Go ahead, fine me a PC-104 ARM based board. gee why does most of the embedded system tha mean a damn like industrial control/ flight systems and automation NOT use ARM??
Bah, kids these days. I installed slackware 8.0 on a machine with a small amount of RAM (8? MB) - start first console, fdisk, mkswap, computer died from lack of RAM. Next boot, swapon, and you're away. 16MB is no challenge at all.
The trick I've found with RedHat is to use the "text" mode install - it uses a lot less memory; you might even be able to do it with 16MB or less.
If it were me, it would be much less time to configure a linux server over a windows server. Just because configuring linux is hard for you, doesn't make it hard.
The beauty of linux is that configuration can be copied between servers much more easily than it can under windows. Text config files, shell scripts and ssh access to other machines are very powerful tools for mass-deployment.
When you write and distribute a problem using, MFC, MSXML, DirectX, or any of the other libraries they produce you don't lose control of your source code.
That's true, however, you never had control over their source code. If they change something that breaks your code, too bad, you wear it. If you use an open-source library, you can either (a) ship the library that works with your code, or (b) patch the library to work with your code.
Using GPL code is a conscious decision - either you use it, or you don't. If you do use it, you are going in with your eyes open; if you don't want to be subject to the constraints, don't use it.
Show me an old box that lives off "a few hundred watts" and I'll show you one trashed power supply.
Just because your average PC power supply says "300W" on the case, does not mean that the computer it's attached to runs at 300W constantly. Your average "300W" power supply would quickly burn out if it was run at its rated capacity for more than a few hours.
if you want to use Windows applications, just install the Windows that came free with your computer
Couple of problems with that, at least for me:
I can't run a windows app and a linux app at the same time if I dual boot
I hate rebooting.
And that's just for starters. Win4Lin works for me, for the one application I use it for (EDA package). I use Linux for everything else. And I do mean everything.
Which is a really, really good reason to convert to PDF. PDF is read-only, which is good if you want to send someone information. Not so good for collaboration, though.
Not in Australia. The right to join/not join a union is up to the individual employee, and the employer can't discriminate against an employee/potential employee based on union membership.
Of course, this opens up the case where we have now some companies with (say) 50% union membership. The union negotiates an Enterprise Barganing Agreement with the employer, which benefits all employees, not just union members. So a law was passed that allows unions to charge non-union members a nominal fee for negotiating EBAs on the employees behalf.
Pffft: I see your two computers, and raise you a single computer, 2 video cards, running 3 19" monitors at 1280x1024. Admittedly one of the monitors is an old Sun monitor that is just a trinitron, but the other two are genuine flat-square jobs. I hate coming to work and having to deal with just one 19" monitor. Although, it is only windows at work, so one monitor is enough generally...
Ha! I use blackbox on my dual Athlon, with 3 monitors. Not because it's fast (which it is, but then anything is reasonably fast on this machine), but because I just like it. I also like evolution, but that tended to crash a lot, so it went.
Your best bet is to try the utility from your manufacturer. They generally have to be put on a bootable DOS floppy. The manufacturer will want the results from them if you need warranty repairs anyways:
Problem: I don't build new machines with floppy drives anymore. Just more cables to route inside the box, for no advantage. Bootable, rewritable CD drives have made floppy drives redundant. I just hope the WD 40GB and 80GB drives in my main machine won't fail...
Seriously, though, I doubt it could be easier to learn how to make a full-fledged X-capable app with widgets in Linux than it is to just open up Visual Studio and whip up a simple app that does the backend stuff for you.
I agree. IMO software companies (especially) can't give you a licence to use their software and then charge you exhorbitant amounts for replacement media if yours is ruined. They can have it one way, but not both.
Same goes for music CDs, or DVDs. Either I own the whole lot, and I can make backups to play through my computer, or whatever, or the media company can replace the broken CDs I have at nominal cost.
Is it illegal to download MP3s of music that you already own? It shouldn't be, but it probably is. If it is illegal, then I should be able to get some of my old, worn-out original CDs replaced by the music company at nominal cost (like, say, $1 each or less). But I probably can't.
I can't think of a cheaper way to get a device that will play DivX/mov/whatever movies on my TV in the living room, with network connectivity, all in a case that looks like it belongs in the living room.
The fact that the US bills are all the same size is a problem, not just from a security point of view. People who are blind can't tell what note they have by the size. Australia's bank notes are all different sizes, with size increasing with denomination.
Yes, I know you are speaking in jest, but it just so happens that some of the oldest paintings known to exist are right here in Australia. 400 years for a Michaelangelo? Harumph, try 40,000+years (no, I did not accidentally type an extra '0') for some of the rock paintings in Kakadu.
it's reasonable to expect that no judge in his right mind would convict anyone for this.
Maybe so, but the question wasn't whether it was illegal, but whether he should tell his contractee(?) of the possible precedent. I think he should let them know, for a number of reasons, some selfish, some not so.
Self-sufficiency is the solution. You have 5 acres; with 5 acres of land you should be able to be self-sufficient in many of your needs. Grow your own vegetables, raise chickens, pigs, sheep, a couple of cows, use horses to work your land. You have anough land for a small farm, that should be able to easily support you and your family.
From there, you should be able to sell your produce at local markets (organic, of course, so at a premium over normal food), to raise cash for other purposes. One man should be able to work 5 acres relatively easily, although a bit of hard work is involved.
Not necessarily a solution for everyone, but if I had 5 acres and was laid off, I'd be using my redundancy package to set up a self-sufficient farm.
I take it you haven't heard of the Avalanches, then? Go to your local p2p network, type in "avalanches", and get some of their gear. It is seriously good. Especially look out for "frontier psychiatrist", "since I left you", and some of their longer works like "breezeblock session" and "gimix". Then go out and buy it, if you can get it where you are (because of legal issues...)
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Bah, kids these days. I installed slackware 8.0 on a machine with a small amount of RAM (8? MB) - start first console, fdisk, mkswap, computer died from lack of RAM. Next boot, swapon, and you're away. 16MB is no challenge at all.
The trick I've found with RedHat is to use the "text" mode install - it uses a lot less memory; you might even be able to do it with 16MB or less.
Even more important, is NO BRACKETS. It is way, way more efficient to do reasonably complex calcs using RPM than the more conventional method.
If it were me, it would be much less time to configure a linux server over a windows server. Just because configuring linux is hard for you, doesn't make it hard.
The beauty of linux is that configuration can be copied between servers much more easily than it can under windows. Text config files, shell scripts and ssh access to other machines are very powerful tools for mass-deployment.
That's true, however, you never had control over their source code. If they change something that breaks your code, too bad, you wear it. If you use an open-source library, you can either (a) ship the library that works with your code, or (b) patch the library to work with your code.
Using GPL code is a conscious decision - either you use it, or you don't. If you do use it, you are going in with your eyes open; if you don't want to be subject to the constraints, don't use it.
Show me an old box that lives off "a few hundred watts" and I'll show you one trashed power supply.
Just because your average PC power supply says "300W" on the case, does not mean that the computer it's attached to runs at 300W constantly. Your average "300W" power supply would quickly burn out if it was run at its rated capacity for more than a few hours.
I'm with you, except I don't play games so I don't have a Windows partition.
Cygwin is my saviour at work. I frequently start a sentence with "I wrote a script to...", which is something of a running gag here lately...
if you want to use Windows applications, just install the Windows that came free with your computer
Couple of problems with that, at least for me:
And that's just for starters. Win4Lin works for me, for the one application I use it for (EDA package). I use Linux for everything else. And I do mean everything.
Right at the top of the "newest registrations": fucknut.la. Somehow, this seems appropriate.
Word documents are editable. PDF are not.
Which is a really, really good reason to convert to PDF. PDF is read-only, which is good if you want to send someone information. Not so good for collaboration, though.
Not in Australia. The right to join/not join a union is up to the individual employee, and the employer can't discriminate against an employee/potential employee based on union membership.
Of course, this opens up the case where we have now some companies with (say) 50% union membership. The union negotiates an Enterprise Barganing Agreement with the employer, which benefits all employees, not just union members. So a law was passed that allows unions to charge non-union members a nominal fee for negotiating EBAs on the employees behalf.
Pffft: I see your two computers, and raise you a single computer, 2 video cards, running 3 19" monitors at 1280x1024. Admittedly one of the monitors is an old Sun monitor that is just a trinitron, but the other two are genuine flat-square jobs. I hate coming to work and having to deal with just one 19" monitor. Although, it is only windows at work, so one monitor is enough generally...
Vegetarians eat Vegetables, BEWARE the man who claims to be a Humanitarian.
Why? Because he would eat Humanitables?
Ha! I use blackbox on my dual Athlon, with 3 monitors. Not because it's fast (which it is, but then anything is reasonably fast on this machine), but because I just like it. I also like evolution, but that tended to crash a lot, so it went.
Your best bet is to try the utility from your manufacturer. They generally have to be put on a bootable DOS floppy. The manufacturer will want the results from them if you need warranty repairs anyways:
Problem: I don't build new machines with floppy drives anymore. Just more cables to route inside the box, for no advantage. Bootable, rewritable CD drives have made floppy drives redundant. I just hope the WD 40GB and 80GB drives in my main machine won't fail...
Tried Borland Kylix?
Same goes for music CDs, or DVDs. Either I own the whole lot, and I can make backups to play through my computer, or whatever, or the media company can replace the broken CDs I have at nominal cost.
Is it illegal to download MP3s of music that you already own? It shouldn't be, but it probably is. If it is illegal, then I should be able to get some of my old, worn-out original CDs replaced by the music company at nominal cost (like, say, $1 each or less). But I probably can't.
Where's the apps that justify the time into mucking with it?
Apps are here
I can't think of a cheaper way to get a device that will play DivX/mov/whatever movies on my TV in the living room, with network connectivity, all in a case that looks like it belongs in the living room.
The fact that the US bills are all the same size is a problem, not just from a security point of view. People who are blind can't tell what note they have by the size. Australia's bank notes are all different sizes, with size increasing with denomination.
It would have been nice, too...
Really useful for keeping those USB drive drivers... errr, hang on...
Yes, I know you are speaking in jest, but it just so happens that some of the oldest paintings known to exist are right here in Australia. 400 years for a Michaelangelo? Harumph, try 40,000+years (no, I did not accidentally type an extra '0') for some of the rock paintings in Kakadu.
it's reasonable to expect that no judge in his right mind would convict anyone for this.
Maybe so, but the question wasn't whether it was illegal, but whether he should tell his contractee(?) of the possible precedent. I think he should let them know, for a number of reasons, some selfish, some not so.
Self-sufficiency is the solution. You have 5 acres; with 5 acres of land you should be able to be self-sufficient in many of your needs. Grow your own vegetables, raise chickens, pigs, sheep, a couple of cows, use horses to work your land. You have anough land for a small farm, that should be able to easily support you and your family.
From there, you should be able to sell your produce at local markets (organic, of course, so at a premium over normal food), to raise cash for other purposes. One man should be able to work 5 acres relatively easily, although a bit of hard work is involved.
Not necessarily a solution for everyone, but if I had 5 acres and was laid off, I'd be using my redundancy package to set up a self-sufficient farm.
I take it you haven't heard of the Avalanches, then? Go to your local p2p network, type in "avalanches", and get some of their gear. It is seriously good. Especially look out for "frontier psychiatrist", "since I left you", and some of their longer works like "breezeblock session" and "gimix". Then go out and buy it, if you can get it where you are (because of legal issues...)