That's the problem, anything vaguely interesting and proprietry has fallen by the wayside simply due to development costs.
SGI failed to keep up with CPU developments and were stuck with MIPS and Alpha based systems. Two rather dead platforms (MIPS are used in consoles like the PS2 though).
They did venture into the NT market and their x86 hardware was still unique as it featured UMA instead of memory buses. But was the hardware cost justifiable? probably not.
We have a weird system in Europe. We tend to live our lives by member state laws and then when these laws don't do us justice we go to the European courts to appeal.
Given there's been a ban for so long, it makes me wonder how many phones won't actually behave well when in flight. They might not be able to cope with the rapid change between cells. Not to mention there aren't any cells in range when flying over the sea?
Of course, maybe cell tech can be fitted into the plane and transmitted some other way.
They seem to assume every pirate copy is a lost sale, it's not the case. Plus cinema "pirate" copies are a symptom of how weak some blockbusters are, people would rather watch poor quality camcorder recordings than spend their money to watch the latest dross.
The fight of the home cinema vs the multiscreen cinema has also begun. TV affected cinema visitor numbers and so widescreen was born as a gimmic to attract more visitors. DVD, widescreen TVs, projectors and 5.1/6.1 sound at home has shifted the balance again.
Lets face it, cinemas can be noisy and for real film ethusiasts it's annoying to have some kid sluping on a drink when you're trying to listen to the dialog.
Bigger companies often have a wide range of hardware and operating systems.
The good thing with Samba is it can work with NT through to 2003 as well as the 9x versions of Windows. So replacing Windows servers is a good start, you can tie together legacy and brand new systems with Samba.
Well the Wilder portrayal made Wonka come across as an eccentric loner type. He also didn't seem to care about the children who couldn't keep their hands to themselves.
Dahl's novels are all quite gloomy and Burton would seem to be the ideal director for such books, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the whole film. Burton does have a reputation for creating visually impressive "gothic" films which lack in other areas. At least he's converting an existing story.
Watching the trailer I just feel that it's just a remake of the original film, not an alternate vision of the book.
Just shows how the original film adaption got the visuals pretty much spot on. As much as I like Burton's style I don't think (looking at the quick trailer) that he's added much. I guess he couldn't really use his dark style so much when creating the interior of a sweet factory.
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With so many home improvement programmes on TV in the UK, many home owners are obsessed with tidiness and minimalism. Getting rid of those piles of VHS tapes is one thing they can do to improve the aesthetics of their living space.
So naturally any small digital appliance that can hoard all their music and TV recordings is going to popular. The only barrier to wider acceptance is the ease of use.
Well most wireless data systems are rate adaptive, so to be able to use new high speed services you will require very strong signal coverage (even more radiation). 2G and 3G will still be there, plus all the other radio systems.
Style means you can sell your product with larger profit margins too, plus the product doesn't have to be so great. Just like people love their sports cars even if they're less reliable and cost more to run.
So? who said not using Windows automatically means you install Linux?
Have you not heard of other operating systems that are often used in embedded (ie. realtime control systems?) VxWorks etc...?
I'd not use Windows, Linux or any other system designed for desktop use. You need software written and tested using a different design and implementation methodology. You need code that is fault tolerant!
But it will be a micro-kernel that will be rather small. You'll have cell processors for doing processing work, then other cell processors acting as I/O controllers with their own kernel.
Think outside the box, equating the cell design to existing PC architecture is silly.
Besides, you said it was wasteful? aren't many clusters built of entire computers where you have display hardware, floppy drives, hard disk, RAM etc...?
It's a lot more advanced than that, the cores don't need to be on the same board, they can be seperated by a network connection.
It's system on a chip architecture and it's a lot more elegant than anything Intel or AMD will come up with, simply because it is free of x86 compatibility.
Can't Microsoft revise their EULA to state that their OS cannot be used for spamming? and that the license will be revoked by Microsoft if caught doing so?
Sure, this might move the spammer off Windows when caught, but configuring a Linux type system would be beyonf the capabilities of some spammers.
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That's the problem, anything vaguely interesting and proprietry has fallen by the wayside simply due to development costs.
SGI failed to keep up with CPU developments and were stuck with MIPS and Alpha based systems. Two rather dead platforms (MIPS are used in consoles like the PS2 though).
They did venture into the NT market and their x86 hardware was still unique as it featured UMA instead of memory buses. But was the hardware cost justifiable? probably not.
We have a weird system in Europe. We tend to live our lives by member state laws and then when these laws don't do us justice we go to the European courts to appeal.
I think you'll find the use of anti-biotics as growth promoters in meat production is more of a problem.
It's ok, the French won't like it and will strike. They're pretty good at bringing the country to a halt to make a point.
Anyone who can program in C++ can rewrap IE in a container and add a few features.
It's not so much creating a browser as creating a browser interface.
True, but it's not the 60 terabytes WETA needed for Lord of the Rings :)
Given there's been a ban for so long, it makes me wonder how many phones won't actually behave well when in flight. They might not be able to cope with the rapid change between cells. Not to mention there aren't any cells in range when flying over the sea?
Of course, maybe cell tech can be fitted into the plane and transmitted some other way.
They seem to assume every pirate copy is a lost sale, it's not the case. Plus cinema "pirate" copies are a symptom of how weak some blockbusters are, people would rather watch poor quality camcorder recordings than spend their money to watch the latest dross.
The fight of the home cinema vs the multiscreen cinema has also begun. TV affected cinema visitor numbers and so widescreen was born as a gimmic to attract more visitors. DVD, widescreen TVs, projectors and 5.1/6.1 sound at home has shifted the balance again.
Lets face it, cinemas can be noisy and for real film ethusiasts it's annoying to have some kid sluping on a drink when you're trying to listen to the dialog.
Plus the model has to be tweaked to suit the application of the technology.
For instance a company doing 3D rendering is going to want vast amounts of storage and a few workstations.
A company writing huge applications is going to want vast amounts of workstations and less storage.
So it's not a case of Linux is always cheaper than Windows.
Bigger companies often have a wide range of hardware and operating systems.
The good thing with Samba is it can work with NT through to 2003 as well as the 9x versions of Windows. So replacing Windows servers is a good start, you can tie together legacy and brand new systems with Samba.
Well the Wilder portrayal made Wonka come across as an eccentric loner type. He also didn't seem to care about the children who couldn't keep their hands to themselves.
Dahl's novels are all quite gloomy and Burton would seem to be the ideal director for such books, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the whole film. Burton does have a reputation for creating visually impressive "gothic" films which lack in other areas. At least he's converting an existing story.
Watching the trailer I just feel that it's just a remake of the original film, not an alternate vision of the book.
Just shows how the original film adaption got the visuals pretty much spot on. As much as I like Burton's style I don't think (looking at the quick trailer) that he's added much. I guess he couldn't really use his dark style so much when creating the interior of a sweet factory.
With so many home improvement programmes on TV in the UK, many home owners are obsessed with tidiness and minimalism. Getting rid of those piles of VHS tapes is one thing they can do to improve the aesthetics of their living space.
So naturally any small digital appliance that can hoard all their music and TV recordings is going to popular. The only barrier to wider acceptance is the ease of use.
Well I guess it's a bit boring up there, it's not like they can go watch a movie :)
Well most wireless data systems are rate adaptive, so to be able to use new high speed services you will require very strong signal coverage (even more radiation). 2G and 3G will still be there, plus all the other radio systems.
People object to 2G and 3G masts saying they cause health problems. Faster tech will bound to have more risks.
Style means you can sell your product with larger profit margins too, plus the product doesn't have to be so great. Just like people love their sports cars even if they're less reliable and cost more to run.
From a power usage perspective most definitely. Not to mention less duplication of resources (hardware costs).
Other advantages:
One task won't dominate all the processor time.
Highly scalable.
So? who said not using Windows automatically means you install Linux?
Have you not heard of other operating systems that are often used in embedded (ie. realtime control systems?) VxWorks etc...?
I'd not use Windows, Linux or any other system designed for desktop use. You need software written and tested using a different design and implementation methodology. You need code that is fault tolerant!
It just looks so basic and overly techie that there's no way I'd expect anyone non-geeky to hand over any money.
Is it just me or is the site rather too wordy and techie for the purpose is it indended for? (ie. it's a site to sell their product and idea).
I had a quick skim of the site and I'm still none the wiser.
But it will be a micro-kernel that will be rather small. You'll have cell processors for doing processing work, then other cell processors acting as I/O controllers with their own kernel.
Think outside the box, equating the cell design to existing PC architecture is silly.
Besides, you said it was wasteful? aren't many clusters built of entire computers where you have display hardware, floppy drives, hard disk, RAM etc...?
It's a lot more advanced than that, the cores don't need to be on the same board, they can be seperated by a network connection.
It's system on a chip architecture and it's a lot more elegant than anything Intel or AMD will come up with, simply because it is free of x86 compatibility.
Have the tool able to copy an encrypted database onto a USB pendrive.
Can't Microsoft revise their EULA to state that their OS cannot be used for spamming? and that the license will be revoked by Microsoft if caught doing so?
Sure, this might move the spammer off Windows when caught, but configuring a Linux type system would be beyonf the capabilities of some spammers.