It would be kinda hard to price-fix methanol considering how standard it is... that's like trying to price-fix water. This is, of course, assuming that only pure methanol is needed.
Pocket PC phones, although large, can run a huge amount of software---and yes, they can play Vorbis. Stinger is meant to be more of a small smartphone OS than a PDA phone OS; that's what Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition is for.
A very large part of DN3D (including the sound code) was written in x86 assembly and not C. Thus, a large portion of the game will have to be rewritten before it can be ported to other platforms or hacked up easily.
Remember that if people gamble to play then there will be a much different audience than your standard coop of 12-year-olds.
In fact, considering it's gambling, it might even be illegal to allow anyone over 18.
No, you're wrong. Nothing needs to be emulated; the slow performance of the XScale is due to the bad design. The XScale's memory handling is much worse than that of the StrongARM, and thus some (in practice, very few) programs can be optimized to use memory less aggressively. However, this has nothing to do with more or less instructions. The XScale does NOT emulate anything.
The XScale is an ARM; thus, logically there can't be any differences between an ARM and an XScale.
Perhaps you meant the differences between the XScale and StrongARM. Buse the same ARM instruction set with the XScale having a few added instructions (which are usually totally useless, and thus irrelevant). Thus, they're perfectly compatible.
The pad doesn't use inductive charging; instead, it's a grid of tiny contacts that probe corresponding contacts on the device. When it finds the corresponding contacts touching, it starts charging.
Thus, you don't have to worry about EM radiation, wiping away credit cards, or anything like that.
Every modern processor can run with a good heasink and fan. However, that's not the point. People want to overclock, and people want cool factor.
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It's not about marketing... it's about people who want to have good-looking computers. Notice all the people who do case mods themselves, adding windows and such. A large number of them are very creative.
Besides, how come those with Macs are regarded as having "class/taste/etc" while those with modded cases as being sheep?
The 4GHz is only when heavily overclocked. The fastest retail P4 runs at 3.06 GHz, which actually is about the same speed as the 3000+. The 3200+ should give a nice speed boost.
Actually, the fastest-overclocked Athlon runs at about the same speed as the fastest-overclocked P4. Not only that, but both processors are at about the same price.
Yes, you read that correctly. 62 3DMarks, where 3DMark 2001 gives me 3750. A bit skewed, eh? Well, here's my system:
AMD Athlon @ 1070 MHz
GeForce 2 GTS, core @ 206, mem @ 360
256 megs PC133 SDRAM
Of course, the fact that only one out of four tests actually worked explains my score.
Fair? Sure, if you don't have an old card. I feel so left out...:cries:
No, it's not the slow cache, it's just that the chip's architectures isn't too good. 200, 300 and 400 MHz XScales are all pretty slow compared to StrongARMs in most applications.
It probably wouldn't run Quake 3 well... my Dell Axim has a 300 MHz XScale (comparable about to a 206 MHz StrongARM, maybe slighly slower) and it runs Quake I at only 7.2 fps. That's a far cry from a playable Quake III... the same guy ported Quake II, but that's far from playable.
Well, first of all, Pocket PC's can execute in place. Trust me.
Second of all, as others have mentioned, data takes up the same amount of space. The difference in program size is minimal, and since the programs aren't copied over to RAM, the size of the programs doesn't really matter since it doesn't waste any actual space. Pocket PC's use the standard VFAT filesystem, and thus it's much easier to put data on memory cards. In PalmOS, programs have to be desgined to use data from memory cards; Pocket PCs don't. Thus, the memory cards are used very efficiently.
Third of all of all, a large number of $500 or so Pocket PC's have dual slots, which allow both memory (let's see your memory stick slot go up to 512 MB) and expansion (standard CF slot).
Myself, I got the 300 MHz Dell Axim. For $200 (!) I got this:
-300 MHz XScale
-320x240 16-bit transflective screen
-32 MB RAM, 24 MB ROM
-CF slot
-SD slot
And that's not bad, trust me. I have yet to see a PalmOS device that can do Doom or Quake, or play OGG or Divx files (both work very well on PPC) off of a storage card of a remotely reasonable size.
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It would be kinda hard to price-fix methanol considering how standard it is... that's like trying to price-fix water. This is, of course, assuming that only pure methanol is needed.
Pocket PC phones, although large, can run a huge amount of software---and yes, they can play Vorbis. Stinger is meant to be more of a small smartphone OS than a PDA phone OS; that's what Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition is for.
My 1880 MHz Athlon and Geforce 2 managed it perfectly... *shrugs*
Windows CE has Unicode by default too... however, that doesn't mean much.
A very large part of DN3D (including the sound code) was written in x86 assembly and not C. Thus, a large portion of the game will have to be rewritten before it can be ported to other platforms or hacked up easily.
The HP Jornada 720 comes very close, and has a nice screen too.
Who said Dell is creating a monopoly? They've only become the only vendors for their own printers.
Remember that if people gamble to play then there will be a much different audience than your standard coop of 12-year-olds. In fact, considering it's gambling, it might even be illegal to allow anyone over 18.
No, you're wrong. Nothing needs to be emulated; the slow performance of the XScale is due to the bad design. The XScale's memory handling is much worse than that of the StrongARM, and thus some (in practice, very few) programs can be optimized to use memory less aggressively. However, this has nothing to do with more or less instructions. The XScale does NOT emulate anything.
The XScale is an ARM; thus, logically there can't be any differences between an ARM and an XScale.
Perhaps you meant the differences between the XScale and StrongARM. Buse the same ARM instruction set with the XScale having a few added instructions (which are usually totally useless, and thus irrelevant). Thus, they're perfectly compatible.
The pad doesn't use inductive charging; instead, it's a grid of tiny contacts that probe corresponding contacts on the device. When it finds the corresponding contacts touching, it starts charging. Thus, you don't have to worry about EM radiation, wiping away credit cards, or anything like that.
Every modern processor can run with a good heasink and fan. However, that's not the point. People want to overclock, and people want cool factor.
It's not about marketing... it's about people who want to have good-looking computers. Notice all the people who do case mods themselves, adding windows and such. A large number of them are very creative. Besides, how come those with Macs are regarded as having "class/taste/etc" while those with modded cases as being sheep?
Dell does make very nice computers. If you doubt that for a second, go look at what Compaq, HP and eMachines offer.
The Athlon can take a lot. People have overclocked the 1700+ and 2100+ Thoroughbreds to 3 GHz before.
The 4GHz is only when heavily overclocked. The fastest retail P4 runs at 3.06 GHz, which actually is about the same speed as the 3000+. The 3200+ should give a nice speed boost. Actually, the fastest-overclocked Athlon runs at about the same speed as the fastest-overclocked P4. Not only that, but both processors are at about the same price.
Just when I thought my KT400's 333 MHz bus was state-of-the-art and could handle any Athlon ever made, this comes along!
unitl Amazon patents its new one-click registration system.
Just a second, let me see how well my Thinkpad survives a 20 foot drop. I'll be right back.
Not just that, but there's no PCMCIA slot either.
Yes, you read that correctly. 62 3DMarks, where 3DMark 2001 gives me 3750. A bit skewed, eh? Well, here's my system:
- AMD Athlon @ 1070 MHz
- GeForce 2 GTS, core @ 206, mem @ 360
- 256 megs PC133 SDRAM
Of course, the fact that only one out of four tests actually worked explains my score. Fair? Sure, if you don't have an old card. I feel so left out...No, it's not the slow cache, it's just that the chip's architectures isn't too good. 200, 300 and 400 MHz XScales are all pretty slow compared to StrongARMs in most applications.
No, they are't... I doubt that Clie can play Doom or DivX any better than my $200, 300 MHz Dell Pocket PC can.
It probably wouldn't run Quake 3 well... my Dell Axim has a 300 MHz XScale (comparable about to a 206 MHz StrongARM, maybe slighly slower) and it runs Quake I at only 7.2 fps. That's a far cry from a playable Quake III... the same guy ported Quake II, but that's far from playable.
Well, first of all, Pocket PC's can execute in place. Trust me. Second of all, as others have mentioned, data takes up the same amount of space. The difference in program size is minimal, and since the programs aren't copied over to RAM, the size of the programs doesn't really matter since it doesn't waste any actual space. Pocket PC's use the standard VFAT filesystem, and thus it's much easier to put data on memory cards. In PalmOS, programs have to be desgined to use data from memory cards; Pocket PCs don't. Thus, the memory cards are used very efficiently. Third of all of all, a large number of $500 or so Pocket PC's have dual slots, which allow both memory (let's see your memory stick slot go up to 512 MB) and expansion (standard CF slot). Myself, I got the 300 MHz Dell Axim. For $200 (!) I got this: -300 MHz XScale -320x240 16-bit transflective screen -32 MB RAM, 24 MB ROM -CF slot -SD slot And that's not bad, trust me. I have yet to see a PalmOS device that can do Doom or Quake, or play OGG or Divx files (both work very well on PPC) off of a storage card of a remotely reasonable size.