In California its called a "Use Tax" on the tax form it requires us citizens to total up your out of state purchases (minus any out of state taxes if leveed) and compute your local tax rate on that amount, then add it to your tax. So for us Californians it will either be a) just more convenient for those who already properly do thier use tax calculations or b) more accurate for those who do not.
Use Tax has been around for a quite a few years now.
No Commodore interfaces for drives... Will there be a USB->IEC adapter that works with the emulator? I have serious $$ in C= drives:-D
How about paddle support? I really miss that, can't really play LeMans without paddles.
I'ts a nice thought, though I think they could have had better reception if they worked with Jeri on making the 64 DTV or C-1 info a full fledged unit instead of a micro ATX style clone.
I know where hes coming from hes a bare metal type scripter, working with databases and/or code. Macs are sure shiny and slick if you are doing front-end work with drawn up sliced and then stitched together graphics, but for coding its not all that great. It has the tools but they are a second to the flashy stuff.
Though there are excellent tools like MAMP to get the system going - it's still another thing to work on the script coding itself. So many readily available quality tools freely there for the Linux user, so many slicker but slightly clunkier ones for the Mac, and many at a price.
Iv'e worked in an office of Macs, but going into web application development I went to Linux, cause I know too well the mac developer tools market.
I will post my Linux criteria, while it does not necessarily need to be that, by following this criteria you will at least have a pain free alternative route for the hardware leaving windows.
1. AMD processor - Mainly because intel IS #1 and they play and get away with the word games on processors, you never really know what you are gonna get, and usually discover you got less than you expected. AMD while being #2 has had to meet or beat Intels price point for performance, so usually similar priced laptops, the AMD ones will have better performance.
2. nVidia chip set - ATI may be better in performance respects but on Linux what matters more is will you be able to get the graphics to work. AMD usually just works - ATI you are rolling dice. I translate that to the companies support for their product and customers. ATI does not really care about their customers' interests, and nVidia does.
3. Not consumer HP - of the few HPs Iv'e worked with (desktops) their compatibility with linux has been disappointing, and their outsourced support, will not help you unless you are talking about Windows.
I lived it, no one got really excited till about 10.2 - that was when OSX started feeling actually usable, also with 10.2 was SMB support (well, almost bug-free support, had to wait till 10.3 or something for well functioning SMB) which made the switch more compelling. Though at that point there were still lots of OS9 only apps out here (Adobe and Quark were two of the last to switch, mainly because of all the work 10 needed.) So, 10 years ago, Apple showed off something shiny, it wasn't a big thing till a couple years later.
That was a fun event to watch, I stayed with it for the last couple hours. Near the end they help up the lead robot to make the finish more exciting, Osaka would have been #2, the other one (I cant find a contestant list) was of the same design. the third place robot (still moving) did about 219 laps of the 422, next was 127, and the fifth robot didn't have a lap count at the end, so probably failed early on. Ah, heres the results: http://www.mastinepal.com/showthread.php?t=11938
So there are gonna be fingerprints on the TV now... and I can't wait to see videos of some small lady holding and tilting her 32" TV to play a game.. heh
What I'm saying is the user interface may not translate to the tv...
Loose or beak the phone you are out $400, data plan is expensive.
I have a B&W Motorola with Tracfone, id I loose the phone I'm out about $20 for a new phone, and I don't use it all that much so my cards are $20 every three months (could be less if I get one of those annual cards)
Now if there was a reasonable pay as you go card phone service for an Android that costs about $200, I'd probably get that without much regret, but I think that is still a while away.
Ask the sys admins there to come up with a method; most folks working non-profit do it for the work not the pay, and many techs like the responsibility and challenge. By asking them to help solve the problem, you reduce the stress that would otherwise make them think they are the bad guy, and give them the merit that they do know what they are doing. Even if they cant come up with a reasonable solution, if you pick a third party, they wont be so miffed about it.
Well looking through it it looks like someone already has Baobab repackaged as a $20 app. (see Daisy Disk in Utilities) This could be a good tool to identify GPL violations.
I can remember a time when the Microsoft OS users scoffed users other systems because they were "Games Machines" now the MS machines ARE the games machines....
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In California its called a "Use Tax" on the tax form it requires us citizens to total up your out of state purchases (minus any out of state taxes if leveed) and compute your local tax rate on that amount, then add it to your tax. So for us Californians it will either be a) just more convenient for those who already properly do thier use tax calculations or b) more accurate for those who do not.
Use Tax has been around for a quite a few years now.
They've tried that by buying PC emulators, only to mess em up, I don't think them trying to rewrite their code would go much better.
like the VIC? check this out: http://www.mega-cart.com/
There was a mere pittance of software for the Amiga as compared to the 64... anyway there are already Amiga clones - minimig comes to mind.
No graphic legends on the keyboard.
No Commodore interfaces for drives... Will there be a USB->IEC adapter that works with the emulator? I have serious $$ in C= drives :-D
How about paddle support? I really miss that, can't really play LeMans without paddles.
I'ts a nice thought, though I think they could have had better reception if they worked with Jeri on making the 64 DTV or C-1 info a full fledged unit instead of a micro ATX style clone.
Reading a tad much Fred Saberhagen, eh? (octagon)
I know where hes coming from hes a bare metal type scripter, working with databases and/or code. Macs are sure shiny and slick if you are doing front-end work with drawn up sliced and then stitched together graphics, but for coding its not all that great. It has the tools but they are a second to the flashy stuff.
Though there are excellent tools like MAMP to get the system going - it's still another thing to work on the script coding itself. So many readily available quality tools freely there for the Linux user, so many slicker but slightly clunkier ones for the Mac, and many at a price.
Iv'e worked in an office of Macs, but going into web application development I went to Linux, cause I know too well the mac developer tools market.
I will post my Linux criteria, while it does not necessarily need to be that, by following this criteria you will at least have a pain free alternative route for the hardware leaving windows.
1. AMD processor - Mainly because intel IS #1 and they play and get away with the word games on processors, you never really know what you are gonna get, and usually discover you got less than you expected. AMD while being #2 has had to meet or beat Intels price point for performance, so usually similar priced laptops, the AMD ones will have better performance.
2. nVidia chip set - ATI may be better in performance respects but on Linux what matters more is will you be able to get the graphics to work. AMD usually just works - ATI you are rolling dice. I translate that to the companies support for their product and customers. ATI does not really care about their customers' interests, and nVidia does.
3. Not consumer HP - of the few HPs Iv'e worked with (desktops) their compatibility with linux has been disappointing, and their outsourced support, will not help you unless you are talking about Windows.
I lived it, no one got really excited till about 10.2 - that was when OSX started feeling actually usable, also with 10.2 was SMB support (well, almost bug-free support, had to wait till 10.3 or something for well functioning SMB) which made the switch more compelling. Though at that point there were still lots of OS9 only apps out here (Adobe and Quark were two of the last to switch, mainly because of all the work 10 needed.) So, 10 years ago, Apple showed off something shiny, it wasn't a big thing till a couple years later.
Don't forget also open source advocacy and marketing materials.
Like most of the other MS innovations of late, they seem to have a lot of very cool ideas, bit not really any great apps that utilize them.
Didn't it look like the guy was trying for that Steve Jobs look?
We heart Osaka!
That was a fun event to watch, I stayed with it for the last couple hours. Near the end they help up the lead robot to make the finish more exciting, Osaka would have been #2, the other one (I cant find a contestant list) was of the same design. the third place robot (still moving) did about 219 laps of the 422, next was 127, and the fifth robot didn't have a lap count at the end, so probably failed early on. Ah, heres the results: http://www.mastinepal.com/showthread.php?t=11938
So easy to work, with even a child can fix it. The designers should look at whats been done in that project for some field proven ideas.
So there are gonna be fingerprints on the TV now... and I can't wait to see videos of some small lady holding and tilting her 32" TV to play a game.. heh
What I'm saying is the user interface may not translate to the tv...
Yep, I agree,
Loose or beak the phone you are out $400, data plan is expensive.
I have a B&W Motorola with Tracfone, id I loose the phone I'm out about $20 for a new phone, and I don't use it all that much so my cards are $20 every three months (could be less if I get one of those annual cards)
Now if there was a reasonable pay as you go card phone service for an Android that costs about $200, I'd probably get that without much regret, but I think that is still a while away.
Ask the sys admins there to come up with a method; most folks working non-profit do it for the work not the pay, and many techs like the responsibility and challenge. By asking them to help solve the problem, you reduce the stress that would otherwise make them think they are the bad guy, and give them the merit that they do know what they are doing. Even if they cant come up with a reasonable solution, if you pick a third party, they wont be so miffed about it.
For those still waiting for KDE to port things from KDE3, there's Trinity - http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/ Not perfect, but a great alternative.
It is nice to have OCR and Quanta fully functional again.
Also it seems more reminiscent of the PlayStation video input thingie (chroma key an object)
Reminds me of this other informative early computer related video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgF6_jVaj8
One more:
- ExeCenter
Lets help 'ol MS out, lets suggest some names for their Windows Software Store.
- WinStore
- SquirtCentral
- BetaMart or BetaShop
- SoftBazaar
- SoftStore
- SoftShop
- MicroMart
- WinMart
- SteveMart (take that Jobs!)
- SolutionCentral (heh.. hooo... hah, too funny)
- KinShop
Any others?
Well looking through it it looks like someone already has Baobab repackaged as a $20 app. (see Daisy Disk in Utilities) This could be a good tool to identify GPL violations.
.. releasing a rubber casing to put around your phone due to the design flaw
well... it worked for apple.
I can remember a time when the Microsoft OS users scoffed users other systems because they were "Games Machines" now the MS machines ARE the games machines....