"Yeah, it's "just another app" that is installed with the OS, starts at bootup, can't be shut down (only restarted), and gets focus whenever you click on an unused area of the screen."
Nope. Go to the login screen and if you are using the name/password combo instead of the picture/password login screen, type ">console" as the logn and look, you're logged in with no finder. You can actually use many X11 WMs instead of Aqua, if you really want to. Then you will have GUI access to your file system and NO FINDER.
True story, an ex-girlfriend of mine was having problems with her Dell. The first support guy we talked to told her to: "take a shotgun, point it at your monitor, and fire." That was her last Dell. She was a geek too, she didn't appreciate that.
"I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with the fact that now I can get as much horssepower into a few AA batteries and the palm of my hand as I could in the entire SNES+TV combination.
I really wonder why Nintendo couldn't have done this so that they cold just re-release all the old SNES games in GBA format?"
I'm guessing they wanted to keep the great battery life. I know it isn't linear, but I bet this will reduce battery life by a significant amount.
"Now, look at Apple's target market. They aim at the tech-savvy, trendy people, and those people are usually knowledgeable enough to know about Real. Why WOULD Steve want to associate his company with them?"
Ummm... I thought Apple's were all about ease of use? Remember the whole "there is no step 3" crap? I'd say THOSE people are Apple's target market. These people don't know Real from Adam. I think Apple made the right decision.
Ok, I went to Purdue. As a result, I know how much money and equipment Intel donates to Purdue. It would be interesting to see the correlation between this list and their donation list. I bet they match up very nicely. Microsoft pays their case studies, Intel probably isn't very different.
Good thing they have self-contained downloads available. Yes, they don't make 'em easy to find, but you can burn say, Win2K SP4 in all its 135MB glory onto a cd to do offline updates. This is the only way you can practically update a 56K modem-bound 'puter.
Ok, so the Record Industry Ass. of America says that piracy is causing their drop in sales. So, to prove or disprove this, the only thing we can do is shut down the sharing services and watch their sales continue to plummit. I wonder who'd they blame then? The artists for not putting in the effort they need? Yes, I know it is probably not feasable to do, but I think it is the ONLY way that the RIAA will quit blaming sharing for their lack of good music.
"The Slashdot scam is the least egregious of Mobilemag's sins."
Although I don't agree with this sort of fraud, Going off on a rant like that seems like wasted energy. Who actually got hurt by their ploy? Find someone more evil to take on, like the RIAA, the MPAA, or even the DOJ. You just sound like a troll who is upset their story got rejected while their set-up one actually got posted.
"If enough people refuse to share, the network becomes *useless* because nobody is there from which to download."
Not to mention you who are lower than pond scum, the ones who put fake files in. Nothing worse than getting an episode of stargate sg-1, and when watching it discover it is really a GWAR concert from an age i'd rather not talk about. Losers.
"Microsoft needs to be brought down to size the way IBM was - competition needs to wittle it down slowly to the point where it's size and market power reflect the quality and value of its offerings. A sudden disastrous strike taking it out could have horrible consequences."
Aw come on man, I'd like to see it happen before I die. Their products are so overvalued, even at a quickly paced gradual step-down it would take 100 years to bring their power/wealth to the point where it should be.
the ones for my bank run on windows. i've seen them crash into the OS before, but not much you can do with the touch screen they give you. not easy to drag files to the trash or rename stuff. anyway, the ones for my bank have the finger scanners, and they seem to do a lot of processing to process the image of my finger. they basically have to compute a checksum of my finger, and i'm pretty sure the code for that would be troublesome (or rather cost prohibative) to fit into ROM. The deposit device is basically a special scanner, it takes checks, bills, money orders, etc., and scans both sides. The printer is a standard ink jet, and prints photo-quality pictures of my deposits, and nicely formatted tables for my receipts. i can even print stamps. i can print checks from these machines as well, they pop up a keyboard on the screen for entering in info. This would all be difficult to fit into ROM. As with all devices these days, even ATMs are becoming all-in-one devices. Soon, it may even dispense pop-tarts or something. Is this good? I haven't decided yet by I don't like the odds.
"It has no need to store information, no need to access disks, mount devices, nor access a network outside of it's banking protocal."
True, except that modern ATMs will have biometrics (finger scanners and whatnot), plus that printer thingy that gives your receipt, then there's the monitor, maybe some sort of check scanner for inputting money, a dispenser for giving cash, and viola, you have attached devices which need drivers.
Ask and ye shall receive: http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=18034. Enjoy. Quit your bitching about no OS X and just look around a bit. There are other mirrors, this is just the first I found.
Slashdot Mirror
It charges the iPod too :)
I guess there could be a whole debate on where an OS starts and an application begins... however I do not wish to start a battle this evening.
Nope. Go to the login screen and if you are using the name/password combo instead of the picture/password login screen, type ">console" as the logn and look, you're logged in with no finder. You can actually use many X11 WMs instead of Aqua, if you really want to. Then you will have GUI access to your file system and NO FINDER.
I could be wrong, but it is part of the finder which is not technically the OS. It is just another app that runs on top of the core OS.
True story, an ex-girlfriend of mine was having problems with her Dell. The first support guy we talked to told her to: "take a shotgun, point it at your monitor, and fire." That was her last Dell. She was a geek too, she didn't appreciate that.
I bet you could install yellow dog linux if you didn't mind pissing off apple and losing your possible PR.
...What's everyone laughing at?
I'm guessing they wanted to keep the great battery life. I know it isn't linear, but I bet this will reduce battery life by a significant amount.
Ummm... I thought Apple's were all about ease of use? Remember the whole "there is no step 3" crap? I'd say THOSE people are Apple's target market. These people don't know Real from Adam. I think Apple made the right decision.
Ok, I went to Purdue. As a result, I know how much money and equipment Intel donates to Purdue. It would be interesting to see the correlation between this list and their donation list. I bet they match up very nicely. Microsoft pays their case studies, Intel probably isn't very different.
Good thing they have self-contained downloads available. Yes, they don't make 'em easy to find, but you can burn say, Win2K SP4 in all its 135MB glory onto a cd to do offline updates. This is the only way you can practically update a 56K modem-bound 'puter.
Ok, so we send Mercury Messenger, but will it use it? I've heard Mercury is a unix geek and prefers IRC.
Ok, so the Record Industry Ass. of America says that piracy is causing their drop in sales. So, to prove or disprove this, the only thing we can do is shut down the sharing services and watch their sales continue to plummit. I wonder who'd they blame then? The artists for not putting in the effort they need? Yes, I know it is probably not feasable to do, but I think it is the ONLY way that the RIAA will quit blaming sharing for their lack of good music.
Although I don't agree with this sort of fraud, Going off on a rant like that seems like wasted energy. Who actually got hurt by their ploy? Find someone more evil to take on, like the RIAA, the MPAA, or even the DOJ. You just sound like a troll who is upset their story got rejected while their set-up one actually got posted.
Who's we? Got a turd in your pocket?
Agreed. Luckily, I don't have that problem. ;)
Not to mention you who are lower than pond scum, the ones who put fake files in. Nothing worse than getting an episode of stargate sg-1, and when watching it discover it is really a GWAR concert from an age i'd rather not talk about. Losers.
Aw come on man, I'd like to see it happen before I die. Their products are so overvalued, even at a quickly paced gradual step-down it would take 100 years to bring their power/wealth to the point where it should be.
the ones for my bank run on windows. i've seen them crash into the OS before, but not much you can do with the touch screen they give you. not easy to drag files to the trash or rename stuff. anyway, the ones for my bank have the finger scanners, and they seem to do a lot of processing to process the image of my finger. they basically have to compute a checksum of my finger, and i'm pretty sure the code for that would be troublesome (or rather cost prohibative) to fit into ROM. The deposit device is basically a special scanner, it takes checks, bills, money orders, etc., and scans both sides. The printer is a standard ink jet, and prints photo-quality pictures of my deposits, and nicely formatted tables for my receipts. i can even print stamps. i can print checks from these machines as well, they pop up a keyboard on the screen for entering in info. This would all be difficult to fit into ROM. As with all devices these days, even ATMs are becoming all-in-one devices. Soon, it may even dispense pop-tarts or something. Is this good? I haven't decided yet by I don't like the odds.
True, except that modern ATMs will have biometrics (finger scanners and whatnot), plus that printer thingy that gives your receipt, then there's the monitor, maybe some sort of check scanner for inputting money, a dispenser for giving cash, and viola, you have attached devices which need drivers.
damn, off to change my passwords...
No, the mac post is out too. Not sure about Linux. See my other post for the link if you are too lazy to look for yourself.
Ask and ye shall receive: http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=18034. Enjoy. Quit your bitching about no OS X and just look around a bit. There are other mirrors, this is just the first I found.
Not when I only get 2 FPS out of my Voodoo I, you insensitive clod!