InstallShield & Wise are the two main commercial packages -- I've used both, and prefer Wise. Either is going to set you back about $1K, so they're not terribly practical for the individual developer. VS.Net, as the grandparent points out, provides very limited MSI authoring capabilities.
I lived there about that time (92-93); I remember the desal plant being fired up for preliminary tests before it was to have been brought online. People who tried the desalinated water said that it still tasted a bit of the sea; they probably would have had better results filtering the seawater through 32 million dollar bills.
IIRC, the locals also voted to join the California Aqueduct, with a projected cost well into the hundreds of millions -- SB's about 100 miles from the main channel, so there'll be a lot of digging required. Do you know the status of that project?
Well, American Express is already offering a suborbital flight as a membership reward (only 20,000,000 points!) through Space Adventures. Neither Rutan nor Scaled Composites appear to be involved in this venture.
It's been a while since university physics, but as I recall, you wouldn't need the scramjet or the maglev if you could get rid of friction. Gravity alone would get you from one end to the other in about 42 minutes, regardless of the tube's length.
You might consider Firewire instead of/in addition to USB. Most of the new HD cable boxes have Firewire outputs (sort of required as of April 1 by a recent FCC ruling), as do some broadcast/satellite HD boxes. It'll also be useful if you ever want to run a camcorder into your box -- most digital camcorders support 1394.
Interesting you should bring up HDTV; I'm in the middle of setting up a HD PVR based on a G3 PowerMac I just bought on eBay.
My digital cable box, the Motorola DCT-6200, puts out a MPEG2-TS stream over its 1394 port. Using the VirtualDVHS package that's part of Apple's Firewire SDK, it should be possible to record HD video; playback will probably require something a little beefier than the 300 MHz G3, but I have more powerful Windows boxen that can handle that.
If you're a Linux guy, check out Linux1394; it should be able to handle both DV and HDTV. AFAIK, there's no working Windows solution for my particular situation just yet (Windows doesn't recognize the Moto box as being anything particularly useful; promised firmware updates from Moto may change that). These guys have been in beta for quite a while now, but no release date has been announced.
HD-capable PVR solutions should become more common in the next few months -- as of April 1, per a recent FCC ruling, US digital cable providers who supply HD services must, at customer request, provide a box that makes the HD signal available through a computer-friendly interface (everyone's taken this to mean 1394, AFAIK).
In Georgia, you have to show an ID -- I tried not showing one in the recent primary, and they wouldn't give me a smart card (we use the Diebold machines, too) until I relented and showed them my driver's license.
The new DCT-6200 HDTV cable boxes have firewire outputs. Some people over at AVSforum have been able to record from the 1394 interface on Mac & Linux boxen. A few have even gotten it to work with Windows.
I just got a 6200 this week; I'd planned on putting togther a Shuttle box to capture the 1394 output, but I might try the Asus box now; I've used many Asus boards in the past, and have been very happy with them.
Pumatech is still around, having recently changed their name to Intellisync. They're apparently doing OK financially, as they've been buying up othercompanies.
Assuming you live in a state where you can get beer of that strength. Here in Georgia, the upper limit by law is 6%; there are perennial attempts to raise/eliminate the limit.
Fortunately, this year's attempt seems to be much closer to passage than previous ones.
Another good Windows hack -- delete/rename the HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/WinLogon/Userinit registry value.
This allows the user to log in, but he'll be logged off immediately since userinit.exe is the program responsible for launching the Windows Explorer desktop. The only way to repair it is with a boot disk or by editing the afflicted machine's registry remotely.
at your local college or university. Back in the 80s, when I was at Iowa State, the chem dept. sold glassware and other goodies at decent prices.
Also, many colleges and universities have periodic sales/auctions of used/surplus equipment -- I used to pick up lots of computer goodies at ISU's monthly sales.
It depends on the school, but engineering programs usually have a hardware component that Comp Sci programs lack; the best programs will provide a balanced menu of hardware & software classes.
Back when I studied Computer Engineering at Iowa State in the mid 80s, the program was mostly the same as EE, but with the analog design classes replaced with Comp Sci.
Note also that the software component of many Computer Engineering programs tends to be of a more practical, hands-on nature, whereas many Comp Sci programs concentrate more on the theoretical aspects of programming.
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Also the Windows Installer XML toolset, which MS posted to SourceForge last week.
InstallShield & Wise are the two main commercial packages -- I've used both, and prefer Wise. Either is going to set you back about $1K, so they're not terribly practical for the individual developer. VS.Net, as the grandparent points out, provides very limited MSI authoring capabilities.
I lived there about that time (92-93); I remember the desal plant being fired up for preliminary tests before it was to have been brought online. People who tried the desalinated water said that it still tasted a bit of the sea; they probably would have had better results filtering the seawater through 32 million dollar bills.
IIRC, the locals also voted to join the California Aqueduct, with a projected cost well into the hundreds of millions -- SB's about 100 miles from the main channel, so there'll be a lot of digging required. Do you know the status of that project?
Well, American Express is already offering a suborbital flight as a membership reward (only 20,000,000 points!) through Space Adventures. Neither Rutan nor Scaled Composites appear to be involved in this venture.
Like this proposal from two former astronauts?
Well, the NSA is 200 years ahead of the rest of the world in maths theory.
It's been a while since university physics, but as I recall, you wouldn't need the scramjet or the maglev if you could get rid of friction. Gravity alone would get you from one end to the other in about 42 minutes, regardless of the tube's length.
You might consider Firewire instead of/in addition to USB. Most of the new HD cable boxes have Firewire outputs (sort of required as of April 1 by a recent FCC ruling), as do some broadcast/satellite HD boxes. It'll also be useful if you ever want to run a camcorder into your box -- most digital camcorders support 1394.
Interesting you should bring up HDTV; I'm in the middle of setting up a HD PVR based on a G3 PowerMac I just bought on eBay.
My digital cable box, the Motorola DCT-6200, puts out a MPEG2-TS stream over its 1394 port. Using the VirtualDVHS package that's part of Apple's Firewire SDK, it should be possible to record HD video; playback will probably require something a little beefier than the 300 MHz G3, but I have more powerful Windows boxen that can handle that.
If you're a Linux guy, check out Linux1394; it should be able to handle both DV and HDTV. AFAIK, there's no working Windows solution for my particular situation just yet (Windows doesn't recognize the Moto box as being anything particularly useful; promised firmware updates from Moto may change that). These guys have been in beta for quite a while now, but no release date has been announced.
HD-capable PVR solutions should become more common in the next few months -- as of April 1, per a recent FCC ruling, US digital cable providers who supply HD services must, at customer request, provide a box that makes the HD signal available through a computer-friendly interface (everyone's taken this to mean 1394, AFAIK).
Don't know about NCC-1701, but NX-01 did.
In Georgia, you have to show an ID -- I tried not showing one in the recent primary, and they wouldn't give me a smart card (we use the Diebold machines, too) until I relented and showed them my driver's license.
The new DCT-6200 HDTV cable boxes have firewire outputs. Some people over at AVSforum have been able to record from the 1394 interface on Mac & Linux boxen. A few have even gotten it to work with Windows.
I just got a 6200 this week; I'd planned on putting togther a Shuttle box to capture the 1394 output, but I might try the Asus box now; I've used many Asus boards in the past, and have been very happy with them.
NOBODY checks ID when you go to vote.
Tell that to Georgia; here, you're required to show an ID. I've tried not showing one; they won't let you vote without it.
The grandparent poster must work for Diebold.
Pumatech is still around, having recently changed their name to Intellisync. They're apparently doing OK financially, as they've been buying up other companies.
Assuming you live in a state where you can get beer of that strength. Here in Georgia, the upper limit by law is 6%; there are perennial attempts to raise/eliminate the limit.
Fortunately, this year's attempt seems to be much closer to passage than previous ones.
However, in the USA, Budvar is sold under the name Czechvar so as to avoid confusion with the A-B swill.
Another good Windows hack -- delete/rename the HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/WinLogon/Userinit registry value.
This allows the user to log in, but he'll be logged off immediately since userinit.exe is the program responsible for launching the Windows Explorer desktop. The only way to repair it is with a boot disk or by editing the afflicted machine's registry remotely.
Not quite.
Franz Kafka, perhaps?
at your local college or university. Back in the 80s, when I was at Iowa State, the chem dept. sold glassware and other goodies at decent prices.
Also, many colleges and universities have periodic sales/auctions of used/surplus equipment -- I used to pick up lots of computer goodies at ISU's monthly sales.
the mod points when I want them?
It depends on the school, but engineering programs usually have a hardware component that Comp Sci programs lack; the best programs will provide a balanced menu of hardware & software classes.
Back when I studied Computer Engineering at Iowa State in the mid 80s, the program was mostly the same as EE, but with the analog design classes replaced with Comp Sci.
Note also that the software component of many Computer Engineering programs tends to be of a more practical, hands-on nature, whereas many Comp Sci programs concentrate more on the theoretical aspects of programming.
In other words, the Spirit is willing, but the flash is weak.
The Straight Dope on Martian canals.
Not sure about the 727, but the 707 has been rolled.