Maybe because they're changing something that used to be viewable by all into something that is now only viewable by some?
Monopoly tactics, get people addicted to your wares, kill competition and then restrict supply.
Personally I couldn't care less, I don't even know what content they even have online.
Don't complain too much, you can convert those prices into pounds if you buy them in the UK. That's about 30-33% more expensive.
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Processors are being clocked higher and the transistor count is increasing all the time. So unless some energy saving technology or some other radical ideas are developed I can see all processors being 100watt monstrosities before long.
Intel recently demonstrated a 4GHz P4, what use will such a processor be when we still talk about 333 or 400Mhz memory buses?
Console hardware is subsidised, the games cost more but you have less chances of having hardware incompatiblities.
Games companies like consoles, piracy is much harder. If you fit a PS2/XBox chip you lose your warranty, that would never apply to a PC would it?
Yes, PCs may have better hardware and graphics but many gamers buy the hardware then can't afford the games.
The XBox kernel is in a ROM somewhere, I would imagine this gets loaded to RAM and the box starts up.
I'm sure the hardware can run a full blown Windows 2000, but since the code to Windows 2000 isn't available you won't see it happening. You would also need some drivers for the motherboard to get it running well.
You mean G5 of course, which is a superb chip (even at the lower clock speeds). Apple can't really move to x86 until good emulation of the G4 and G5 is available for x86. Even then it will be so slow that it won't be worth bothering with. x86 chips don't emulate RISC designs very well.
Don't look at this in such a negative light, there are rumours that the two top folks at Rare are on about leaving anyway. Combine this with how long it will take Rare to get productive with the XBox and you can see that Nintendo have come out of this quite well.
Programming Nintendo consoles can be a lot different to other consoles, getting used to using DirectX and all the other APIs will be a lot different to what they are used to.
Why pay an extra third for the fastest when you can get similar performance by overclocking? sure it shortens the chips life but who runs a CPU for ten years anyway.
Maybe the film company should spend some money curing Reeve of his paralysis (the exisiting treatment appears to be doing something). That really would make him a superman.
There's a chance that someone in the US government will draft a law making these PCs the defacto standard for all new branded PCs. After all it's Microsoft and they must protect US business:)
You don't but I assure you I'm not (and never will be).
It was just a thought, development seems to of moved on quite rapidly from a small distro that didn't do a lot to one that is almost complete.
You can run lots of Linux software on it. Cheap webserver, fileserver. Run a few arcade game or computer emulators on it.
Makes a cheap broadband web browsing box, sit in the living room with a TFT screen and the XBox and chill out...etc....
I have a Symbian device and the OS is quite lacking when it comes to programming. I would much sooner have a Linux based device, plenty of applications to port.
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Maybe because they're changing something that used to be viewable by all into something that is now only viewable by some? Monopoly tactics, get people addicted to your wares, kill competition and then restrict supply. Personally I couldn't care less, I don't even know what content they even have online.
Don't complain too much, you can convert those prices into pounds if you buy them in the UK. That's about 30-33% more expensive.
Processors are being clocked higher and the transistor count is increasing all the time. So unless some energy saving technology or some other radical ideas are developed I can see all processors being 100watt monstrosities before long. Intel recently demonstrated a 4GHz P4, what use will such a processor be when we still talk about 333 or 400Mhz memory buses?
Console hardware is subsidised, the games cost more but you have less chances of having hardware incompatiblities. Games companies like consoles, piracy is much harder. If you fit a PS2/XBox chip you lose your warranty, that would never apply to a PC would it? Yes, PCs may have better hardware and graphics but many gamers buy the hardware then can't afford the games.
Wars have two sides, what's to say that the RIAA and their cronies will win?
But that would make Windows 2000 better?
The XBox kernel is in a ROM somewhere, I would imagine this gets loaded to RAM and the box starts up. I'm sure the hardware can run a full blown Windows 2000, but since the code to Windows 2000 isn't available you won't see it happening. You would also need some drivers for the motherboard to get it running well.
You mean G5 of course, which is a superb chip (even at the lower clock speeds). Apple can't really move to x86 until good emulation of the G4 and G5 is available for x86. Even then it will be so slow that it won't be worth bothering with. x86 chips don't emulate RISC designs very well.
Don't look at this in such a negative light, there are rumours that the two top folks at Rare are on about leaving anyway. Combine this with how long it will take Rare to get productive with the XBox and you can see that Nintendo have come out of this quite well. Programming Nintendo consoles can be a lot different to other consoles, getting used to using DirectX and all the other APIs will be a lot different to what they are used to.
What about the packet loss statistics? :))
Why pay an extra third for the fastest when you can get similar performance by overclocking? sure it shortens the chips life but who runs a CPU for ten years anyway.
If they glued shut the CD cases then there would be no music piracy :)
Maybe the film company should spend some money curing Reeve of his paralysis (the exisiting treatment appears to be doing something). That really would make him a superman.
Well it does say "run buggy software" :)
Copy all your DVD films and audio CDs to it? (withough compression).
They use Microsoft products and their website is IE biased (they don't respond to claims that their site doesn't work on Netscape).
Surely OO is a bit risky for such a thing. They should be looking at Pascal or something. Isn't that what some nuclear power station use? or Fortran?
You could keep your feet or coffee warm on them too! superb engineering :)
What happened to using AI for useful things like doing all the chores around the house? research has proven that housework isn't good for you.
Why not just have screens in the glasses? would be cheaper than glases and a screen.
There's a chance that someone in the US government will draft a law making these PCs the defacto standard for all new branded PCs. After all it's Microsoft and they must protect US business :)
You don't but I assure you I'm not (and never will be). It was just a thought, development seems to of moved on quite rapidly from a small distro that didn't do a lot to one that is almost complete.
You can run lots of Linux software on it. Cheap webserver, fileserver. Run a few arcade game or computer emulators on it. Makes a cheap broadband web browsing box, sit in the living room with a TFT screen and the XBox and chill out...etc....
How do we know the screenshots aren't created with a PC connected to the TV? :)
I have a Symbian device and the OS is quite lacking when it comes to programming. I would much sooner have a Linux based device, plenty of applications to port.