I found an Everex 486DX33 at work that had been mothballing for years, the LED display at the top of the case (complete with turtle/rabbit switch) got me curious so I took it home and booted DOS up. Sure enough, it flashed the disk CHS, POST sequence, and looked very very cool.
Then I tried Debian and wouldn't you know it, as soon as the kernel booted the little screen froze at the last sector of the kernel... Linux doesn't go through the BIOS to read disk sectors, so the LED display wasn't being updated anymore. Cool factor gone, I took it back to work and put it back in its little dust niche.
A thought about the memory LEDs (just to keep this on topic) - wouldn't Linux be "in the red" all the time, as it fills up all the memory with cached disk data and other handy stuff?
Or are the LEDs monitoring access frequency? I didn't read the article.;)
No no, if you really want an upgrade you should go out and pay $199.95 for Linux 2003 SE, then, as long as you have a valid installation of a previous Linux product, you can upgrade to fully enjoy your digital convergence lifestyle!
Are there other reasons why the likelihood of a "Sobig" or an "ILUVYOU" would be lower for Linux than Windows?
Yes. Windows machines all have Outlook Express and IE and comprise 99% of the desktop market. Dumb answer for a journalistically 'dumb' question. Got me to answer, so it worked!
Someone more insightful than I can do the math. Exacerbating the problem is that while you can firewall vulnerable Windows machines, unless you also know about mail filters then the trojan horses will roll right through.
SHEC Labs in Canada is also working on small(er) units, and potentially catalytic hydrogen generation! You can see videos of their prototype in action here.
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness - Sticking to recent news, Canada gets two 'feathers in its cap' for medical marijuana and same-sex marriages right there. Neither inflicts harm on others, and both grant freedom to more fully enjoy life... what's there to lose besides fundamentalist ideals?
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Realistically, what can they do about that? Mail you a CD with your choice of songs on it for free? :)
Just because a post reflects my preconceptions doesn't mean I should mod it up, right?
No no, then you have to wait six hours, then you're all done. :)
There has to be a happy medium between this review's tables of figures and Tom's Hardware's chrome graphs.
How 'bout that?
*snif...*
I found an Everex 486DX33 at work that had been mothballing for years, the LED display at the top of the case (complete with turtle/rabbit switch) got me curious so I took it home and booted DOS up. Sure enough, it flashed the disk CHS, POST sequence, and looked very very cool.
Then I tried Debian and wouldn't you know it, as soon as the kernel booted the little screen froze at the last sector of the kernel... Linux doesn't go through the BIOS to read disk sectors, so the LED display wasn't being updated anymore. Cool factor gone, I took it back to work and put it back in its little dust niche.
A thought about the memory LEDs (just to keep this on topic) - wouldn't Linux be "in the red" all the time, as it fills up all the memory with cached disk data and other handy stuff?
Or are the LEDs monitoring access frequency? I didn't read the article.
on the moon?
No no, if you really want an upgrade you should go out and pay $199.95 for Linux 2003 SE, then, as long as you have a valid installation of a previous Linux product, you can upgrade to fully enjoy your digital convergence lifestyle!
God dammit! What the FUCK happened to my free will?
Yes. Windows machines all have Outlook Express and IE and comprise 99% of the desktop market. Dumb answer for a journalistically 'dumb' question. Got me to answer, so it worked!
Someone more insightful than I can do the math. Exacerbating the problem is that while you can firewall vulnerable Windows machines, unless you also know about mail filters then the trojan horses will roll right through.
Don't you mean more benign? Or is mars' gravity going to suck the blood up from my feet?
Oh, and that's a very bad pun.
I love that guy. Nobody makes press releases quite the same.
courtesy of derf....
Your heaving he-boobie honeys...
Please, it's against "Terror". We have to declare war on an abstract noun.
What is your UID. You are my new best friend on Slashdot.
SHEC Labs in Canada is also working on small(er) units, and potentially catalytic hydrogen generation! You can see videos of their prototype in action here.
If I had a nickel for every 'boycott' on Slashdot... well, I wouldn't be posting to Slashdot on a lovely Sunday.
A Fucked Company section! Sounds good to me!
Unless you're the premier of a very squirrely province!
Damn, lady! Are you german?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness - Sticking to recent news, Canada gets two 'feathers in its cap' for medical marijuana and same-sex marriages right there. Neither inflicts harm on others, and both grant freedom to more fully enjoy life... what's there to lose besides fundamentalist ideals?
Ah, but how many will you find?