or B iMac into some other type of casing. This guide SHOULD also work for Revision C and D iMacs. This guide comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRENTY and we DO NOT RECOMMEND that you follow it unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing, or (like me) you had NO OTHER CHOICE.:)
Tools
You'll need a non-magnetic philips screwdriver, snips or pylers, and a sheet (or something to protect the screen while you have the iMac face down on the table).
Background
Revision A and B iMacs came out in 1998/99, making them about 2 or 3 years old at this time. Many of the revision A iMacs were plagued with monitor problems. I originally had a Rev.A iMac, however after 2 weeks, the monitor started to turn green, and the local retailer exchanged it for a Rev.B iMac, since the store no longer had Rev.A iMacs. This evening, I noticed my Rev.B iMac was powered down and cold, when I attempted to power it back up, nothing happened. I tried plugging in a different power cord which had no effect. So I moved the iMac out of the rack, and placed it on the workbench and tried to power it up again, this time I held the power button, and the iMac chimed and started to power up, then there was a big flash, some smoke and the iMac was dead. Luckily I happened to be looking at the iMac when the flash occured, and it looked like it came from the HT transformer on the iMac. This was somewhat good news, as it meant the monitor part of the iMac was probably fried.
Solution
Since I wasn't about to shell out to have the iMac repaired, I figured the next best thing was to try to fix it myself. Since this iMac is used as a server, the monitor really wasn't needed anyway. So I decided that the best thing to do would be to remove the logic board, drives and power supply, and see if I could get the unit to power up by itself. This meant of course, taking the entire thing apart.
Pass the screwdriver..
Taking the iMac apart wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. First, you need to remove the screws that keep the system board in place underneath the iMac, the system board has a handle you can pull it out by, remember to unplug all the connectors from the system board first. Once removed, place this to one side, you will need it later.
There are several pairs of screws along the back of the case, you need to remove these, the hardest one to remove is the one near the door (one that is used to route the cables). Once you have removed all of these, the rear plastic casing comes out. This is the piece that has the speaker covers attached to it. Once it is off, you will see two screws in the front of the iMac (either side of the hole where the CDrom drive goes), you need to remove these, and the front facia (piece of plastic with the iMac part written on it) comes off. The next bit is a little tricky, you are left with this generic grey plastic cover on the front of the iMac, at the very top of the monitor where the grey plastic meets the coloured plastic, there are two capped screws. You will need to remove the caps, then remove the screws. Once you have completed this, the coloured plastic can be removed, exposing the tube.WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING THE TUBE AND SHIELDING, EVEN WHEN OFF, THE TUBE ELECTRONICS CAN HAVE A NASTY RESIDUAL CHARGE IN ITS CAPACITORS!!!USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
The next thing you will need to do is remove the shielding that protects the monitor. There are about 8 or 10 screws you will need to remove. You can see a picture of the removed shielding here . Now you should be able to see the electron-gun, and two logic boards on either side of the monitor. Make sure you do not put pressure on the electron gun itself, it is very easy to break it, and since it is made of glass, you could injure yourself or have a nice mess to clean up if you break it. If you are facing the screen, the board of the left is for the monitor, and the board on the right is the power supply. We want to remove the power supply board so we can use it to power the system board we removed earlier. If you click here you can see a picture of the monitor section with the power supply board removed. It takes 3 screws to remove the power supply, two on the side and one on the top. There are two connectors you need to unplug in order to remove the power supply board. The first is a 2 pin brown connector that leads to the monitor board, the other is a block connector with lots of strands of grey thin wire that also go to the monitor board. You need to be very careful with the connector block as it can easily be damaged. You should be able to remove the power supply board now.
Now we have the system board and power supply board, but there is a catch. We need the logic board that is screwed into the front of the iMac's casing so we can switch on the power supply. You can see a picture of the removed board here . The board is pretty small, and you need to remove the entire front casing before you can get it out. This means you must remove the 4 shielded screws around the tube (monitor) as well as the 4 additional screws on either side of the monitor. Once you do this the screen and remaining boards are pretty loose, so be careful not to scratch your screen. The board has two connectors, we are just interested in the long one, the short connector seems to pull power from the monitor board to drive the led. If you really want the LED, you could probably pull power from somewhere to drive it.
We are almost done, we still need the connector to connect the power button to the system board. You will need to snip the tie-wraps that are pinning the wiring that goes to the microphone along the side of the monitor, there are two tie-wraps, and you will need to remove the tape from the wiring for the right speaker. You will also need to disconnect the microphone, and speakers if you have not already done so. The speakers come out pretty easily with a single screw, as does the Infrared box. You should now be able to pull the cable out. The cable should have the connectors to link the system board to the powerbutton, as well as 2 speaker connectors and the microphone connector.
Thats it, now all we need to do is reconnect the parts we want to use. You'll need to connect the power supply board to the system board, the power button board to the system board, plug in your keyboard, ethernet and plug the power into the power supply board. The power supply board was grounded off the metal shielding we removed, so you may want to find a means of grounding the power supply board. Then power it up, and see if you can telnet/ssh into your Linux system (assuming you had Linux running on it before). If something goes wrong, you will need to either type blind, or get a monitor. The iMac Rev.A and B units have an Apple RGB (db15) connector. You should be able to pickup a RGBVGA adapter or pickup an Apple RGB monitor. You might be able to pickup an Apple RGB monitor from PowerMax or eBay.
Picture Gallery
* Empty iMac Shell Casing
* Casing with front facia removed
* iMac Tube
* Electron Gun w/PSU removed
* iMac IR unit, and screws
* iMac power button board
* iMac speakers removed
* Power Supply Unit
* Working iMac
* iMac connectors
* iMac Case Parts
* iMac is on-line
Next...
Now that we have successfully brought the iMac back to life, we can't leave it hanging around on the desk. We will bring you the next installment, as soon as we find something to put the iMac in. For now, it has been rehoused in the plastic shell casing without the tube from the monitor. We need to address cooling issues, especially with the fan being in the monitor half of the casing.
Author: John Buswell
Version: 1.00
Last Update: 2002-02-03 02:19:15
20TB is peanuts for a search engine the size of Google. Google's needs are closer to 500TB, or even a few PB. Don't forget the cached pages and the usenet archive! These stuff should take at least a few PB.
AMD has produced video footage of an AMD-based PC that keep on working even when the heat sink is removed. When questioned about the results, AMD Spokesman just mentioned something about a "secret laboratory down south"...
Then explain the 17-year-olds holding loaded M16s on street corners.
Well, in Israel it is the law you must join the army, and if you don't they put you to jail. If that was the case, would you go to jail and not serve the army?. Due to that fact there are many 18 year old Israeli soldiers out in the streets and they are given the M16s to keep on their vactions. There are also discounts for soldiers, and that's why you see them everywhere. They can't tell you anything to do. They're just people with no real authority (unless they're on duty ofcourse).
And what would the Arabs living in Israel think of your response?
You are absolutely right. Israel treats its Arab citizens very badly and preforms war crimes on a daily basis. We even have a war criminal as prime minister.
However, the US is taking all the steps in this direction. The hate-spreading against Arabs; the checks against people who fit a certain "profile"; security personell everywhere. I wanted to show that the situation in Israel is not all that bad.
And while I agree that Israel has a right to exist in peace, if you didn't treat the Arabs like pieces of shit ("Hey, I need a new fence. I'll hire an Arab!") and weren't the absolute rudest fucks on the planet (ever try to get on a plane with a bunch of Israelis? or drive in Tel Aviv? Geez!), the Palestinians wouldn't be so willing to die to make you go away.
I, personally, treat the arab citizens of Israel with great respect, more than I treat the jewish citizens for that matter. I try to fight this mentality as much as I can. I vote for the extreme left-wing parties which actually want peace. Yes, I think this is terrible and I wish it were not so. Wouldn't you wish all Americans were against the DMCA?
PS - and your food is the absolute worst. I always eat at Arab restaraunts...
Right. Try having a public speech in support of forming a Nazi party and see how free you are to speak.
As I said, to some extent. In Israel, these act of racisim support are labeled a danger to society and to the future existence of Israel as a democracy. Just consider Hitler's gain of power in Germany and the protests that led to the murder of Izchak Rabin. I do not see how it is good to be allowed to promote racism. Altough I agree this is a limit on free speech.
I can buy/rent a zone 1 DVD at any video store.
So can we...
What about zone 2 DVDs...? The US corporations are trying to limit things to themselves with these region coding schemes, but many countries (such as Israel) just don't follow suit with these outrageous restrictions.
I can publish code to decrypt DVDs without any limitation.
That's what I'm talking about. What kind of twisted order of priorites is it to allow publishing Nazi propoganda and promoting violent acts based on race alone, while not allowing citizens to write and publish technological solutions for home entertainment.
I can practice cryptography without being tareted.
There are absolutely no laws in the US that keep me from using any form of cryptography I want.
Not exactly true. If the cryptography is used for some kind of copyright "protection", it is illegal to try to "circument" it by the DMCA, and thus effectively limiting cryptographic research.
I am deeply against what the Israeli government is doing in the occupied palestenian territories. I am an extreme left-wing activist and I refuse to serve in the military due to lack of support. I have been politically.
That said, I think you are sadly right. Israel is commiting war crimes against the palestenian population, much like the US is doing in Afghanistan. I'm against it. So are you. I guess you didn't vote for Bush for president. I didn't vote for Ariel Sharon either. Not all Israelis support what their government is doing. Next time you accuse someone with this kind of profanity, try to make sure you're talking to the right person.
As an Israeli citizen, I can tell you we are less a police state than what the US has become.
Yes we have national IDs and soldiers and security guards everywhere, but we have freedom of speech (at least to some extent). I can buy/rent a zone 1 DVD at any video store. I can publish code to decrypt DVDs without any limitation. I can practice cryptography without being targeted. In Israel, the policial and social pressure groups rule and not the corporations. Here we have strict laws limiting campaign contributions.
Installing stuff on someone else's PC is illegal only if that someone else is a $$$-filled university and the installer is a mere sysadmin. Don't you know that the US law applies only to the poor?
The only problem is the Hax0r doesn't have an EULA to protect him.
Consider this: Write an Outlook worm that disguises itself as some useful app and sends itself to your entire addres book. Enclose a EULA in microscopic letters, pointing to a privacy policy on your website. Now you're 100% covered.
You can write:
YourCompanyName will not be responsible of any billings made using your credit card number collected by our software
Read the article!
It says that it is mentioned at the end of the EULA, but only vaguely. In any case, do you actually read all those EULAs before clicking "I Accept"?
Think about it... They need a system that handles real money and thus should be 100% secure against cheaters, therefore security by obscutrity is not the way.
They do not intend to sell any copy of the game itself, just the in-game money should be payed. Therefore, they don't have anything to lose from open-sourcing it.
By going open-source they could ensure that (if the game is successful enough) it would be ported to other operating systems.
After the game has a substantial number of users, they could also open the source of the server software and thus getting the development for free. Better still, they could give virtual money to code contributors (that in turn could be cashed in for real money).
OTOH, I think the decay model is not that fun, as it's not really like real life, and people won't be that eager to pay real money for something soon to decay. A better model will be having uneven exchange rates. i.e. 1$ -> 10PED, but 15PED -> 1$, thus they profit from every exchange and interest on all the money in circulation at any time.
Languages for Mathematicians by Mathematicians
on
Programming Mathematics?
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· Score: 5, Informative
Mathematiticians have invented a language called ML (Meta Language) which is a functional language in which you can write mathematical formulas almost as you would mathematically define them.
In the area of functional progamming you should also consider Common Lisp which is a well known functional language used mostly for AI.
On the properiatry side, many mathematical algorithms get coded in MatLab which provides built-in matrix manipulation and lots of additional libraries (you'll probably find out most of the stuff you want to write is already there...)
In any case, the progamming language should be tightly fitted to the application.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, me too! :)
Can't get enough of browsing all those open shares in our internal network...
Nothing, and I mean nothing, approaches the stability and conformance to standards of IE on Windows in the Linux mix.
For example, rendering a file declared by HTTP as being text/plain as a HTML document, that if using JS can easily cause MSIE to crash.
Or, when a page tries to link to a page with the nonstandard backslash character in the URL, MSIE turns it into a forward slash.
In addition, by supporting many errors in HTML, MSIE makes web developers create nonstandard HTML that makes most browsers render not as intended.
sprintf and strcat are big no-nos. Secure code should NEVER call them. Use snprintf and strncat instead.
When slashdot points users to an online poll, that's news. When M$ does it, it's flooding.
Interesting standards.
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This message was written from an X-Terminal of a Linux server.
iMac Revision A/B rehousing guide
:)
This guide provides information on how to rehouse your Revision A or B iMac into some other type of casing. This guide SHOULD also work for Revision C and D iMacs. This guide comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRENTY and we DO NOT RECOMMEND that you follow it unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing, or (like me) you had NO OTHER CHOICE.
Tools
You'll need a non-magnetic philips screwdriver, snips or pylers, and a sheet (or something to protect the screen while you have the iMac face down on the table).
Background
Revision A and B iMacs came out in 1998/99, making them about 2 or 3 years old at this time. Many of the revision A iMacs were plagued with monitor problems. I originally had a Rev.A iMac, however after 2 weeks, the monitor started to turn green, and the local retailer exchanged it for a Rev.B iMac, since the store no longer had Rev.A iMacs. This evening, I noticed my Rev.B iMac was powered down and cold, when I attempted to power it back up, nothing happened. I tried plugging in a different power cord which had no effect. So I moved the iMac out of the rack, and placed it on the workbench and tried to power it up again, this time I held the power button, and the iMac chimed and started to power up, then there was a big flash, some smoke and the iMac was dead. Luckily I happened to be looking at the iMac when the flash occured, and it looked like it came from the HT transformer on the iMac. This was somewhat good news, as it meant the monitor part of the iMac was probably fried.
Solution
Since I wasn't about to shell out to have the iMac repaired, I figured the next best thing was to try to fix it myself. Since this iMac is used as a server, the monitor really wasn't needed anyway. So I decided that the best thing to do would be to remove the logic board, drives and power supply, and see if I could get the unit to power up by itself. This meant of course, taking the entire thing apart.
Pass the screwdriver..
Taking the iMac apart wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. First, you need to remove the screws that keep the system board in place underneath the iMac, the system board has a handle you can pull it out by, remember to unplug all the connectors from the system board first. Once removed, place this to one side, you will need it later.
There are several pairs of screws along the back of the case, you need to remove these, the hardest one to remove is the one near the door (one that is used to route the cables). Once you have removed all of these, the rear plastic casing comes out. This is the piece that has the speaker covers attached to it. Once it is off, you will see two screws in the front of the iMac (either side of the hole where the CDrom drive goes), you need to remove these, and the front facia (piece of plastic with the iMac part written on it) comes off. The next bit is a little tricky, you are left with this generic grey plastic cover on the front of the iMac, at the very top of the monitor where the grey plastic meets the coloured plastic, there are two capped screws. You will need to remove the caps, then remove the screws. Once you have completed this, the coloured plastic can be removed, exposing the tube.WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING THE TUBE AND SHIELDING, EVEN WHEN OFF, THE TUBE ELECTRONICS CAN HAVE A NASTY RESIDUAL CHARGE IN ITS CAPACITORS!!!USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
The next thing you will need to do is remove the shielding that protects the monitor. There are about 8 or 10 screws you will need to remove. You can see a picture of the removed shielding here . Now you should be able to see the electron-gun, and two logic boards on either side of the monitor. Make sure you do not put pressure on the electron gun itself, it is very easy to break it, and since it is made of glass, you could injure yourself or have a nice mess to clean up if you break it. If you are facing the screen, the board of the left is for the monitor, and the board on the right is the power supply. We want to remove the power supply board so we can use it to power the system board we removed earlier. If you click here you can see a picture of the monitor section with the power supply board removed. It takes 3 screws to remove the power supply, two on the side and one on the top. There are two connectors you need to unplug in order to remove the power supply board. The first is a 2 pin brown connector that leads to the monitor board, the other is a block connector with lots of strands of grey thin wire that also go to the monitor board. You need to be very careful with the connector block as it can easily be damaged. You should be able to remove the power supply board now.
Now we have the system board and power supply board, but there is a catch. We need the logic board that is screwed into the front of the iMac's casing so we can switch on the power supply. You can see a picture of the removed board here . The board is pretty small, and you need to remove the entire front casing before you can get it out. This means you must remove the 4 shielded screws around the tube (monitor) as well as the 4 additional screws on either side of the monitor. Once you do this the screen and remaining boards are pretty loose, so be careful not to scratch your screen. The board has two connectors, we are just interested in the long one, the short connector seems to pull power from the monitor board to drive the led. If you really want the LED, you could probably pull power from somewhere to drive it.
We are almost done, we still need the connector to connect the power button to the system board. You will need to snip the tie-wraps that are pinning the wiring that goes to the microphone along the side of the monitor, there are two tie-wraps, and you will need to remove the tape from the wiring for the right speaker. You will also need to disconnect the microphone, and speakers if you have not already done so. The speakers come out pretty easily with a single screw, as does the Infrared box. You should now be able to pull the cable out. The cable should have the connectors to link the system board to the powerbutton, as well as 2 speaker connectors and the microphone connector.
Thats it, now all we need to do is reconnect the parts we want to use. You'll need to connect the power supply board to the system board, the power button board to the system board, plug in your keyboard, ethernet and plug the power into the power supply board. The power supply board was grounded off the metal shielding we removed, so you may want to find a means of grounding the power supply board. Then power it up, and see if you can telnet/ssh into your Linux system (assuming you had Linux running on it before). If something goes wrong, you will need to either type blind, or get a monitor. The iMac Rev.A and B units have an Apple RGB (db15) connector. You should be able to pickup a RGBVGA adapter or pickup an Apple RGB monitor. You might be able to pickup an Apple RGB monitor from PowerMax or eBay.
Picture Gallery
* Empty iMac Shell Casing
* Casing with front facia removed
* iMac Tube
* Electron Gun w/PSU removed
* iMac IR unit, and screws
* iMac power button board
* iMac speakers removed
* Power Supply Unit
* Working iMac
* iMac connectors
* iMac Case Parts
* iMac is on-line
Next...
Now that we have successfully brought the iMac back to life, we can't leave it hanging around on the desk. We will bring you the next installment, as soon as we find something to put the iMac in. For now, it has been rehoused in the plastic shell casing without the tube from the monitor. We need to address cooling issues, especially with the fan being in the monitor half of the casing.
Author: John Buswell
Version: 1.00
Last Update: 2002-02-03 02:19:15
20TB is peanuts for a search engine the size of Google. Google's needs are closer to 500TB, or even a few PB. Don't forget the cached pages and the usenet archive! These stuff should take at least a few PB.
AMD has produced video footage of an AMD-based PC that keep on working even when the heat sink is removed. When questioned about the results, AMD Spokesman just mentioned something about a "secret laboratory down south"...
Ain't that a good idea?
"expidition" as "exhibition"...
...
Imagine this: The 2020 wearables exhibition: Now at the South Pole
And then they wonder why so few people came...
Then explain the 17-year-olds holding loaded M16s on street corners.
Well, in Israel it is the law you must join the army, and if you don't they put you to jail. If that was the case, would you go to jail and not serve the army?. Due to that fact there are many 18 year old Israeli soldiers out in the streets and they are given the M16s to keep on their vactions. There are also discounts for soldiers, and that's why you see them everywhere. They can't tell you anything to do. They're just people with no real authority (unless they're on duty ofcourse).
And what would the Arabs living in Israel think of your response?
You are absolutely right. Israel treats its Arab citizens very badly and preforms war crimes on a daily basis. We even have a war criminal as prime minister.
However, the US is taking all the steps in this direction. The hate-spreading against Arabs; the checks against people who fit a certain "profile"; security personell everywhere. I wanted to show that the situation in Israel is not all that bad.
And while I agree that Israel has a right to exist in peace, if you didn't treat the Arabs like pieces of shit ("Hey, I need a new fence. I'll hire an Arab!") and weren't the absolute rudest fucks on the planet (ever try to get on a plane with a bunch of Israelis? or drive in Tel Aviv? Geez!), the Palestinians wouldn't be so willing to die to make you go away.
I, personally, treat the arab citizens of Israel with great respect, more than I treat the jewish citizens for that matter. I try to fight this mentality as much as I can. I vote for the extreme left-wing parties which actually want peace. Yes, I think this is terrible and I wish it were not so. Wouldn't you wish all Americans were against the DMCA?
PS - and your food is the absolute worst. I always eat at Arab restaraunts...
Well, me too. Arab restaurants rule!
but we have freedom of speech
Right. Try having a public speech in support of forming a Nazi party and see how free you are to speak.
As I said, to some extent. In Israel, these act of racisim support are labeled a danger to society and to the future existence of Israel as a democracy. Just consider Hitler's gain of power in Germany and the protests that led to the murder of Izchak Rabin. I do not see how it is good to be allowed to promote racism. Altough I agree this is a limit on free speech.
I can buy/rent a zone 1 DVD at any video store.
So can we...
What about zone 2 DVDs...? The US corporations are trying to limit things to themselves with these region coding schemes, but many countries (such as Israel) just don't follow suit with these outrageous restrictions.
I can publish code to decrypt DVDs without any limitation.
That's what I'm talking about. What kind of twisted order of priorites is it to allow publishing Nazi propoganda and promoting violent acts based on race alone, while not allowing citizens to write and publish technological solutions for home entertainment.
I can practice cryptography without being tareted.
There are absolutely no laws in the US that keep me from using any form of cryptography I want.
Not exactly true. If the cryptography is used for some kind of copyright "protection", it is illegal to try to "circument" it by the DMCA, and thus effectively limiting cryptographic research.
Unless you're a Palestinian, [obcenity deleted]
I am deeply against what the Israeli government is doing in the occupied palestenian territories. I am an extreme left-wing activist and I refuse to serve in the military due to lack of support. I have been politically.
That said, I think you are sadly right. Israel is commiting war crimes against the palestenian population, much like the US is doing in Afghanistan. I'm against it. So are you. I guess you didn't vote for Bush for president. I didn't vote for Ariel Sharon either. Not all Israelis support what their government is doing. Next time you accuse someone with this kind of profanity, try to make sure you're talking to the right person.
As an Israeli citizen, I can tell you we are less a police state than what the US has become.
Yes we have national IDs and soldiers and security guards everywhere, but we have freedom of speech (at least to some extent). I can buy/rent a zone 1 DVD at any video store. I can publish code to decrypt DVDs without any limitation. I can practice cryptography without being targeted. In Israel, the policial and social pressure groups rule and not the corporations. Here we have strict laws limiting campaign contributions.
Now, which country is more free?
Cool Graphics
Game
Google's Translataion can be found here.
Funny? I was serious. I didn't intend that as a joke, just see me try... buahahaha...
Installing stuff on someone else's PC is illegal only if that someone else is a $$$-filled university and the installer is a mere sysadmin. Don't you know that the US law applies only to the poor?
But there is one most salient article (the POE article) which is the one I was referring to.
The only problem is the Hax0r doesn't have an EULA to protect him.
Consider this: Write an Outlook worm that disguises itself as some useful app and sends itself to your entire addres book. Enclose a EULA in microscopic letters, pointing to a privacy policy on your website. Now you're 100% covered.
You can write:
YourCompanyName will not be responsible of any billings made using your credit card number collected by our software
Free money!
Read the article!
It says that it is mentioned at the end of the EULA, but only vaguely. In any case, do you actually read all those EULAs before clicking "I Accept"?
I'm using the Linux version of the AGSattelite and have no spyware whatsoever. Sheesh. When will people learn?
Think about it... They need a system that handles real money and thus should be 100% secure against cheaters, therefore security by obscutrity is not the way.
They do not intend to sell any copy of the game itself, just the in-game money should be payed. Therefore, they don't have anything to lose from open-sourcing it.
By going open-source they could ensure that (if the game is successful enough) it would be ported to other operating systems.
After the game has a substantial number of users, they could also open the source of the server software and thus getting the development for free. Better still, they could give virtual money to code contributors (that in turn could be cashed in for real money).
OTOH, I think the decay model is not that fun, as it's not really like real life, and people won't be that eager to pay real money for something soon to decay. A better model will be having uneven exchange rates. i.e. 1$ -> 10PED, but 15PED -> 1$, thus they profit from every exchange and interest on all the money in circulation at any time.
He should have stolen an iMac instead. We all know these aren't that tech savvy people.
Oh wait...
Mathematiticians have invented a language called ML (Meta Language) which is a functional language in which you can write mathematical formulas almost as you would mathematically define them.
In the area of functional progamming you should also consider Common Lisp which is a well known functional language used mostly for AI.
On the properiatry side, many mathematical algorithms get coded in MatLab which provides built-in matrix manipulation and lots of additional libraries (you'll probably find out most of the stuff you want to write is already there...)
In any case, the progamming language should be tightly fitted to the application.
bring them home and burn new ones, chock full'of nice little additions...viruses, bugs, flaws
You mean burn an original WindowsXP CD? Got it all...
How's M$ software like chineese plains?
Both are filled with bugs that are hack by the Chineese.
Payback for CodeRed anyone?