Those were the days. PC Magazine would review 50 PC's, from ATR to Dell, Polywell to Gateway. Big names, small names. They ran application benchmarks and you could see which systems were the fastest. They also included information such as failure rate and wait times for calling tech support.
These days, with 'web magazines', a PC comparison has 5 PC's and a paragraph or two about each one.
Of course, magazines weren't perfect. The top rated PC's were often the most advertised. Manufacturers probably got smart and decided to pressure magazines into not publishing those numbers by witholding advertising dollars.
On top of that, Nascar has a sponsor for whole racing class. It used to be Winston Cup (as in the cigarettes), now it's Nextel Cup Racing (as in the celluar phone service)
Nothing like writing a small program to display lines in each of the 256 colors in mode 13, and then playing with the palette.
I remember firing up 1024x768x16, and wondering who on earth could see those tiny pixels, and being amazed at how slow the moveto() lineto() in QuickC were.
You can't get very close. We went there over 10 years ago, I think they said something like 2 miles was as close as you could get. I'm sure it's pretty loud.
I dunno about the rest of you, but I don't go spending $20 buying 250-page, semi-technical books to toss at friends and family.
I actually did this for a family member who would call me twice a day after I gave them a computer.
I bought them a book on Firefox and a book on Windows XP. Now I don't waste my time on 'problems' like I can't find my music files or how do I a print a photo.
Independent game stores are usually hard to find, and when you do they are generally overpriced.
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WAL-MART SELLS FOR CHEAPER
The days of mom and pop shops of almost any kind are gone. The Internet has killed profit margins. Forget service and anything else. The bottom line is who's got it the cheapest. Kind of sad, really.
This is where the beauty of something like 'Google desktop' would come in handy.
All your files are stored online in your account. You can sign into your email from anywhere. Want to edit a document? Built-in Java-based Microsoft-compatible office suite. It's all the same on any computer you use. Is your computer acting up? Throw it away, buy a new one. Just sign back in and you're right where you started.
eMachines had a Celeron 266MHz model (32MB, 4GB) that was released at $399 or something in Christmas of 1998 or 1999. We sold a ton of them at Best Buy, people lined up in front of the store before we even opened.
For gods sakes my 66mhz dc290 kodak camera plays mame. You think the psp isnt up to the task? Its MEANT FOR GAMES. I would say my camera isnt.
It's meant for playing games that are specifically programmed for the PSP. It's not meant to emulate other machines. Emulation is very slow. The PSP doesn't have the raw, general processing power to do it.
Have you looked at any of the Centrino laptops? They are all limited to 1024x768 resolution. I have never heard of a reason for this but I assume it is for power saving.
Are you trolling? I've had my Dell 700M for almost a year, and it is a Centrino/1200x800
I had a Dell Axim 3 or something, I played SNES/Mame/NES games on it without a hitch. The buttons sucked but other than that it worked fine. Even SuperFX games like Starfox.
The goal is to stimulate open-source development for other applications of the chip. The article doesn't mention if there will be some affordable development systems for all these programmers -- I'm hoping for a ps3 devkit."
Just because the chips specs will be out, doesn't mean the whole PS3 will be open. So that won't happen.
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Try this with Mac OS X when it's officially relased on x86 Macs. I'm sure they'll get it working, but Apple will lock it down somehow.
Those were the days. PC Magazine would review 50 PC's, from ATR to Dell, Polywell to Gateway. Big names, small names. They ran application benchmarks and you could see which systems were the fastest. They also included information such as failure rate and wait times for calling tech support.
These days, with 'web magazines', a PC comparison has 5 PC's and a paragraph or two about each one.
Of course, magazines weren't perfect. The top rated PC's were often the most advertised. Manufacturers probably got smart and decided to pressure magazines into not publishing those numbers by witholding advertising dollars.
I remember seeing this in shareware catalogs. Didn't it generate assembler code, and you had to have MASM to build your program?
Anyone remember MIX C? They used to have the full-page ads in Computer Shopper, you got the compiler, book, and everything for $59.95.
I never got to use either of them, I was lucky enough to get a copy of Borland Turbo C.
If they do, it's not on the news like this.
They should make a 'Passion of the Christ' video game. You can be Jesus or his sacrificers.
On top of that, Nascar has a sponsor for whole racing class. It used to be Winston Cup (as in the cigarettes), now it's Nextel Cup Racing (as in the celluar phone service)
That stupid Peter Pan guy?
SaveKaren?
Subservient Chicken?
Nothing like writing a small program to display lines in each of the 256 colors in mode 13, and then playing with the palette.
I remember firing up 1024x768x16, and wondering who on earth could see those tiny pixels, and being amazed at how slow the moveto() lineto() in QuickC were.
This actually would be your best bet. Perfect for your situation. "Networking For Dummies" can be found at almost any bookstore.
You can't get very close. We went there over 10 years ago, I think they said something like 2 miles was as close as you could get. I'm sure it's pretty loud.
Nobody wants to play a religous game, just like nobody wants to listen to religous music.
Here's an example. And another.
The thing with religion in the US is, people will attend services but are embarassed to say so.
I dunno about the rest of you, but I don't go spending $20 buying 250-page, semi-technical books to toss at friends and family.
I actually did this for a family member who would call me twice a day after I gave them a computer.
I bought them a book on Firefox and a book on Windows XP. Now I don't waste my time on 'problems' like I can't find my music files or how do I a print a photo.
Should we send kids that run meth labs to chemistry school?
Independent game stores are usually hard to find, and when you do they are generally overpriced.
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WAL-MART SELLS FOR CHEAPER
The days of mom and pop shops of almost any kind are gone. The Internet has killed profit margins. Forget service and anything else. The bottom line is who's got it the cheapest. Kind of sad, really.
The lowest you've been able to get is a dual 2.0GHz
Right?
This is where the beauty of something like 'Google desktop' would come in handy.
All your files are stored online in your account. You can sign into your email from anywhere. Want to edit a document? Built-in Java-based Microsoft-compatible office suite. It's all the same on any computer you use. Is your computer acting up? Throw it away, buy a new one. Just sign back in and you're right where you started.
For a less biased review site, check out Distrowatch. They also link to independent reviews.
It's basically a fact of life on the Internet that you'll get port scanned. If you have an IP, probes are bound to happen.
I'm sure someone could upload firmware to a router and set it up to port scan or other activity.
eMachines had a Celeron 266MHz model (32MB, 4GB) that was released at $399 or something in Christmas of 1998 or 1999. We sold a ton of them at Best Buy, people lined up in front of the store before we even opened.
For gods sakes my 66mhz dc290 kodak camera plays mame. You think the psp isnt up to the task? Its MEANT FOR GAMES. I would say my camera isnt.
It's meant for playing games that are specifically programmed for the PSP. It's not meant to emulate other machines. Emulation is very slow. The PSP doesn't have the raw, general processing power to do it.
Was the Playstation 2 Linux even usable for much? I remember a few screenshots here and there, but I can't imagine it would be useful for much.
You're missing a few steps. Microsoft didn't screw up and release the XBox 32X and XBox CD.
Also, Sega goofed up and didn't have any kind of launch software with the Saturn. Microsoft will do very well this round.
Have you looked at any of the Centrino laptops? They are all limited to 1024x768 resolution. I have never heard of a reason for this but I assume it is for power saving.
Are you trolling? I've had my Dell 700M for almost a year, and it is a Centrino/1200x800
I had a Dell Axim 3 or something, I played SNES/Mame/NES games on it without a hitch. The buttons sucked but other than that it worked fine. Even SuperFX games like Starfox.
Pentium M on the desktop? Please?
Read Tom's Hardware Guide for some more info.
The goal is to stimulate open-source development for other applications of the chip. The article doesn't mention if there will be some affordable development systems for all these programmers -- I'm hoping for a ps3 devkit."
Just because the chips specs will be out, doesn't mean the whole PS3 will be open. So that won't happen.