I seem to remember USB already being established in the PC universe when the iMac first came out. As I recall, Jobs incorporated USB because he wanted all the same cool devices available for the PC to also be usable on the Mac (with the suitable application of proper drivers, which cost little to produce).
Apple was not the first to incorporate USB ports on their computers, that much is correct. However, until Apple introduced the iMac and essentially forced USB on their users, there were very very very few actual USB devices available. It was only after the iMac came out that you could begin finding USB devices in your typical computer store.
Personally, I could never ever go back, but at the time, yes I (along with the millions of other video cassette buyers) was happy enough.
Could that possibly be because VHS was the only medium that allowed you to transport and watch video at the time? Yes, VHS was crappy, but it was all we had. Times have changed and quality has improved...
Actually, unless they upgraded at some point in the past coupla years, they're probably still running their site off an old beige G3...They used to mention that somewhere on the site, well into the era of G4s...
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the law was written well before the innerweb existed -- back in the days when content was distributed only via physical media...
Ahhh...Good point...I guess you can tell that I've never watched an 8mm home movie...Either that or you had a really violent dad and a mom who like to film it...
And how many of those distributors have direct ties to a major television network? Let's see:
Warner --> WB
Fox --> Fox
UMVD --> NBC
Buena Vista --> ABC
Yup, you're absolutely right. Not a single one of them is a "TV company."
10 years ago (95-96) my family tested Bell Atlantic's VOD service called Stargazer. It was MPEG-1 video streamed over a DSL connection that was tied into a settop box (We also were testers for their DSL service -- we had two DSL lines coming into the house over two phone lines at a time when you couldn't get DSL regularly:-p). At the time, they had recently released to video movies available at 3 to 4 bucks, and older TV shows available at about 50 cents a pop. This seemed to be a totally reasonable price for the convenience factor. However, it was generally older shows that were in syndication (think Giligan's Island and I Love Lucy) and not first run/new shows. It seems that this is what companies should be doing with newer shows now that VOD is becoming a market reality...
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Isn't that what they were calling those guys in the Intel commercials? Or am I thinking of something completely different?
Ugh...Geoport -- the original winmodem...
I seem to remember USB already being established in the PC universe when the iMac first came out. As I recall, Jobs incorporated USB because he wanted all the same cool devices available for the PC to also be usable on the Mac (with the suitable application of proper drivers, which cost little to produce).
Apple was not the first to incorporate USB ports on their computers, that much is correct. However, until Apple introduced the iMac and essentially forced USB on their users, there were very very very few actual USB devices available. It was only after the iMac came out that you could begin finding USB devices in your typical computer store.
You're right...And they have almost zero presence in the video editing field too...
Actually, many states require informed consent and/or an audible beep indicating that the conversation is being recorded...
The most fun I've ever had with Emily Dickinson poems is trying to find one that you can't sing to the tune of Giligan's Island...
to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible
Ahhh, so that was the secret to Microsoft's success...
Ummm, shouldn't there be a good idea somewhere in there too?
...or it's simply an indication of what it takes to buy this guy out...
It took a long time for Google: Suggest, Maps, etc. to work properly on Opera.
Let's see...Google maps was unveiled on February 8. Opera (and Safari) support was added on February 28. Oh yeah, that's a horrendously long time...
Personally, I could never ever go back, but at the time, yes I (along with the millions of other video cassette buyers) was happy enough.
Could that possibly be because VHS was the only medium that allowed you to transport and watch video at the time? Yes, VHS was crappy, but it was all we had. Times have changed and quality has improved...
Will all boobies get digitized and become virtual entities for our pleasure? Only time will tell...
I don't know, but if there are any tests being done in this field, I'd like to volunteer...
Actually, unless they upgraded at some point in the past coupla years, they're probably still running their site off an old beige G3...They used to mention that somewhere on the site, well into the era of G4s...
Since Halo isn't a Sony game, they aren't patting themselves on the back.
I'm sure the fact that Microsoft has a huge store upstairs at the Metreon has nothing to do with it either...
note: nearly every store in the Metreon is a Sony store of some sort, with the exception of the MS store.
It's 192.168.0.103. Let the hacking begin!
w00t!!! I got in! They used the same root password as I use on my box...What do I win???
Are you saying they don't?!?
Which crazy drunk wrote that law?
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the law was written well before the innerweb existed -- back in the days when content was distributed only via physical media...
Better be careful...That shit can kill you...
Whoops. You're absolutely right...Where's the edit button when you need it?
Don't click that link!!! There's a picture of a really hairy pussy on the other end...
...where the "a" is stretched disproportionately. I've seen some disturbing pictures on that site he visits!
I think we all know what picture you're talking about there...
Helen Lovejoy's dead, you insensitive clod!
Ahhh...Good point...I guess you can tell that I've never watched an 8mm home movie...Either that or you had a really violent dad and a mom who like to film it...
And how many of those distributors have direct ties to a major television network? Let's see:
Warner --> WB
Fox --> Fox
UMVD --> NBC
Buena Vista --> ABC
Yup, you're absolutely right. Not a single one of them is a "TV company."
10 years ago (95-96) my family tested Bell Atlantic's VOD service called Stargazer. It was MPEG-1 video streamed over a DSL connection that was tied into a settop box (We also were testers for their DSL service -- we had two DSL lines coming into the house over two phone lines at a time when you couldn't get DSL regularly :-p). At the time, they had recently released to video movies available at 3 to 4 bucks, and older TV shows available at about 50 cents a pop. This seemed to be a totally reasonable price for the convenience factor. However, it was generally older shows that were in syndication (think Giligan's Island and I Love Lucy) and not first run/new shows. It seems that this is what companies should be doing with newer shows now that VOD is becoming a market reality...