Yes but can't you understand that with a beta they wouldn't want to release the sourcecode? If they did release the source every little bug in it would be reported to them... then again.... isn't that the point of Open Source?;o)
It's all down to their "special equipment" (see 83) - they get access to everything and their "special equipment filters out the call content. Must be pretty special equipment if you ask me!;o)
"the majority continues to use Internet Explorer" - because it comes with the OS that the majority of people use. Getting people to download something new & use it is a bit of a chicken and an egg situation. They won't use it till their friends use it so it ends up with IE remaining dominant. However if (and it seems very unlikely) AOL bundled it with their CDs lots of people would be using it & that would convince other non-AOL users to change from IE to Mozilla.
Who cares about copyright when you're after karma? joke - ok?:0) Anyway I was the one who posted page 1 on the basis that I thought it would get/.ed - as the whole article is about 10 pages I'm quite within my rights to copy that much.
Here's the first page:
The Next Generation of motherboards...?
Never has the announcement of a motherboard created as much buzz around the PC
hardware enthusiast community as the Abit "MAX" series of motherboards
(something tells me they really wanted to call it "Matrix" instead). This
line of boards, available on both Athlon and Pentium 4 platforms, is Abit's
attempt at taking motherboards one step into the next generation, leaving things
like legacy ports in its dust.
Windows 2000/XP/ME only. Win98 users need not apply.
How significant is this step though? If you've been paying attention to the
hype surrounding these boards, you might think that it is a giant leap for
motherboard kind. We're going to find out if this is the case, or if the
MAX series is rather a baby step.
Giant leap or baby step, one thing is for certain, the AT7, Abit's first
board in the MAX lineup, is definitely one of the most unique boards you'll see
today. The AT7 uses the newest, fastest chipset for the Athlon platform,
VIA's KT333. KT333 supports most of the newest features you'll need, such
as native ATA/133 hard drives, onboard 5.1 audio with digital output, support
for DDR333 SDRAM, and more. Abit takes that one step further, and adds a
ton of integrated components intended for the next generation of computing.
This includes both FireWire AND USB2.0 controller, a 4 channel ATA/133 RAID
adapter (making for an unprecedented support of 10 ATA drives onboard), onboard
10/100 LAN, and MediaXP support. These would all be excellent useful
addons for most boards, but that's where the MAX series is different - these
aren't just addons for the motherboard, they actually replace all legacy parts
on the board. Have a look!
This is definitely the most unique ATX rear panel I've ever seen on a
consumer board. Notice the complete lack of legacy ports - this includes
PS/2, ATA, serial, parallel, the whole shebang! Instead, we get 4 USB 1.1 ports,
2 USB 2.0 ports, a pair of IEEE1394 FireWire ports, full analog 5.1 audio out,
digital audio out, and a LAN connector. This is what really sets the MAX
boards apart. It is FINALLY time to get rid of that old Dexxa ball mouse
that came with your first SVGA card. While you're at it, toss out that old
Dot Matrix printer, and even the $13 keyboard with the ASDFJKL: keys completely
rubbed off! Abit steps into a new era of computing with the MAX boards
There are some other noticeable differences in the board layout. First
off, you are only going to get 3 PCI slots. This is because most of the
peripherals that would use a PCI slot, such as the Ethernet adapter and sound
card, are already onboard. Personally I've never used more than 3 PCI
slots, and with this board, not a single slot it used. Yep, 3 should
definitely be enough.
Despite having all the next-gen high performance capabilities, SCSI is still
absent. This proves that while the AT7 is a very high end board, it is
still targeted to the consumer market. Thanks, Abit!
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...Competition in those areas is stifled....In addition, MS can...control the industry
:o)
Microsoft's philosophy summed up in two sentences!
Yes - learn Japenese - but that's a bit beyond most of us!
and put English subtitles - dubbing always spoils things & why bother making something worse?
the demo froze" - glad to see M$ up to their old tricks again. ;o)
Yes but can't you understand that with a beta they wouldn't want to release the sourcecode? If they did release the source every little bug in it would be reported to them ... then again .... isn't that the point of Open Source? ;o)
In no more than thirty words complete the sentence:
If Microsoft got into bio-engineering then....
And there was me thinking that CATV was TV for cats - goldfish bowls all day with the occasional mouse running across the screen. :-)
thought it was RND ()
which is odd - because most people eat white bread for the "taste". Personally I prefer brown too.
Maybe they should rename it liquorice instead. Here's a link to the download page.
Just as well they changed the name - otherwise people would start thinking M$ had started bringing out Linux distros. :-D
which makes what you're saying out of date about .... now. :)
It's all down to their "special equipment" (see 83) - they get access to everything and their "special equipment filters out the call content. Must be pretty special equipment if you ask me! ;o)
"That's how the city of Tarzana, California came to be incorporated"
:o)
And to think there was a time when all Tarzan had to think about was how to keep Jane happy and whether his vine would snap!
Sadly, they are being led a merry dance by Pied Piper Gates.
Who hasn't been?
Yeah the story of my life - no technology exists to make it interesting enough for people to actually want to go to see a film about it.
People do have to actually write the script - you can't just give the book to the actors and expect a film!
What along the lines of
If this virus causes you problems with your computer the author cannot be held legally responsible.
Do you agree [Y/Yes]?
"has now been released under the GPL."....
"there are two libraries (DOT and NPSOL) required by DAKOTA that are expensive commercial software products"
I knew it had the look of something too good to be true!
Or billgates@microsoft.com
"the majority continues to use Internet Explorer" - because it comes with the OS that the majority of people use. Getting people to download something new & use it is a bit of a chicken and an egg situation. They won't use it till their friends use it so it ends up with IE remaining dominant. However if (and it seems very unlikely) AOL bundled it with their CDs lots of people would be using it & that would convince other non-AOL users to change from IE to Mozilla.
Remember the DeCSS debacle? You got into trouble just for linking to that...
Who cares about copyright when you're after karma? joke - ok? :0) Anyway I was the one who posted page 1 on the basis that I thought it would get /.ed - as the whole article is about 10 pages I'm quite within my rights to copy that much.
Oh that was my get out clause you see. Anyway my karma's already 33 so I'm hardly doing it for the karma.
Never has the announcement of a motherboard created as much buzz around the PC hardware enthusiast community as the Abit "MAX" series of motherboards (something tells me they really wanted to call it "Matrix" instead). This line of boards, available on both Athlon and Pentium 4 platforms, is Abit's attempt at taking motherboards one step into the next generation, leaving things like legacy ports in its dust.
Windows 2000/XP/ME only. Win98 users need not apply.
How significant is this step though? If you've been paying attention to the hype surrounding these boards, you might think that it is a giant leap for motherboard kind. We're going to find out if this is the case, or if the MAX series is rather a baby step.
Giant leap or baby step, one thing is for certain, the AT7, Abit's first board in the MAX lineup, is definitely one of the most unique boards you'll see today. The AT7 uses the newest, fastest chipset for the Athlon platform, VIA's KT333. KT333 supports most of the newest features you'll need, such as native ATA/133 hard drives, onboard 5.1 audio with digital output, support for DDR333 SDRAM, and more. Abit takes that one step further, and adds a ton of integrated components intended for the next generation of computing. This includes both FireWire AND USB2.0 controller, a 4 channel ATA/133 RAID adapter (making for an unprecedented support of 10 ATA drives onboard), onboard 10/100 LAN, and MediaXP support. These would all be excellent useful addons for most boards, but that's where the MAX series is different - these aren't just addons for the motherboard, they actually replace all legacy parts on the board. Have a look!
This is definitely the most unique ATX rear panel I've ever seen on a consumer board. Notice the complete lack of legacy ports - this includes PS/2, ATA, serial, parallel, the whole shebang! Instead, we get 4 USB 1.1 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, a pair of IEEE1394 FireWire ports, full analog 5.1 audio out, digital audio out, and a LAN connector. This is what really sets the MAX boards apart. It is FINALLY time to get rid of that old Dexxa ball mouse that came with your first SVGA card. While you're at it, toss out that old Dot Matrix printer, and even the $13 keyboard with the ASDFJKL: keys completely rubbed off! Abit steps into a new era of computing with the MAX boards
There are some other noticeable differences in the board layout. First off, you are only going to get 3 PCI slots. This is because most of the peripherals that would use a PCI slot, such as the Ethernet adapter and sound card, are already onboard. Personally I've never used more than 3 PCI slots, and with this board, not a single slot it used. Yep, 3 should definitely be enough.
Despite having all the next-gen high performance capabilities, SCSI is still absent. This proves that while the AT7 is a very high end board, it is still targeted to the consumer market. Thanks, Abit!