My friend still has one of those. I never thought much of them when I would use it, since this was during the time I was an adamant Mac-hater. Plus, I didn't really think the different fruity colors were too aesthetically pleasing, but I guess that was my opinion - my friend thought her Mac was the best.
It was the thing that brought Apple back to the masses. However, now they have OS X to bring Apples to the geeks like me.
My uni teaches software engineering in freshmen and junior classes, and OOP with a little design patterns in sophomore classes. There are also elective classes to focus on software engineering as well.
Either way, reading Design Patterns is a definate requirement if you want to learn more about design and less about implementation.
...while I don't agree with this idea, can someone come up with a way for uni's to pay the bandwith bill, not raise tuitions, not charge for "extra" bandwith, and not hinder students who have legitimate reasons for that kind of bandwith at all? If so, then you can complain about this policy. After all, if the university can't pay it's bandwith bills, it can't award grants for research.
"...I'm one of the guys that put the BlackRhino Linux distribution together and also, one of the founders of xRhino...Our commercial product is called RockSteady and it is a MP3 and Internet Radio player for the PlayStation 2."
Hmm...xRhino...Rocksteady...me thinks someone is a big Ninja Turtle fan:)
A Dell speaker came by the engineering school at my college during the first few weeks of school - according to him, they aren't laptops, but "desktop replacements."
Right about now my 19" CRT monitor is looking mighty out-dated...I even prefer my 12.1" iBook screen because I can sit infront of it for hours on end programming away without the eye strain I get from my CRT (although I do run the CRT at 1600x1200 at 72 Hz since I really enjoy the desktop real-estate...)
Eh, you should see iChat, Apple's IM client that works with AIM,.Mac and Rendevious chatting - it's lacking in features so much that I can't even get into warning-wars with my friends.
OS X goes for the simple desktop, Windows is becoming more menu-based but still keeps that hint of desktop, and the major GUI's for linux are cloning those desktops.
While it's nice Linux emulates these other OSes for "consistency" or such, why not develop a new "type" of GUI? Remove the desktop metaphor, the icons, the needless menues. Why not a simple GUI with no mouse where you cycle between things you want your computer to do? A circular node-based selection scheme, like the GameCube's OS except instead of moving around a cube you move around a sphere or circle, where the options are chosen by moving left or right in the circle and choosing things like "E-mail," "Write a paper," "Browse the Internet," "Write a spreadsheet," "Install something," or even "Have computer tune itself up" (so that it sounds easy to understand to a normal user, but it does all the stuff they don't care about like defragging the ol HD or updating virus protection - a technical support employee's dream - just name it something that makes it appealing for them to run it).
A friend of mine once said "If you could make something easier to use [than Windows], I'd buy it." Granted, he's not into computers, but the majority of people aren't "computer people" at all - they just want their computer to do what they paid $1000-2000 for it to do. And, being technical support for the freshmen in my hall, I can tell you that NOBODY who isn't into computers ever updates security packages, virus protection, or even software they're using, nor does anybody ever run defrag...
What about the episode where Shinji and Asuka have to beat an angel by staying 100% in sync with each other's movements? Asuka pretty much can't keep that towel on her while coming out of the shower...
..but I meant to say that MAME for Xbox, DreamSNES/et cetera, and the e-card reader from Nintendo are GOOD(tm) things for a gamer whose SNES collection is being killed off by nephews with juice and controllers falling to pieces.
I don't care if my PS2 can run Linux, or my Xbox can be turned into some media center. I don't care that my Gameboy Advance will soon try to take the place of my iPod.
I just want games. I am a gamer. MAME for Xbox, or DreamSNES or other emulators for Dreamcast (play NES/SNES/Genesis games on your Dreamcast), or the new e-card reader for the Gameboy Advance I know some people would rather do the opposite of what I just said, but I only care about the games. Smash Bros, Panzer Dragoon, Radiant Silvergun, Gunstar Heroes, Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy Tactics...not Red Hat, MPlayer, X server, Xvid, ogg....
Besides, I have my computer for all that other stuff. My 19" CRT is a much better choice for video due to the better clarity compared to my 20" JVC from 1995.
Linux could get more support, if only developers saw other developers do well on the system. And the only way that'll happen is if someone gives Linux support. Kind of a catch-22 there.
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But my game interests were with DOS-based games of the time, such as Commander Keen. Even Commander Keen 1 was better than most of the games available for the Nintendo, at least as far as I could see. So I wondered why no one had bothered to make a DOS-based game console.
To give an opinion from the other side of the gaming spectrum, I don't think Commander Keen I could be better than Super Mario Bros, Excitebike, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden, Rivercity Ransom, Dragon Quest[Warrior], Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, et cetera...could anybody who did both PC and console gaming during this time give an opinion on the matter?
$50 my ass for a NGPC game. I got SNK vs Capcom for $30.
Maybe you should shop around before commenting about ripping.
And one more thing to append to my list - the GB was around $70 for 14 years, albiet with "upgrades" like smaller chasis, color, et cetera. Thank you monopoly! The consumer never sees the savings from production improvements.
1) Competition is good. Just look at how long it took before the Gameboy was finally given a huge powerboost. Nintendo has a monopoly on the handheld console industry, which is why you see $30 games for the GBA.
2) Nintendo, unlike popular belief, does not release games every 5 days. Nintendo takes forever, if not longer, to release a game. They get a lot of the money from licensing payments that other developers pay to distribute games on the Cube.
3) Sega became third party, and recently Peter Moore, who was CEO of Sega of America, stepped down due to the fact that Sega games haven't been selling as well as Sega would have hoped. He recently became vice president of retail sales for Microsoft
1) Xbox's centralized service will mean less profits for the big fish (EA) who want to get more profits from servers they already have. Sony's decentralized plan helps EA get all the revenues from its game.
2) The PS2 doesn't require a fee for every single online game you play. Many (infact, most) are free.
3) Rumors are not overriding the set-in-stone-by-MS-themselves $10 monthly fee MS is planning on charging.
Go read a few gaming sites before speaking on things you don't know much about.
Gumpei Yokoi, who is one of the most uncredited men in history, was the genius behind Metroid. Sadly, he died in a car crash, but Nintendo would not be where it is today without him.
...to demolish everybody in Super Smash Bros. Melee in when I'm not in college.
My handle gives away my favorite character.
I just hope this doesn't end up being like a lot of other things that identify themselves with videogaming but don't actually include anything without a HUD and a BFG or an arcade with someone doing a jump kick followed by a medium punch canceled into a dragon punch.
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Otherwise /.ers everywhere would be either broke or divorced or both.
It was the thing that brought Apple back to the masses. However, now they have OS X to bring Apples to the geeks like me.
Either way, reading Design Patterns is a definate requirement if you want to learn more about design and less about implementation.
...while I don't agree with this idea, can someone come up with a way for uni's to pay the bandwith bill, not raise tuitions, not charge for "extra" bandwith, and not hinder students who have legitimate reasons for that kind of bandwith at all? If so, then you can complain about this policy. After all, if the university can't pay it's bandwith bills, it can't award grants for research.
Hmm...xRhino...Rocksteady...me thinks someone is a big Ninja Turtle fan :)
Right about now my 19" CRT monitor is looking mighty out-dated...I even prefer my 12.1" iBook screen because I can sit infront of it for hours on end programming away without the eye strain I get from my CRT (although I do run the CRT at 1600x1200 at 72 Hz since I really enjoy the desktop real-estate...)
But it's still the best client I've used.
While it's nice Linux emulates these other OSes for "consistency" or such, why not develop a new "type" of GUI? Remove the desktop metaphor, the icons, the needless menues. Why not a simple GUI with no mouse where you cycle between things you want your computer to do? A circular node-based selection scheme, like the GameCube's OS except instead of moving around a cube you move around a sphere or circle, where the options are chosen by moving left or right in the circle and choosing things like "E-mail," "Write a paper," "Browse the Internet," "Write a spreadsheet," "Install something," or even "Have computer tune itself up" (so that it sounds easy to understand to a normal user, but it does all the stuff they don't care about like defragging the ol HD or updating virus protection - a technical support employee's dream - just name it something that makes it appealing for them to run it).
A friend of mine once said "If you could make something easier to use [than Windows], I'd buy it." Granted, he's not into computers, but the majority of people aren't "computer people" at all - they just want their computer to do what they paid $1000-2000 for it to do. And, being technical support for the freshmen in my hall, I can tell you that NOBODY who isn't into computers ever updates security packages, virus protection, or even software they're using, nor does anybody ever run defrag...
...is it powerful enough to withstand a good ol' /.ing?
What about the episode where Shinji and Asuka have to beat an angel by staying 100% in sync with each other's movements? Asuka pretty much can't keep that towel on her while coming out of the shower...
..but I meant to say that MAME for Xbox, DreamSNES/et cetera, and the e-card reader from Nintendo are GOOD(tm) things for a gamer whose SNES collection is being killed off by nephews with juice and controllers falling to pieces.
I don't care if my PS2 can run Linux, or my Xbox can be turned into some media center. I don't care that my Gameboy Advance will soon try to take the place of my iPod.
I just want games. I am a gamer. MAME for Xbox, or DreamSNES or other emulators for Dreamcast (play NES/SNES/Genesis games on your Dreamcast), or the new e-card reader for the Gameboy Advance I know some people would rather do the opposite of what I just said, but I only care about the games. Smash Bros, Panzer Dragoon, Radiant Silvergun, Gunstar Heroes, Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy Tactics...not Red Hat, MPlayer, X server, Xvid, ogg....
Besides, I have my computer for all that other stuff. My 19" CRT is a much better choice for video due to the better clarity compared to my 20" JVC from 1995.
If I remember correctly, Loki, who's out of business, brought Unreal Tournament to linux.
Linux could get more support, if only developers saw other developers do well on the system. And the only way that'll happen is if someone gives Linux support. Kind of a catch-22 there.
If Kazaa wins, the record industry will probably just get more primed for industry-standard DRM.
If the record industry wins, another 5 Kazaa's will pop up.
"Freedom! Horrible, horrible freedom!"
To give an opinion from the other side of the gaming spectrum, I don't think Commander Keen I could be better than Super Mario Bros, Excitebike, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden, Rivercity Ransom, Dragon Quest[Warrior], Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, et cetera...could anybody who did both PC and console gaming during this time give an opinion on the matter?
$50 my ass for a NGPC game. I got SNK vs Capcom for $30.
Maybe you should shop around before commenting about ripping.
And one more thing to append to my list - the GB was around $70 for 14 years, albiet with "upgrades" like smaller chasis, color, et cetera. Thank you monopoly! The consumer never sees the savings from production improvements.
1) Competition is good. Just look at how long it took before the Gameboy was finally given a huge powerboost. Nintendo has a monopoly on the handheld console industry, which is why you see $30 games for the GBA.
2) Nintendo, unlike popular belief, does not release games every 5 days. Nintendo takes forever, if not longer, to release a game. They get a lot of the money from licensing payments that other developers pay to distribute games on the Cube.
3) Sega became third party, and recently Peter Moore, who was CEO of Sega of America, stepped down due to the fact that Sega games haven't been selling as well as Sega would have hoped. He recently became vice president of retail sales for Microsoft
That's called NTSC.
1) Xbox's centralized service will mean less profits for the big fish (EA) who want to get more profits from servers they already have. Sony's decentralized plan helps EA get all the revenues from its game.
2) The PS2 doesn't require a fee for every single online game you play. Many (infact, most) are free.
3) Rumors are not overriding the set-in-stone-by-MS-themselves $10 monthly fee MS is planning on charging.
Go read a few gaming sites before speaking on things you don't know much about.
Any sane two year-old child would've just output a trailing space to write over the previous characters!
Gumpei Yokoi, who is one of the most uncredited men in history, was the genius behind Metroid. Sadly, he died in a car crash, but Nintendo would not be where it is today without him.
My handle gives away my favorite character.
I just hope this doesn't end up being like a lot of other things that identify themselves with videogaming but don't actually include anything without a HUD and a BFG or an arcade with someone doing a jump kick followed by a medium punch canceled into a dragon punch.
...use a fire extinguisher? That /.ed server could use one right now.