Interesting here that YDL are trying to "pimp" it as there platform, but with other PPC linux distros making there way along then it does give you a nice choice for a cheap linux desktop solution.
Yes it might be cheaper to buy x86, but what about these people who want to experiment on new platforms? Also the reason why x86 is cheaper is due to mass demand, i imagin that if they get a lot of sales of these PPC mobos then the prices will drop
I personally is very interested in getting one of these just to experiance PPC, strange as it may sound but ive never really touched a PPC based platform in my life! (dont ask me how to modify BIOS settings or whatever on a Mac:))
A local phone reseller, not every carphone warehouse will stock flashing hardware, but if you look through sony's support site they will give u a list of "Sony Certified Dealers".
Level 1: was original built from scratch
Level 2: using a existing distro as a base
Obvious examples of Level 1 are Redhat, Debian, SuSe, Slackware, and Gentoo (some would say "the major players")
Level 2 are the ones like Mandrake, Corel (RIP), and TurboLinux.
Each of the level2 distros have took a level1 one and expanded it further with more UI and fluff, easier to install etc...
After having the kernel compiled processor specific you do notice a speed increase, but this is in the realms of any distro. Per program optimization may give you a slight boost but if your using it on a regular basis then it will give noticeable speed diffrences (like X11R6 and GTK and bigger libs).
As for processor based optimizations...doesnt GCC do it at a lower level? Yes the application can support it but wouldn't GCC 3.2 deem where to use 3dnow, mmx, and sse instructions? If not why not:)
The point of having the Gentoo system is to remove any excess bulk. How many times have you downloaded a package (samba is a prime example) and its dragged a few dependancies for features your never gonna use? (like CUPS for Samba).
Removal of this unused bloat does give noticable boots in the realms of loading time, it may not be noticeable on the fast HDs/Processors of today, but im using Gentoo on a old Compaq Armada 1700 Laptop with a P2/300, 160mb RAM, and a 5400rpm HD...you do notice the benifit on systems like that.
Fine it may take ages to compile, but then you see the benifits of new features in packages (how many distros do you know that support Xft under Mozilla? prove me wrong!)
Strictly this really shouldn't be said...but ill say it anyway...dunno if its legit or not.
Force9 have a lax login policy, if all you want is basic services (get onto the net) then you can use the Force9 dialup information for there 0845 number and any login/password and it will let you on...as long as you have CallerID i think.
Good ploy of Force9 imho, lets me use dialup when my DSL goes down without having to keep a active dialup account.
In the UK, 0845 is local rate anywere number, so really theres no reason to have PoPs anymore (unless you get free local rate calls, then its worth it. as 0845 is at local costs, but isnt classed as local...hence i still get 10p a min charge on my mobile and it doesnt use my free minutes).
How about you kill the SQL server on its own, and replace it with a Win32 mySQL server with ODBC connectors? fine mySQL might not be stable in corporate terms, but its pritty much got the features and stable enviorment. Just a idea.
Cheepos like me just use a IKEA unit (u know the ones for putting ur stereo on and stuff). Atm ive got 2 PCs, my 8 port switch, KVM, DSL router and zip drive stuffed into it:)
maybe some software that fakes a comm port to TCP/IP? guess some old skool amiga games would run over this.
Also, do these final systems include the old "lets plug at A1200 mobo in the new mobo" feature...as real hardware m68k "emulation" is a excellent feature
http://www.microsoft.com/office/xdocs/default.asp
Really not read much into it, but i think it does show its more XML editor than PDF likeness *shrugs*
I deviated from the topic in my last comment, so heres a proper look into it.
What you could possibly have are Authencators at the event, when people enter the event there ID and methods of validation can be checked. This way it can be free-for-all signing once inside as people know they are validated. Of course this brings up a few more questions:
Are the authencators trusted?
What happens to people without valid id?
I would think that elected authencators would be the best idea, elected by the mass to authencate people's IDs, in that way people would trust the authencators...to a degree. Also as for not a full ID, maybe name tags with there authencation level "Full Trustable" or "Semi Trustable" etc...u get the idea
Of course its a mixed bag for other countries, but really it comes down to whats classed as formal ID in that country. Eg: what do you need to signup for a credit card or loans, really if you've got enough ID to get yourself into debt then i guess thats enough to prove who you are. Of course theres the possibly of faking, but if you want to go to the extremes then you start getting security checks (eg: CRB in the UK) and lookups on the electrol register. Where really do you draw the line of how much ID you need?
get all the attendees to bring ID in 3 forms. Utility Bill, Photo ID (passport/driving license), and a Cashcard/Bank statment. These 3 forms of ID will get you pritty much anything in the UK, from loans to mobile phone contracts.
Channel politics are flakey at the best of time, all it takes is some idiot in a country to say summat wrong to a chanop and there banned. Another widespred ban on few networks is *.aol.com, as people on technical channels dont belive that "technology wise" people could possibly use AOL. It's these generalisations that end up with domain bans due to a few users spoiling it for the rest.
As for banning ISPs, all it takes is a few "scriptkiddies" to come onto a technical channel with there MP3 scripts and l33tsp34k to annoy a few ChanOps and boom...perma-ban
For further note, i am a Chanop on various channels on the HashNet network, and yes people do get domain banned for stupid reasons. Maybe this will just give you more of a insight.
Nah really, if IBM are gonna throw there dev teams behind linux isn't this the first corporate computer giant showing there support for linux at last? fine we have others using linux but not developing for linux
Java applications he means, not on the whole basis of webpages...jeeze. Some phones (Nokia i think) come with Java Games on there, fine they take ages to load but its giving the open development side to mobile phones that some people have wanted for ages
I know that a small company i used to have contact with used a java app on a mobile to sync up information over WAP.
Its interesting, for the normal user yes its out of place (bar for games) but business use, hell it could be interesting to see whats turned out
Its good to see that ISPs are fighting on the users side for a change (for our good, or theres...we dont know) but its quite a swing around to the disclaimers and other documents that ISPs bind you to specific ToS that if you waver from in the slightest they go a bit mental at you
then again in the UK they dont really mind. There gonna start going for bandwidth hogs...not people running services...
Like i have a webserver running with very low traffic, have done for many months without Pipex or BT having a go.
Ever since EA killed off most of the OSI crew (Richard Garrott included) UO has been going slowly down hill...i remember that alot of players left after player consellors were axed, basiclly killing all what was left of player RP.
Thank god i left soon as they axed OSI...but i have to say i do miss old OSI UO, i spent a good year and a bit of my life on there.
I may get shouted at for slander (we've been "warned" by our suppliers and fujitsu) but...
We've had a few (more like 100+) fujitsu drives fail over the last few months with "known manafacturing problems", and its becoming more of a headache for us and our supplyer. We've worked out that if you leave the hard-drive to cool for a good few days then you will get a final 15-20mins out of it, enough for using Norton Ghost or DD to image the drive.
Note: just look for Fujitsu MPG or MPAT 10gb drives...
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Maybe Apple has decided that 15" are too small for the Mac user's needs...Fine if your a millonaire :)
but still your in a format that needs to be converted still to plain text...
Extremely worring news on one front, maybe Apple just an't comming up with the new goods to show off...
Problem being, why an't they developing anything new?
* Wonders if this is another piece of MS propagander * Let the -1 Troll modding commence :)
Interesting here that YDL are trying to "pimp" it as there platform, but with other PPC linux distros making there way along then it does give you a nice choice for a cheap linux desktop solution.
Yes it might be cheaper to buy x86, but what about these people who want to experiment on new platforms? Also the reason why x86 is cheaper is due to mass demand, i imagin that if they get a lot of sales of these PPC mobos then the prices will drop
I personally is very interested in getting one of these just to experiance PPC, strange as it may sound but ive never really touched a PPC based platform in my life! (dont ask me how to modify BIOS settings or whatever on a Mac :))
A local phone reseller, not every carphone warehouse will stock flashing hardware, but if you look through sony's support site they will give u a list of "Sony Certified Dealers".
Really i deem distros in 2 catagoies:
Level 1: was original built from scratch
Level 2: using a existing distro as a base
Obvious examples of Level 1 are Redhat, Debian, SuSe, Slackware, and Gentoo (some would say "the major players")
Level 2 are the ones like Mandrake, Corel (RIP), and TurboLinux.
Each of the level2 distros have took a level1 one and expanded it further with more UI and fluff, easier to install etc...
After having the kernel compiled processor specific you do notice a speed increase, but this is in the realms of any distro. Per program optimization may give you a slight boost but if your using it on a regular basis then it will give noticeable speed diffrences (like X11R6 and GTK and bigger libs).
:)
As for processor based optimizations...doesnt GCC do it at a lower level? Yes the application can support it but wouldn't GCC 3.2 deem where to use 3dnow, mmx, and sse instructions? If not why not
The point of having the Gentoo system is to remove any excess bulk. How many times have you downloaded a package (samba is a prime example) and its dragged a few dependancies for features your never gonna use? (like CUPS for Samba).
Removal of this unused bloat does give noticable boots in the realms of loading time, it may not be noticeable on the fast HDs/Processors of today, but im using Gentoo on a old Compaq Armada 1700 Laptop with a P2/300, 160mb RAM, and a 5400rpm HD...you do notice the benifit on systems like that.
Fine it may take ages to compile, but then you see the benifits of new features in packages (how many distros do you know that support Xft under Mozilla? prove me wrong!)
Just my 2c on the whole thing.
Strictly this really shouldn't be said...but ill say it anyway...dunno if its legit or not. Force9 have a lax login policy, if all you want is basic services (get onto the net) then you can use the Force9 dialup information for there 0845 number and any login/password and it will let you on...as long as you have CallerID i think. Good ploy of Force9 imho, lets me use dialup when my DSL goes down without having to keep a active dialup account. In the UK, 0845 is local rate anywere number, so really theres no reason to have PoPs anymore (unless you get free local rate calls, then its worth it. as 0845 is at local costs, but isnt classed as local...hence i still get 10p a min charge on my mobile and it doesnt use my free minutes).
How about you kill the SQL server on its own, and replace it with a Win32 mySQL server with ODBC connectors? fine mySQL might not be stable in corporate terms, but its pritty much got the features and stable enviorment. Just a idea.
Cheepos like me just use a IKEA unit (u know the ones for putting ur stereo on and stuff). Atm ive got 2 PCs, my 8 port switch, KVM, DSL router and zip drive stuffed into it :)
*thinks of a good idea*
maybe some software that fakes a comm port to TCP/IP? guess some old skool amiga games would run over this.
Also, do these final systems include the old "lets plug at A1200 mobo in the new mobo" feature...as real hardware m68k "emulation" is a excellent feature
http://www.microsoft.com/office/xdocs/default.asp
Really not read much into it, but i think it does show its more XML editor than PDF likeness *shrugs*
I deviated from the topic in my last comment, so heres a proper look into it.
What you could possibly have are Authencators at the event, when people enter the event there ID and methods of validation can be checked. This way it can be free-for-all signing once inside as people know they are validated. Of course this brings up a few more questions:
I would think that elected authencators would be the best idea, elected by the mass to authencate people's IDs, in that way people would trust the authencators...to a degree. Also as for not a full ID, maybe name tags with there authencation level "Full Trustable" or "Semi Trustable" etc...u get the idea
Of course its a mixed bag for other countries, but really it comes down to whats classed as formal ID in that country. Eg: what do you need to signup for a credit card or loans, really if you've got enough ID to get yourself into debt then i guess thats enough to prove who you are. Of course theres the possibly of faking, but if you want to go to the extremes then you start getting security checks (eg: CRB in the UK) and lookups on the electrol register. Where really do you draw the line of how much ID you need?
get all the attendees to bring ID in 3 forms. Utility Bill, Photo ID (passport/driving license), and a Cashcard/Bank statment. These 3 forms of ID will get you pritty much anything in the UK, from loans to mobile phone contracts.
Channel politics are flakey at the best of time, all it takes is some idiot in a country to say summat wrong to a chanop and there banned. Another widespred ban on few networks is *.aol.com, as people on technical channels dont belive that "technology wise" people could possibly use AOL. It's these generalisations that end up with domain bans due to a few users spoiling it for the rest.
As for banning ISPs, all it takes is a few "scriptkiddies" to come onto a technical channel with there MP3 scripts and l33tsp34k to annoy a few ChanOps and boom...perma-ban
For further note, i am a Chanop on various channels on the HashNet network, and yes people do get domain banned for stupid reasons. Maybe this will just give you more of a insight.
Imagine a....i'll stop there ;)
Nah really, if IBM are gonna throw there dev teams behind linux isn't this the first corporate computer giant showing there support for linux at last? fine we have others using linux but not developing for linux
and unfortunatly i guess AOL would survive with its underground bunker server farm :)
Java applications he means, not on the whole basis of webpages...jeeze. Some phones (Nokia i think) come with Java Games on there, fine they take ages to load but its giving the open development side to mobile phones that some people have wanted for ages
I know that a small company i used to have contact with used a java app on a mobile to sync up information over WAP.
Its interesting, for the normal user yes its out of place (bar for games) but business use, hell it could be interesting to see whats turned out
Its good to see that ISPs are fighting on the users side for a change (for our good, or theres...we dont know) but its quite a swing around to the disclaimers and other documents that ISPs bind you to specific ToS that if you waver from in the slightest they go a bit mental at you
just my 2c
then again in the UK they dont really mind. There gonna start going for bandwidth hogs...not people running services...
Like i have a webserver running with very low traffic, have done for many months without Pipex or BT having a go.
and just for a note: Komarosu - 99.8% Blacksmith, GM Miner, 70% Mage. Europa Shard :)
Ever since EA killed off most of the OSI crew (Richard Garrott included) UO has been going slowly down hill...i remember that alot of players left after player consellors were axed, basiclly killing all what was left of player RP.
Thank god i left soon as they axed OSI...but i have to say i do miss old OSI UO, i spent a good year and a bit of my life on there.
I may get shouted at for slander (we've been "warned" by our suppliers and fujitsu) but... We've had a few (more like 100+) fujitsu drives fail over the last few months with "known manafacturing problems", and its becoming more of a headache for us and our supplyer. We've worked out that if you leave the hard-drive to cool for a good few days then you will get a final 15-20mins out of it, enough for using Norton Ghost or DD to image the drive. Note: just look for Fujitsu MPG or MPAT 10gb drives...