If anyone thinks they can easily make a TiVo like setup out of a off the shelf linux machine they've never used the TiVo. The appeal of the TiVo just isn't recording TV to MPEG it's the interface, the channel guides, the TiVo suggestions, etc. With the price at only $299/$399 I just don't think it's worth the effort.
You should write a HOWTO. There is a ton of good info on avsforum but it's so spread out and pieced together that it's hard for most to follow. A good HOWTO would be great.
There have been several attempts to hack and upgrade the Tivo with varying degrees of success. Several people have upgraded their 14 hour version to the 30 hour. As for hacking it to do something else, you can buy an eMachine Celeron 500 right now for $399. Is it worth it?
Supposedly the PowerPC in the system is about the equivelant of a Pentium 90.
They released code under GPL....
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Check out http://www.tivo.com/linux/. It has their mods to the kernel and some tools they created. Since they aren't really losing money on the hardware I don't think they care if you hack it.
I'm not saying you can't choose video card XYZ and sound card ABC...I'm saying you don't even get the normal options like you do on the non-linux systems. Even with driver support you don't have choices. On the ones I looked at a few weeks ago, you couldn't even change the mouse or amount of RAM. That makes no sense.
My problem with Dell and their pre-loading of Linux is that the selected models they have with it are config locked. You usually can't even add memory to the system. You take it as they spec'd it out or you don't get linux on it. But at least they ship it. We just switched to Gateway at work and I had to order my Athlon with 98 and Office. There was no choice for linux so I had to pay the MS tax.
He's right. Anyone who says cable is shared and DSL isn't needs to go check again. I had a friend on GTE with DSL and they oversold their connections so much he had a 500ms ping to his first hop router at his ISP.
Intel sponsored an event and didn't want a competitor shown. Wow. Do you see a RedHat booth at Microsoft's TechNet conference? Do you really think they'd let a Microsoft booth promoting Win2K and Office in at LinuxWorld Expo?
This is Intel's business. They are out to sell Intel CPUs. They aren't a charity. If Harvard didn't want the money they could have refused.
When you buy an Apple PC you are NOT buying an Intel processor in it. Therefore, yes, they are competitors in that Apple ships a product that uses a competitors part.
The articles mention DSL and cable setups which is a good topic. I think you'll see a huge boom in the security software (BlackIce) and hardware (NETGEAR nad LinkSys NAT boxes) markets very soon, even larger than it is now. It just begs the question why aren't these companies doing this now? It wouldn't be hard to ship every cable/dsl modem with integrated NAT and have it enabled unless the customer specifically requested otherwise. It would be much more secure than just an open connection. People try to hit my cable modem ALL day long.
So they pay more to get better connections. Big deal. This isn't new is it? This is just competition. I really don't think we'll EVER see the day that someone pays to cut out a competitor's site from an entire ISP. But, I have no problem with a site paying an ISP so they get a better connect.
You're assuming your AV software catches the virus. We had hits of ILOVEYOU long before.DAT updates were available. In a perfect world you would be right, but this isn't a perfect world. This also isn't simple vandalism. People lose many hours of work in many, many companies due to this. That adds up to a LOT of money. Yes, the admins should do all they can to protect the network but do you really want to be blamed when someone breaks in your house because you didn't put bars over your windows?
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If anyone thinks they can easily make a TiVo like setup out of a off the shelf linux machine they've never used the TiVo. The appeal of the TiVo just isn't recording TV to MPEG it's the interface, the channel guides, the TiVo suggestions, etc. With the price at only $299/$399 I just don't think it's worth the effort.
I like Dell too. But they don't sell Athlons and that's what I wanted.
I like Dell too. But they don't sell Athlons and that's what I wanted.
I had to go to Gateway to get my Athlon workstation at the office. They are definately in Intel's pocket.
We're planning on going and was just wondering how many others were. I hope it's not a flop...too much money for that.
You should write a HOWTO. There is a ton of good info on avsforum but it's so spread out and pieced together that it's hard for most to follow. A good HOWTO would be great.
I have the Sony Tivo and LOVE it. Very good tool.
There have been several attempts to hack and upgrade the Tivo with varying degrees of success. Several people have upgraded their 14 hour version to the 30 hour. As for hacking it to do something else, you can buy an eMachine Celeron 500 right now for $399. Is it worth it?
Supposedly the PowerPC in the system is about the equivelant of a Pentium 90.
Check out http://www.tivo.com/linux/. It has their mods to the kernel and some tools they created. Since they aren't really losing money on the hardware I don't think they care if you hack it.
Aiwa claims to make one...too bad it was pushed back to SEPTEMBER.
But not their workstations.
I'm not saying you can't choose video card XYZ and sound card ABC...I'm saying you don't even get the normal options like you do on the non-linux systems. Even with driver support you don't have choices. On the ones I looked at a few weeks ago, you couldn't even change the mouse or amount of RAM. That makes no sense.
My problem with Dell and their pre-loading of Linux is that the selected models they have with it are config locked. You usually can't even add memory to the system. You take it as they spec'd it out or you don't get linux on it. But at least they ship it. We just switched to Gateway at work and I had to order my Athlon with 98 and Office. There was no choice for linux so I had to pay the MS tax.
For the rest of us.... Could someone explain fair use?
Could she use linux to run her house? Sure. My TiVo runs linux and has one of the BEST interfaces I've seen on anything.
Try the new high-drain batteries. They last a *LONG* time in our DC-260. It's a world of difference.
I'm still waiting for Mozilla to kill anything...well, except itself. It's good at that.
He's right. Anyone who says cable is shared and DSL isn't needs to go check again. I had a friend on GTE with DSL and they oversold their connections so much he had a 500ms ping to his first hop router at his ISP.
Actually, unless you need a serious amount of IPs you no longer get them from internic. You get them from your upstream providor.
Intel sponsored an event and didn't want a competitor shown. Wow. Do you see a RedHat booth at Microsoft's TechNet conference? Do you really think they'd let a Microsoft booth promoting Win2K and Office in at LinuxWorld Expo?
This is Intel's business. They are out to sell Intel CPUs. They aren't a charity. If Harvard didn't want the money they could have refused.
When you buy an Apple PC you are NOT buying an Intel processor in it. Therefore, yes, they are competitors in that Apple ships a product that uses a competitors part.
The articles mention DSL and cable setups which is a good topic. I think you'll see a huge boom in the security software (BlackIce) and hardware (NETGEAR nad LinkSys NAT boxes) markets very soon, even larger than it is now. It just begs the question why aren't these companies doing this now? It wouldn't be hard to ship every cable/dsl modem with integrated NAT and have it enabled unless the customer specifically requested otherwise. It would be much more secure than just an open connection. People try to hit my cable modem ALL day long.
ABCNEWS.com did. They mentioned quickflick.mpg.exe and mysissy.mpg.exe. So if you are dumb enough to run a .exe like that....
So they pay more to get better connections. Big deal. This isn't new is it? This is just competition. I really don't think we'll EVER see the day that someone pays to cut out a competitor's site from an entire ISP. But, I have no problem with a site paying an ISP so they get a better connect.
You're assuming your AV software catches the virus. We had hits of ILOVEYOU long before .DAT updates were available. In a perfect world you would be right, but this isn't a perfect world. This also isn't simple vandalism. People lose many hours of work in many, many companies due to this. That adds up to a LOT of money. Yes, the admins should do all they can to protect the network but do you really want to be blamed when someone breaks in your house because you didn't put bars over your windows?