from the serialata.org technical whitepaper, the protocol not only uses a serial method of data transmission (as opposed to the current parallel method), but the roadmap starts it at 150mb/s, then goes to 300mb/s and 600mb/s (!) as the technology advances. I'm running ATA133 drives right now, and they definitely don't even touch that.
Looks like the benefits don't stop at smaller cables. (btw, rounded IDE cables are definitely available if you're concerned about that, and they work just beautifully)
My question is: How similar is this technology to IEEE1394 (aka FireWire, i.Link, etc). Is it just an internal implementation? That's what I get from some of the tech briefs on the web.
from the serialata.org technical whitepaper, the protocol not only uses a serial method of data transmission (as opposed to the current parallel method), but the roadmap starts it at 150mb/s, then goes to 300mb/s and 600mb/s (!) as the technology advances. I'm running ATA133 drives right now, and they definitely don't even touch that.
Looks like the benefits don't stop at smaller cables. (btw, rounded IDE cables are definitely available if you're concerned about that, and they work just beautifully)
My question is: How similar is this technology to IEEE1394 (aka FireWire, i.Link, etc). Is it just an internal implementation? That's what I get from some of the tech briefs on the web.
The research is on to produce a long-lasting, cheap LiIon battery to power mobile phones augmented with a camera.
And why are accessories so freakin' expensive?! I think I paid $30 for a leather case last time!
While I understand that there is a multi-million-dollar market for Linux, why make such a competition out of it?
The basis for the OS, the code, the meat - is open source, as we all know, and it's not "owned" by any one person or company, or anyone at all. IMO, these organizations that package distros do just that - they take something that already exists (Linux and thousands of other packages for individual peices of software), make it pretty (I'll continue on that in a moment), and put it on a store shelf. Good, I applaud this. I think, however, that some of these companies may have lost sight of what is being paid for -- not the actual OS or its accompanying software, but the printed documentation, the tech support (which seems to be becoming less and less these days), and the pretty installer that makes it all happen.
Back to a per-seat license scheme -- this screams Microsoft at me, and I don't think that this is the way anyone intended Linux to be. If I get printed documentation for every license that I purchase, that's one way to go, but I think that kind of makes the per-seat scheme void. In a per-seat situation I'd just be licensing that pretty installer.
For the moment, I think "Redhat vs. " is a bad idea. I think that effort could be better focused on development of software.
Thoughts?
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yea, gee, gotta little carried away there (WRONG STORY!). Thanks for the mod(s) down, you trolls. It was an honest mistake.
Like you never make mistakes.
-prisen
from the serialata.org technical whitepaper, the protocol not only uses a serial method of data transmission (as opposed to the current parallel method), but the roadmap starts it at 150mb/s, then goes to 300mb/s and 600mb/s (!) as the technology advances. I'm running ATA133 drives right now, and they definitely don't even touch that.
Looks like the benefits don't stop at smaller cables. (btw, rounded IDE cables are definitely available if you're concerned about that, and they work just beautifully)
My question is: How similar is this technology to IEEE1394 (aka FireWire, i.Link, etc). Is it just an internal implementation? That's what I get from some of the tech briefs on the web.
from the serialata.org technical whitepaper, the protocol not only uses a serial method of data transmission (as opposed to the current parallel method), but the roadmap starts it at 150mb/s, then goes to 300mb/s and 600mb/s (!) as the technology advances. I'm running ATA133 drives right now, and they definitely don't even touch that.
Looks like the benefits don't stop at smaller cables. (btw, rounded IDE cables are definitely available if you're concerned about that, and they work just beautifully)
My question is: How similar is this technology to IEEE1394 (aka FireWire, i.Link, etc). Is it just an internal implementation? That's what I get from some of the tech briefs on the web.
I think it just became ready.
Hell, in Las Vegas I'm sure they've got DSL or cable even in the sewers!
*Meanwhile, I sit next to my 56k that connects at no better than 26.4kbps.*
The research is on to produce a long-lasting, cheap LiIon battery to power mobile phones augmented with a camera. And why are accessories so freakin' expensive?! I think I paid $30 for a leather case last time!
The way to buy a computer..
'Build Your Own PC and Save a Bundle' $40
Motherboard, CPU, HDD, FDD, Case/PSU, Video, Sound, etc..$
Complete freedom of choice in installing, configuring, maintaining, and working with your computer:
PRICELESS, kthx.
...ehh, that was "Redhat vs. (collaberation of several Linux distribution companies)"
While I understand that there is a multi-million-dollar market for Linux, why make such a competition out of it? The basis for the OS, the code, the meat - is open source, as we all know, and it's not "owned" by any one person or company, or anyone at all. IMO, these organizations that package distros do just that - they take something that already exists (Linux and thousands of other packages for individual peices of software), make it pretty (I'll continue on that in a moment), and put it on a store shelf. Good, I applaud this. I think, however, that some of these companies may have lost sight of what is being paid for -- not the actual OS or its accompanying software, but the printed documentation, the tech support (which seems to be becoming less and less these days), and the pretty installer that makes it all happen. Back to a per-seat license scheme -- this screams Microsoft at me, and I don't think that this is the way anyone intended Linux to be. If I get printed documentation for every license that I purchase, that's one way to go, but I think that kind of makes the per-seat scheme void. In a per-seat situation I'd just be licensing that pretty installer. For the moment, I think "Redhat vs. " is a bad idea. I think that effort could be better focused on development of software. Thoughts?