... in the thread at [H], the guy mentioned that another guy in Colorado was selling reconditioned NeXT cubes and parts and that one of the cube cases alone could be purchased. Fascinated and letting my better judgement fly out the door, I bought one on impulse.
Implication: He bought a case from a guy in Colorado, without the motherboard or components. While he did reduce the already short supply of pure NeXT cases, it wasn't like he took a working NeXT Cube and gutted it for this system.
That's (at least partially) George Lucas' fault. He wouldn't let theatres without "high-quality" screens play the movie. (I think I read somewhere that he was demanding THX-certified sound systems).
No, this service pack merely hides apps like Internet Explorer. From the article:
Microsoft must allow consumers or PC makers to hide user access to five pieces of so-called middleware: Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger and Microsoft's version of the Java Virtual Machine.
In other words, it doesn't delete those apps. Portions of Windows still depend on the DLLs that come with Internet Explorer. Windows Media files will still require Windows Media DLLs.
The service pack doesn't make Windows modular, it just makes it look like Windows is modular. As many others have said, Microsoft is being pretty smart by making this move. They're trying to blow a hole in the case continued by the nine other states and DC.
Managers will get tired of switching between Windows in the office and Linux on the sales floor, and some of them will try linux on their office computer.
That's debatable. If IBM does its job in making the POS systems usable, cashiers and managers aren't going to care what their cash registers are running. It all goes along with the "people expect shit to just work in the store" idea. Windows is good enough for the office and home, especially on the level at which these people compute. I don't see many making the connection between a POS system and their workstations (hint: one runs on hardware that usually looks little like a standard computer, and performs a limited set of functions).
In your perfect world, employees and customers would see the reliability of the Linux POS systems, and wonder how they can get that reliability at home or in the office (as you allude to). However, I look at this decision more as the orignial poster does - it's a win for the acceptance of Linux into the business services field. I don't think it will amount to much more than other companies considering Linux for their mission-critical services (it's definitely a win for IBM in that respect).
For more information on this system, check out the GatorLink homepage and the GatorLink project page. I just wish all campus services used GatorLink (*ahem* ISIS).
Of course, that won't help with the problem of multiple microphones picking up one person's voice at different times. That's probably where most of the echo is coming from in this situation.
I recently set up two Belkin OmniView SOHO series KVMs at work. One of the stations required a Mac and an IBM PC. We used the PS2 version and PS2-to-USB adapters for the Mac. It works pretty well; the only issue I've seen is that the mouse sample rate seems low on the Mac, but that might be the fault of a crappy wheel mouse (I'm used to opticals by now). Note that Belkin has USB solutions in the SOHO series, so that might be something to consider.
I prefer the Belkins over the Linksys KVMs because the cable management is sooo much nicer. The cables come out of the Linksys at right angles, ewwww.
That's funny...I went to a Microsoft.NET demonstration recently where they showed an example of calling COBOL programs from ASP.NET. The demonstrator called it "object-oriented COBOL", and it scared me.
Sorry, I don't know many of the details because I was falling asleep during the demo.;-)
Do you really think that your university charges you what they pay for the Internet access? I doubt it. My tuition at the University of Florida would be much higher if I paid my portion of the OC-12.
Right, that's why the button to go to my "startpage" is called "Home" in EVERY BROWSER. There's very little distinction between the terms "home page" and "startup page" from the standpoint of the Web browser.
As much I would not like to see or support sites that use Windows Media shite, its still really nice to have this option. Not too mention kick ass QuickTime playing. [Emphasis added.]
No, I think it's obvious he is talking about using those products under Linux. He never visited sites that used Windows Media because he didn't have a way of decoding the content. Now he does.
You're searching the Web. That returns 378 results. The Google Groups search returns 93 results. The original post was using Google Groups for data.
There are 383,000 results in Google Groups for just "OpenBSD", and 1,600,000 in the Web. Not as many as you would find for Linux or Windows, but more than you imply.
Maybe the Army has changed or is changing. There are ads on TV about the "212 ways to be a soldier". They're making it very apparent that you can specialize, do something you want to do. They know they won't get the intelligent people without making some changes.
Keep in mind that this is coming from a civilian with no first-hand experience with the military.
Ehh, because he's talking about the hypothetical situation where Mac OS X is ported to the x86 architecture. I seriously doubt Apple would go to the trouble of rewriting the Classic compatibility layer for Intel - it would be a nightmare.
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I think you left out part of your answer:
package dataStructures;
public class FinalExam {
public boolean pass() {
return true;
}
public int grade() {
return 100;
}
}
I'm pretty surprised chrisd didn't post this:? t=137&postdays=0&postorder=&start=0
1 . PG 2 . PG 3 . PG
http://www.pheatonforums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php
And the final pictures here:
http://www.planetcasemod.com/NeXT/Final/angleshot
http://www.planetcasemod.com/NeXT/Final/angleshot
http://www.planetcasemod.com/NeXT/Final/angleshot
This is quite possibly the most impressive case mod I have ever seen.
You can buy one of those displays at B.G. Micro, in case you're wondering.
21+, sadly. See this.
A) the number of screens the movie was shown on
That's (at least partially) George Lucas' fault. He wouldn't let theatres without "high-quality" screens play the movie. (I think I read somewhere that he was demanding THX-certified sound systems).
The service pack doesn't make Windows modular, it just makes it look like Windows is modular. As many others have said, Microsoft is being pretty smart by making this move. They're trying to blow a hole in the case continued by the nine other states and DC.
Managers will get tired of switching between Windows in the office and Linux on the sales floor, and some of them will try linux on their office computer.
That's debatable. If IBM does its job in making the POS systems usable, cashiers and managers aren't going to care what their cash registers are running. It all goes along with the "people expect shit to just work in the store" idea. Windows is good enough for the office and home, especially on the level at which these people compute. I don't see many making the connection between a POS system and their workstations (hint: one runs on hardware that usually looks little like a standard computer, and performs a limited set of functions).
In your perfect world, employees and customers would see the reliability of the Linux POS systems, and wonder how they can get that reliability at home or in the office (as you allude to). However, I look at this decision more as the orignial poster does - it's a win for the acceptance of Linux into the business services field. I don't think it will amount to much more than other companies considering Linux for their mission-critical services (it's definitely a win for IBM in that respect).
For more information on this system, check out the GatorLink homepage and the GatorLink project page. I just wish all campus services used GatorLink (*ahem* ISIS).
Of course, that won't help with the problem of multiple microphones picking up one person's voice at different times. That's probably where most of the echo is coming from in this situation.
Penguin Computing would have me believe their tech support is great.
Best Buy Co., Inc.
PO Box 9312
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9312
Tel: (952) 947-2000
Ask for their "customer satisfaction" phone number.
I recently set up two Belkin OmniView SOHO series KVMs at work. One of the stations required a Mac and an IBM PC. We used the PS2 version and PS2-to-USB adapters for the Mac. It works pretty well; the only issue I've seen is that the mouse sample rate seems low on the Mac, but that might be the fault of a crappy wheel mouse (I'm used to opticals by now). Note that Belkin has USB solutions in the SOHO series, so that might be something to consider.
I prefer the Belkins over the Linksys KVMs because the cable management is sooo much nicer. The cables come out of the Linksys at right angles, ewwww.
Less eyestrain. Consider yourself lucky if you don't have eyestrain after extended periods in front of the computer.
That's funny...I went to a Microsoft .NET demonstration recently where they showed an example of calling COBOL programs from ASP.NET. The demonstrator called it "object-oriented COBOL", and it scared me.
;-)
Sorry, I don't know many of the details because I was falling asleep during the demo.
You are kidding, right?
Man, you sound like my roommate...running his Athlon at 70 degC because he's too lazy to buy a decent heatsink.
Not true. I personally know the person who created the Gator1 card system. He invented them at IBM *way* before FSU came up with the idea.
You're trying too hard.
Do you really think that your university charges you what they pay for the Internet access? I doubt it. My tuition at the University of Florida would be much higher if I paid my portion of the OC-12.
I don't know about you, but my belly's not very flat...this technology only works with flat surfaces.
He probably used the most common isotope of each element.
Right, that's why the button to go to my "startpage" is called "Home" in EVERY BROWSER. There's very little distinction between the terms "home page" and "startup page" from the standpoint of the Web browser.
As much I would not like to see or support sites that use Windows Media shite, its still really nice to have this option. Not too mention kick ass QuickTime playing. [Emphasis added.]
No, I think it's obvious he is talking about using those products under Linux. He never visited sites that used Windows Media because he didn't have a way of decoding the content. Now he does.
But searching for '"OpenBSD bug"' (note the quotes) returns only 93 results.
Maybe the Army has changed or is changing. There are ads on TV about the "212 ways to be a soldier". They're making it very apparent that you can specialize, do something you want to do. They know they won't get the intelligent people without making some changes.
Keep in mind that this is coming from a civilian with no first-hand experience with the military.
Ehh, because he's talking about the hypothetical situation where Mac OS X is ported to the x86 architecture. I seriously doubt Apple would go to the trouble of rewriting the Classic compatibility layer for Intel - it would be a nightmare.