It ain't for the home, unless broadband service gets really cheap and even faster than it is now (do you really want to download netscape from the server everytime you want to run it?).
I was under the impression that Netscape was on the local drive in this particular NC.
Also, broad-band Internet is fast becoming the standard, whether it be Cable Modem, DSL, ISDN, or satellite ( see HNS' web site).
Opponents of NCs always point out that before PCs existed everything was done on NCs connected to micros or mainframes, and thus a move towards NCs would be a step backward which is doomed to fail.
I, on the other hand, think that NCs may be the missing link to connect the portion of the population who still does not own a computer with the rest of the world, for two reasons: cost, and ease-of-use.
For alot of people/* none of whom read "/.", BTW */ spending more than a couple hundred dollars on something which they will only use to (check e-mail || engage in some e-commerce || do a little research || do some word-processing) is out of the question.
Server-side apps can easily be written to perform these tasks in an adaquate manner, with more complex apps in the woodworks/* Watch the Sun - StarOffice integration */. Plus, it's as simple as turning on the computer and opening the application home-page with (Netscape || Arena || IE). No apps to buy, install, upgrade, etc. Sure doesn't leave much for JoeBloeConsumer to complain about.
I know it doesn't sound like fun to us technical types, but hey, we stopped being the target market for home computer manufacturers some time ago.
When I say I use Linux, they don't care (maybe they have no idea what it is (maybe if I said I _don't_ use Windows _or_ MacOS they would be impressed)).
Excellent programming syntax (no missing right parentheses(!))
Anyway, anybody know a (legal) way to get people to respect me?
Well, depends on who people are:
Women? Have a decent personality.
Geeks? Write a particulary large and useful program.
IP address: 207.46.171.96 DNS: NS1.WINISP.NET 207.46.170.2 NS2.WINISP.NET 207.46.170.3
Interesting : when a traceroute is done on any port besides the standard traceroute port (?), it will trace to 207.46.175.250 then bounce back and forth between that and 207.46.175.249.
Code to see what happens with a mock HTTP packet is in the works, as is code to see what happens with non-standard ports, ARP broadcasts, router hacking, blah blah. Anybody else have any good ideas?
The flamebait reply to my comment got moderated down but the sensible reply to the flame got moderated up, making it seem like I was the flaming looser. Oh well...
Thanks to the person who defended me BTW...
Tim --
I respectfully (and completely) disagree...
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I paid good money to watch that movie, and it seemed that for near 25% of the two hours or so I was in that theater I was rediscovering my primal instinct to kill the weak-minded (in this case Jar-jar).
It was an experience that I did not enjoy.
It was similar to that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the one weak-minded person gets everyone killed. Luckily THIS was a children's movie and there were fewer lives lost.
Point is: I PAID to see that movie. If I don't like it (or extremely dislike it) I have as much a right to say so as a customer of mine would to complain to me.
You wouldn't say: get really good at programming, marketing, or something else useful to Microsoft to get Gates' ear in time for Windows 2002. You would complain and complain and if MS didn't take your complaints seriously you would seriously consider the alternatives.
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I was under the impression that Netscape was on the local drive in this particular NC.
Also, broad-band Internet is fast becoming the standard, whether it be Cable Modem, DSL, ISDN, or satellite ( see HNS' web site).
fR0993R
Opponents of NCs always point out that before PCs existed everything was done on NCs connected to micros or mainframes, and thus a move towards NCs would be a step backward which is doomed to fail.
/* none of whom read "/.", BTW */ spending more than a couple hundred dollars on something which they will only use to (check e-mail || engage in some e-commerce || do a little research || do some word-processing) is out of the question.
/* Watch the Sun - StarOffice integration */. Plus, it's as simple as turning on the computer and opening the application home-page with (Netscape || Arena || IE). No apps to buy, install, upgrade, etc. Sure doesn't leave much for JoeBloeConsumer to complain about.
I, on the other hand, think that NCs may be the missing link to connect the portion of the population who still does not own a computer with the rest of the world, for two reasons: cost, and ease-of-use.
For alot of people
Server-side apps can easily be written to perform these tasks in an adaquate manner, with more complex apps in the woodworks
I know it doesn't sound like fun to us technical types, but hey, we stopped being the target market for home computer manufacturers some time ago.
fR0993R
...they still haven't brought me a windoze box to use as my own personal MP3 server while I type away on my H-pucks (HP-UX) box.
Does anyone know their extension?
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Excellent programming syntax (no missing right parentheses(!))
Anyway, anybody know a (legal) way to get people to respect me?
Well, depends on who people are:
fR0993R-On-Atari-5200
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if we throw our government out the window, I might not be able to get on the net for at least a month
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um.. no body here
Here goes:
IP address: 207.46.171.96
DNS: NS1.WINISP.NET 207.46.170.2
NS2.WINISP.NET 207.46.170.3
Interesting : when a traceroute is done on any port besides the standard traceroute port (?), it will trace to 207.46.175.250 then bounce back and forth between that and 207.46.175.249.
Code to see what happens with a mock HTTP packet is in the works, as is code to see what happens with non-standard ports, ARP broadcasts, router hacking, blah blah. Anybody else have any good ideas?
Can someone send me a copy of Windoze2000 beta?
fR0993R
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The flamebait reply to my comment got moderated down but the sensible reply to the flame got moderated up, making it seem like I was the flaming looser. Oh well...
Thanks to the person who defended me BTW...
Tim
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I paid good money to watch that movie, and it seemed that for near 25% of the two hours or so I was in that theater I was rediscovering my primal instinct to kill the weak-minded (in this case Jar-jar).
It was an experience that I did not enjoy.
It was similar to that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the one weak-minded person gets everyone killed. Luckily THIS was a children's movie and there were fewer lives lost.
Point is: I PAID to see that movie. If I don't like it (or extremely dislike it) I have as much a right to say so as a customer of mine would to complain to me.
You wouldn't say: get really good at programming, marketing, or something else useful to Microsoft to get Gates' ear in time for Windows 2002. You would complain and complain and if MS didn't take your complaints seriously you would seriously consider the alternatives.
--Tim
Would there be a web browser for Linux if...
Hehe