Every version of Windows and, AFAIK, every version of Mac OS prior to X, has given 'root' access by default, and with exception of NT, 2000, and XP, haven't even offered any real means to provide different access levels to different users.
So I think his point is quite valid, and you're just picking a nit about OS X.
Yeah I used to sell those boards (and complete systems!) on eBay all the time. Quite rugged and versatile and not too-underpowered with a 200MHz Pentium MMX and 128MBs of RAM. I've been considering trying to find one for some projects around here now, but Via's MiniITX boards are looking like a better bet, for the most part.
Actually, what's even funnier is that when the Pentium first came out, the first couple generations of it were commonly called the P5 and P6, respectively. And now here we are, years later... with the P4.
At MyCorp, we've found the productivity of programmers typically falls about 97% after their heads have been mowed off like a prairie dog that popped up at the wrong time under a riding mower.
I'd say they're more likely to replace face-to-face meetings than traditional phones. Requiring both aural and visual focal points in day-to-day phone conversations is a step backward, as it interferes with, if not totally prevents, the multitasking we typically engage in while on the phone, whereas using such technology in lieu of an actual meeting would better allow participants to access resources and take notes, as well as eliminating the cost and time of getting people to a meeting, reserving a room, providing the obligatory coffee, etc.
You almost can, actually. Perhaps not 14 systems in 7U, but I'm pretty sure you can find used/refurb/surplus CompactPCI chassis/backplane/power supply units that support multiple processor cards. Probably not worth the time/money to build your own, though.
If there were a standard chip/motherboard interface then you would be able to choose the chip that you want and the board that you want based on your preferences.
Good lord. The chip is the board. I mean, look, once upon a time you had a relatively standard interface. Socket 5 (maybe earlier, too), Socket 7, and even Socket 370, to an extent. Standard interface, standard bus speeds, etc, because, for the most part, there was only really the one way to do things because nobody but Intel was in a position to dictate motherboard design. But the fact of the matter is, modern processors derive performance, value, and utility as much from chipset and bus design as they do from processor design. Via's CPUs largely suck on a regular Socket 370 motherboard, but they really do have certain advantages over anything else on the market when they're integrated into Via motherboards designed specifically for that processor.
Frankly, I'm happy to see the market going in different directions. I'm happy that AMD has broken away from producing clone chips for Intel motherboards and produced their own end-to-end solutions, forcing Intel to develop new technologies to compete. I'm happy that Via has carved out a niche for itself with the ITX market. You force a standard and you force us back to where we were a decade ago.
After all, Samba exists primarily to satisfy the demand that Linux and other Unix clones interact with Windows machines on a Windows network.
So, really, it's all Microsoft's fault. If they hadn't-a done what I told them not to do, they'd still--
Ah, sorry, wrong movie.
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After all, this is the stuff that survived for 20 years. There's plenty of true 'legacy' hardware out there isn't being incorporated into current systems--think of CGA video, MFM hard drives, VESA, EISA, and MCA buses, etc. The reason PS/2, serial, and parallel ports--along with floppy drives and the like--have survived is that they are not only fairly useful, they're what even more useful and ubiquitous technologies are built on.
Short answer: it won't work, you're better off just selling the screen on eBay.
Long answer: you can buy a decent GeForce or Radeon plus a 15" TFT monitor for less than a video card capable of directly driving a bare LCD (well, I have seen some 512k greyscale ISA boards for under $100). Additionally, there's the cost of custom cabling, powering the inverter for the screen's backlight, etc. And even with expenses so high, you're probably not going to end up with a graphics system suitable for gaming anyway.
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The performance:cost ratio might well be higher using cheaper individual stations.
Wow, you have to practice?
So I think his point is quite valid, and you're just picking a nit about OS X.
She only wrote the questions.
Yeah I used to sell those boards (and complete systems!) on eBay all the time. Quite rugged and versatile and not too-underpowered with a 200MHz Pentium MMX and 128MBs of RAM. I've been considering trying to find one for some projects around here now, but Via's MiniITX boards are looking like a better bet, for the most part.
Pc/104 is basically ISA in a stacked format, which allows it to have a small form factory and good mechanical stability.
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Actually, what's even funnier is that when the Pentium first came out, the first couple generations of it were commonly called the P5 and P6, respectively. And now here we are, years later... with the P4.
People, please, it's been answered already a thousand times. Stop asking!@@$#$%@
There's a Microsoft joke in there somewhere...
Shrunken or still-bleeding?
Well, hey, I'm something of a liberal, and I agree.
No really, think about that. Now for the love of fuck, go outside.
I'd say they're more likely to replace face-to-face meetings than traditional phones. Requiring both aural and visual focal points in day-to-day phone conversations is a step backward, as it interferes with, if not totally prevents, the multitasking we typically engage in while on the phone, whereas using such technology in lieu of an actual meeting would better allow participants to access resources and take notes, as well as eliminating the cost and time of getting people to a meeting, reserving a room, providing the obligatory coffee, etc.
Oh yeah, I read that one.
Good points all around.
You almost can, actually. Perhaps not 14 systems in 7U, but I'm pretty sure you can find used/refurb/surplus CompactPCI chassis/backplane/power supply units that support multiple processor cards. Probably not worth the time/money to build your own, though.
Right, because obviously everyone is going to gobble up Operton-based servers the day they're released.
Good lord. The chip is the board. I mean, look, once upon a time you had a relatively standard interface. Socket 5 (maybe earlier, too), Socket 7, and even Socket 370, to an extent. Standard interface, standard bus speeds, etc, because, for the most part, there was only really the one way to do things because nobody but Intel was in a position to dictate motherboard design. But the fact of the matter is, modern processors derive performance, value, and utility as much from chipset and bus design as they do from processor design. Via's CPUs largely suck on a regular Socket 370 motherboard, but they really do have certain advantages over anything else on the market when they're integrated into Via motherboards designed specifically for that processor.
Frankly, I'm happy to see the market going in different directions. I'm happy that AMD has broken away from producing clone chips for Intel motherboards and produced their own end-to-end solutions, forcing Intel to develop new technologies to compete. I'm happy that Via has carved out a niche for itself with the ITX market. You force a standard and you force us back to where we were a decade ago.
Fact is, we're past the point of cross-vendor compatiblity on these things. Intel, AMD, and Via all produce chipset/bus/CPU combos. Why change it?
So, really, it's all Microsoft's fault. If they hadn't-a done what I told them not to do, they'd still--
Ah, sorry, wrong movie.
After all, this is the stuff that survived for 20 years. There's plenty of true 'legacy' hardware out there isn't being incorporated into current systems--think of CGA video, MFM hard drives, VESA, EISA, and MCA buses, etc. The reason PS/2, serial, and parallel ports--along with floppy drives and the like--have survived is that they are not only fairly useful, they're what even more useful and ubiquitous technologies are built on.
At such a time as he's accused of a particular crime, we can perhaps consider that.
Long answer: you can buy a decent GeForce or Radeon plus a 15" TFT monitor for less than a video card capable of directly driving a bare LCD (well, I have seen some 512k greyscale ISA boards for under $100). Additionally, there's the cost of custom cabling, powering the inverter for the screen's backlight, etc. And even with expenses so high, you're probably not going to end up with a graphics system suitable for gaming anyway.
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