How on earth do I compile software for the Zaurus?
gcc runs on the Zaurus, though I haven't installed it because I do run Linux. It wouldn't hurt to try it, though I can't speak for its performance or anything.
hope this helps -- i believe the package name is zgcc or something.
Yeah... but look what happened when they focused on getting rid of competition in the browser area (read: as far as the majority of computer users are concerned, i.e. general windows users)
Sadly, mine is running Windows 95 (EEEEKKKK!!!!!!!)... but she/did/ buy herself a scanner (non-usb) and hook it up. So I guess that says something. Jeez that lady has patience though. That system is SO loaded down with crap that it's a wonder she can do anything, but she just sits there with her hands crossed humming and staring attentively at the screen...waiting.:-)
What, pray tell, could be the useful results of this research? I don't mean to be critical - I believe that there is far too little basic research going on these days. But where, ultimately, does this research lead?
I think this is possibly why you lost interest in physics. We're not always interested in the APPLICATION of knowledge. Sometimes, we just like to know why a particular thing is like it is. We leave the application to the engineers and business men.
So what percent of them have WEP disabled and SSID-broadcast enabled by default? Can I now wardrive to find 120% more open APs? Ironically, Microsoft branded routers are some of the few that do have WEP enabled out of the box.
This is something I've been wondering... I just don't know the answer. At home, I enabled WEP and disabled SSID-broadcast. I don't have much faith in WEP, but it's better than nothing, right? Anyway, with SSID-broadcast off, is my WLAN essentially invisible? Or could somebody "see" the packets still, and know something was there?
In the categorie of "why bother"... I bet that Linux will run on this. I imagine that in such a small package, the screen is controlled by the cpu's onboard lcd controller? The seems to be the major obstacle. It would have run just fine on my Palm IIIc if PicoGUI had a driver for the LCD controller that ships with that model (or if I had time to write a driver for them).
PicoGUI and Linux will run in this kind of situation (devices such as this and Palm IIIxe). In 2 MB, I'm not sure what exactly you'd accomplish except establish "wow" factor, but it'd be neat to try one afternoon.
That's about what I'm thinking. IBM isn't just going to sit around and take this... AIX is a big part of their business, no? I think all SCO has done is just kind of bully IBM into some kind of (hopefully, brutal) legal response.
Saw a "Flying J" truckstop advertising on its big flashy sign "high-speed wireless internet"... I woulda pulled out my Zaurus and checked it out (possibly it's something like what T-Mobile does with Starbucks?), but well, you know. That whole driving bit.
that SCO is thinking they'll file an injunction with a judge on Monday. So, what it seems like to me is they are talking like North Korea.
"You...you...play nice IBM or we'll revoke your AIX license on Friday... err...hm, it's Friday now...um, err...play nice or we'll revoke it on Monday, punks!"
Duno. I know like, nothing about law so maybe this is standard practice.
Wal-mart does sell R-rated movies (last time I checked)... but I wonder if Wal-mart will do any kind of severe content selection? We all know how they fark up the music they sell there. Wonder if they'll not rent certain kinds of movies (NC-17, and some of the more R R-rated movies).
So Linux is definitely a big help in scientific research, with or without Beowulf clusters.
Yes, Linux is a huge help -- one reason that it is (and not the primary reason) is that it is free (or at least low cost). With the budget cuts that the state of TN (and I gather many others) have been facing, Linux is even more useful as we can get new nodes/whatever for our research while keeping costs low (as opposed to using an OS like Solaris which costs $$$). We can grab a bunch of parts off of the shelf and build a node for a few hundred dollars... instead of paying $2,000 for a high performance UNIX/Linux/whatever workstation.
We have 2 that we use for simulations in the Physics department. Well, i say 2...the 2nd one hasn't actually been assembled yet.
The reason we use the beowulfs is because the problems are such that they're easy to break up into chunks. Consider the "system" (in our case) to be a cube with stuff inside that we want to process. We can break the cube up into smaller cubes and process those chunks, and then reassemble (must like is done with folding@home, seti@home, and the like).
The difference? Well, instead of a program taking a day to run, it will take a few hours. Instead of taking a week, it may take a day.
Sometimes a problem doesn't require a Beowulf. If you require several simulations, and the total CPU time amounts to 1 month...then you'd do just as well running the simulations on nodes and just waiting a month. If you REALLY want to know what's happening with a certain set of conditions, it's often times very useful to use the cluster to find out in a matter of hours.
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It is a 20 year-old girl that has me redoing the entire house...paint...everything... all by myself without a complaint. Such power.
Mike.
Can you do that in public? ;-)
Mike.
At the risk of being redundant, I've just got to say that I'd much rather have like, Sun's or IBM's Java package than Microsoft's.
Since Java is not Microsoft's product, it only makes sense that PC manufacturers should be the ones distributing it by default (if they see the need).
Mike.
This is definitely more of a mini-pc (pinky to mouth) than a PDA.
Mike.
gcc runs on the Zaurus, though I haven't installed it because I do run Linux. It wouldn't hurt to try it, though I can't speak for its performance or anything.
hope this helps -- i believe the package name is zgcc or something.
Simple! They don't come in Beowulf clusters or run BSD by default!
mike.
Yeah... but look what happened when they focused on getting rid of competition in the browser area (read: as far as the majority of computer users are concerned, i.e. general windows users)
Sadly, mine is running Windows 95 (EEEEKKKK!!!!!!!) ... but she /did/ buy herself a scanner (non-usb) and hook it up. So I guess that says something. Jeez that lady has patience though. That system is SO loaded down with crap that it's a wonder she can do anything, but she just sits there with her hands crossed humming and staring attentively at the screen...waiting. :-)
Mike.
So Rho... I guess that means we'll finally have to take the plunge, eh?
M.
I think this is possibly why you lost interest in physics. We're not always interested in the APPLICATION of knowledge. Sometimes, we just like to know why a particular thing is like it is. We leave the application to the engineers and business men.
This is something I've been wondering ... I just don't know the answer. At home, I enabled WEP and disabled SSID-broadcast. I don't have much faith in WEP, but it's better than nothing, right? Anyway, with SSID-broadcast off, is my WLAN essentially invisible? Or could somebody "see" the packets still, and know something was there?
Mike.
I don't know about $149 (I can't remember), but the price HAS gone up quite a bit, yeah.
In the categorie of "why bother"... I bet that Linux will run on this. I imagine that in such a small package, the screen is controlled by the cpu's onboard lcd controller? The seems to be the major obstacle. It would have run just fine on my Palm IIIc if PicoGUI had a driver for the LCD controller that ships with that model (or if I had time to write a driver for them).
PicoGUI and Linux will run in this kind of situation (devices such as this and Palm IIIxe). In 2 MB, I'm not sure what exactly you'd accomplish except establish "wow" factor, but it'd be neat to try one afternoon.
Mike.
If spamming is outlawed, only outlaws will spam?
They will show you their troops soon enough.
That's about what I'm thinking. IBM isn't just going to sit around and take this... AIX is a big part of their business, no? I think all SCO has done is just kind of bully IBM into some kind of (hopefully, brutal) legal response.
$62.50 ... duno if that was to fill up both tanks or not.
Hm, not much more than filling up a Hummer, eh?
How much per hour, though... duno.
Mike.
Saw a "Flying J" truckstop advertising on its big flashy sign "high-speed wireless internet" ... I woulda pulled out my Zaurus and checked it out (possibly it's something like what T-Mobile does with Starbucks?), but well, you know. That whole driving bit.
Mike.
wouldn't midnight Friday have already passed?
I guess that's a technicality.
that SCO is thinking they'll file an injunction with a judge on Monday. So, what it seems like to me is they are talking like North Korea.
"You...you...play nice IBM or we'll revoke your AIX license on Friday... err...hm, it's Friday now...um, err...play nice or we'll revoke it on Monday, punks!"
Duno. I know like, nothing about law so maybe this is standard practice.
How about a Beowulf of those? *ducks*
Mike.
Yes, Linux is a huge help -- one reason that it is (and not the primary reason) is that it is free (or at least low cost). With the budget cuts that the state of TN (and I gather many others) have been facing, Linux is even more useful as we can get new nodes/whatever for our research while keeping costs low (as opposed to using an OS like Solaris which costs $$$). We can grab a bunch of parts off of the shelf and build a node for a few hundred dollars... instead of paying $2,000 for a high performance UNIX/Linux/whatever workstation.
We have 2 that we use for simulations in the Physics department. Well, i say 2...the 2nd one hasn't actually been assembled yet.
The reason we use the beowulfs is because the problems are such that they're easy to break up into chunks. Consider the "system" (in our case) to be a cube with stuff inside that we want to process. We can break the cube up into smaller cubes and process those chunks, and then reassemble (must like is done with folding@home, seti@home, and the like).
The difference? Well, instead of a program taking a day to run, it will take a few hours. Instead of taking a week, it may take a day.
Sometimes a problem doesn't require a Beowulf. If you require several simulations, and the total CPU time amounts to 1 month...then you'd do just as well running the simulations on nodes and just waiting a month. If you REALLY want to know what's happening with a certain set of conditions, it's often times very useful to use the cluster to find out in a matter of hours.
Mike.