Linux has had multiple monitor support for a long time now, even better than Windows.
In Windows, there are only two modes: clone screen and make all the screens a single desktop. XFree86 (which, I'll consider for the point of argumentation a part of Linux) has much better support, and you can even make many seperate, independent desktops, one on each monitor(very useful for monitors that are of different sizes).
Though seemingly useless unless your budget is really tight, you can even hook up an extra USB keyboard and mouse, and have two people simultaniously use the same computer locally. More info here.
The number of things you can do with XFree86 and Linux is endless, and features are developing very fast. Haven't looked at Linux lately? Look again.
Until P2P users or music download services (iTunes, Napster) use lossless compression or no compression, distribution via physical medium will never be completely over with, as right now, it is still the only way to get music without lossy compression.
Moreover, 12" Vinyl has made a huge comeback over the past few years because its "mixable" and "scratchable," on turntables, great for live performance purposes.
Though Linux is very flexible, without all those licensing issues (go ahead and troll, SCO trolls) like Windows, it is highly unlikely that SBUX and HP are going to use it on this system for two reasons that I know of:
1. They are going to use TabletPC's for this, something Linux has somewhat limited support for, particularly in the handwriting recognition aspect.
2. HP's provider of digital music is most likely going to be Apple, and this means a modified version of iTunes. Apple has not included Linux support for anything.
Already digested waste could not possibly be more potent as a fuel than undigested food. For example, corn oil could be used to power motors, if it was thinned a little (there was even an article on/. about a diesel engine modification that allowed it to burn corn oil)
There is so much unused food out there in the United States that could be used for fuel purposes, and it would produce much more than the pitiful 50KW/h per 10,000 of this system. Of course, many would argue that this food could be used overseas to feed the hungry nations out there, but really, that's all a myth, because if you give them food, local farmers suffer, governments lower subsidies, and they get screwed over even more.
I think he means that the quantity of nuclear waste is small. Currently, all the nuclear waste in the world would fit in about the volume of a moderately sized gymnasium containing 2 basketball courts. (forgot where I got this info tho, but I know I saw it somewhere)
Most of the stuff there is very dated, probably because of either the fact that GNU/Linux is developing at such a rapid pace, or because nobody bothers to write documentation when they see any sign of existing doc.
For example, there currently is only _one_ Chinese support on Linux FAQ, and it not only does not talk about Simplified Chinese, which is, last time I checked, a standard, but is terribly, terribly outdated.
The very structure of LinuxQuestions.org may allow them to produce documentation that is much more recent. While tLDP is all contributed articles by anyone who had some time to write something, LinuxQuestions is on the basis of Q&A. If they make a knowledgebase out of just questions and the most helpful response, it could very well be more useful in terms of bredth than tLDP, though probably not as much so in depth.
If you want to emulate nintendo games, there are native emulators for the iPaq and other PocketPC platforms. Just check out pocketNES for example. It runs at full speed, no frame skip, and even COLOR, something that the newton does not have.
Well, you would have to consider the fact that if that was true, then they would have to re-release all the PS1 games so that the discs would not be full 120mm, and instead be the compact version.
Unless they make something awesome like the Sony D-88 Discman, which was the size of an 80mm disc, but had a sliding mechanism so that it could play a 120mm disc outside of its casing (though making it totally immobile)
Just FYI, iTMS does give out album art with every track purchase, and most albums sell for a package price far less than buying individual tracks, always less than buying it on CD.
However, do note that real estate like "that" is actually pretty common in Austin. All along highway 360, its pretty senic, and it has become almost a necessity for any self respecting tech company to locate a site somewhere in the Hill Country.
I, too, have been to Origin's site, and yes, it is very impressive indeed.
However, don't forget that despite the fact that most of the world is off the gold standard, gold is still used to stabilize the currency. Out of all the things that money could be backed by, a precious mineral like gold is the most stable because the amount in the world is fixed.
If you introduce so much gold into the world that its as abundant as lead, then there would need to be a new rare mineral to back currency. If this was to happen, every currency would be worthless, and so would gold. It would be just like the massive inflation Germany suffered in the 1920's... imagine pushing cartloads of gold to buy one loaf of bread.
One of the biggest reasons why I went with GNU/Linux with X and KDE is the fact that I can configure it to whatever I want it to look and feel. Many distros also seem to have this philosophy, and have created their own unique interfaces, using KDE as a starting point.
However, of all of these distros, Lycoris has tried to emulate WinXP for all their desktop platforms, and now, they are emulating Microsoft's PocketPC OS for their mobile platform, and by doing so, they have conceded that the XP interface is perfect, and something to copy, which it is definately not (just look at the number of people who have added a program that simulates the OS X dock onto their WinXP desktop) This is the reason I will probably never even consider using Lycoris: because the XP interface (IMO) is terrible, and I would definately not use it, or a rip of it, voluentarily.
Oh, right, that "January 2004, Cumulative Patch" that was written with very poor grammar, that I get 50 copies a day sent to my mailbox.
It also says "Thank you for using Microsoft products," something that I have never heard M$ say, ever, and also despite the fact that I don't regularly use "Microsoft products."
Bochs is actually an emulator for an IA32 system, and though it has support for some Windows operating systems, don't expect to be able to do much with it, because its intent was not really to run windows programs on Linux and other OSes.
Many others have already posted this, but VMware != Bochs, because VMware uses virtulization to run a guest OS with minor overhead on a host system. Bochs, on the other hand, emulates everything, even if the host system is IA32, causing massive performance degredation. I see that your applications are rather large scale(3DSMAX and Adobe applications) - and probably would rely heavily on graphics adaptor and memory. Bochs is definately not your answer, as if you could even get it to work, it would be so incredibly slow that you'll forget why you were doing it in the first place before the program even loads (trust me, it has happened before).
Look to VMware to do things like this - it may have a fee attached, but its fast and capable, but not open source.
Its really the disk space that matters more than anything else, as the number of songs that it holds is nothing more than marketing, and making uninformed consumers who know notihng about the relation of music to disk space think: "That's impressive."
Though ethernet over 1394 is possible, and is capable of a good speed connection, a better method would be to just use Firewire disk mode on the powerbook - all Apple computers with firewire port come with it.
First, make sure that both computers are linked by firewire, then, reboot the powerbook, holding down 'T' as it is starting up. It should give you the firewire logo on the screen, meaning that it is in FW disk mode.
Then, simply use the powerbook as a firewire hard disk (SBP2).
There ARE a number of players out there that support AAC(MP4)... just check google.
Though most of them are iPod, just know that there are other players out there that support the AAC format.
Apex has had a history of making cheap electronics that aren't of that poor quality. Beginning with their DVD players, which were packed with features and under the $100 mark (this was in 2001, BTW), and later televisions that looked to be a far better value than any other brand.
How do they do it? All their products are made in China.
Another important aspect of why this is a good candidate for the drive that Apple might use is because its compatible with the PortalPlayer audio processor... which is the one that the iPod uses.
This was featured earlier on/. about creating a Linux powered balloon that had a camera on it. Quite an amazing feat, even though the pictures were a little low resolution.
Somethingawful? I think it was a joke.
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Are you refering to that time that SomethingAwful bought some soldiers armor from the money that they raised? I think it was a joke, the point of which was pointing out how ill prepared the military is, to the point where relatives of the soldiers are buying them ceramic plate armor and sending it to Iraq.
Almost every news article on that site is a joke anyway (don't get me wrong, I really like that site) and you can't possibly take everything on that site seriously.
Though what you are saying may be true in many circumstances, would you please just go to the site and take a look? I think that its one of the most useful ad-free sites out there that provides a fully functional encyclopedia with many entries that others don't even have, mainly due to their unorthodox approach (users submit entries).
I think that the site deserves the $20k, even if its just for maintinance.
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In Windows, there are only two modes: clone screen and make all the screens a single desktop. XFree86 (which, I'll consider for the point of argumentation a part of Linux) has much better support, and you can even make many seperate, independent desktops, one on each monitor(very useful for monitors that are of different sizes).
Though seemingly useless unless your budget is really tight, you can even hook up an extra USB keyboard and mouse, and have two people simultaniously use the same computer locally. More info here.
The number of things you can do with XFree86 and Linux is endless, and features are developing very fast. Haven't looked at Linux lately? Look again.
Moreover, 12" Vinyl has made a huge comeback over the past few years because its "mixable" and "scratchable," on turntables, great for live performance purposes.
Though Linux is very flexible, without all those licensing issues (go ahead and troll, SCO trolls) like Windows, it is highly unlikely that SBUX and HP are going to use it on this system for two reasons that I know of: 1. They are going to use TabletPC's for this, something Linux has somewhat limited support for, particularly in the handwriting recognition aspect. 2. HP's provider of digital music is most likely going to be Apple, and this means a modified version of iTunes. Apple has not included Linux support for anything.
There is so much unused food out there in the United States that could be used for fuel purposes, and it would produce much more than the pitiful 50KW/h per 10,000 of this system. Of course, many would argue that this food could be used overseas to feed the hungry nations out there, but really, that's all a myth, because if you give them food, local farmers suffer, governments lower subsidies, and they get screwed over even more.
I think he means that the quantity of nuclear waste is small. Currently, all the nuclear waste in the world would fit in about the volume of a moderately sized gymnasium containing 2 basketball courts. (forgot where I got this info tho, but I know I saw it somewhere)
For example, there currently is only _one_ Chinese support on Linux FAQ, and it not only does not talk about Simplified Chinese, which is, last time I checked, a standard, but is terribly, terribly outdated.
The very structure of LinuxQuestions.org may allow them to produce documentation that is much more recent. While tLDP is all contributed articles by anyone who had some time to write something, LinuxQuestions is on the basis of Q&A. If they make a knowledgebase out of just questions and the most helpful response, it could very well be more useful in terms of bredth than tLDP, though probably not as much so in depth.
If you want to emulate nintendo games, there are native emulators for the iPaq and other PocketPC platforms. Just check out pocketNES for example. It runs at full speed, no frame skip, and even COLOR, something that the newton does not have.
Unless they make something awesome like the Sony D-88 Discman, which was the size of an 80mm disc, but had a sliding mechanism so that it could play a 120mm disc outside of its casing (though making it totally immobile)
As a matter of fact, the default setting for multihead in XFree86 is to have multiple independent desktops.
Just FYI, iTMS does give out album art with every track purchase, and most albums sell for a package price far less than buying individual tracks, always less than buying it on CD.
I, too, have been to Origin's site, and yes, it is very impressive indeed.
If you introduce so much gold into the world that its as abundant as lead, then there would need to be a new rare mineral to back currency. If this was to happen, every currency would be worthless, and so would gold. It would be just like the massive inflation Germany suffered in the 1920's... imagine pushing cartloads of gold to buy one loaf of bread.
However, of all of these distros, Lycoris has tried to emulate WinXP for all their desktop platforms, and now, they are emulating Microsoft's PocketPC OS for their mobile platform, and by doing so, they have conceded that the XP interface is perfect, and something to copy, which it is definately not (just look at the number of people who have added a program that simulates the OS X dock onto their WinXP desktop) This is the reason I will probably never even consider using Lycoris: because the XP interface (IMO) is terrible, and I would definately not use it, or a rip of it, voluentarily.
It also says "Thank you for using Microsoft products," something that I have never heard M$ say, ever, and also despite the fact that I don't regularly use "Microsoft products."
Many others have already posted this, but VMware != Bochs, because VMware uses virtulization to run a guest OS with minor overhead on a host system. Bochs, on the other hand, emulates everything, even if the host system is IA32, causing massive performance degredation. I see that your applications are rather large scale(3DSMAX and Adobe applications) - and probably would rely heavily on graphics adaptor and memory. Bochs is definately not your answer, as if you could even get it to work, it would be so incredibly slow that you'll forget why you were doing it in the first place before the program even loads (trust me, it has happened before).
Look to VMware to do things like this - it may have a fee attached, but its fast and capable, but not open source.
Its really the disk space that matters more than anything else, as the number of songs that it holds is nothing more than marketing, and making uninformed consumers who know notihng about the relation of music to disk space think: "That's impressive."
First, make sure that both computers are linked by firewire, then, reboot the powerbook, holding down 'T' as it is starting up. It should give you the firewire logo on the screen, meaning that it is in FW disk mode. Then, simply use the powerbook as a firewire hard disk (SBP2).
There ARE a number of players out there that support AAC(MP4)... just check google. Though most of them are iPod, just know that there are other players out there that support the AAC format.
How do they do it? All their products are made in China.
Its on their site, In the brochure about the 2.0 Gb disk model, on page 2, near the bottom in the section that's labeled "ready to design into your device." http://www.corniceco.com/download/CorniceMarketing Brochure_2.0.pdf
Another important aspect of why this is a good candidate for the drive that Apple might use is because its compatible with the PortalPlayer audio processor... which is the one that the iPod uses.
http://vpizza.org/~jmeehan/balloon/
Almost every news article on that site is a joke anyway (don't get me wrong, I really like that site) and you can't possibly take everything on that site seriously.
I think that the site deserves the $20k, even if its just for maintinance.
Actually, I have heard from friends that goto UT that the business school (McCombs) is actually more mac savvy than anything else.