Sorry, ended a sentence without completing a thought. The first paragraph in the preceding post should read "That's part of the problem. Consistency between applications in a windowing system is a great boon to the casual user... and to users who don't like skinnable applications."
, which, instead of using the library already in memory to render them, loads its own library.
Just FUD.
Here, I'll even help spread some FUD. I was looking at using the Java Media Framework (JMF) recently to play some video files. However, I was using Swing to write the GUI. Here's what Sun has to say about Swing and JMF:
JFC/Swing components are light weight components and JMF by default uses heavy weight components. Heavy weight components are used to JMF's advantage as they permit using native rendering methods for higher frame rate video.
Got that? Sun doesn't use Swing components because they don't perform as well as native components. If Sun doesn't use them, why should anyone else?
It does, however, make a good show of the different design philosophies of the two system's developers. The Saturn was aimed at 2D graphics. The Sony Playstation was aimed at 3D graphics. Not surprisingly, each was better at the market they were aiming at.
I'm surprised that you mentioned Dead or Alive. The Playstation version had quite a few upgrades from the Saturn and Arcade versions. So many, in fact, that Tecmo ported the Playstation version back to the arcade as Dead or Alive++.
Saturn's 2D transparency is completely useless if developers can't figure out how to program it in. For instance, Konami couldn't figure out how to do it in Castlevania: Nocturne in the Moonlight (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) for the Saturn.
The Saturn's internal save space was battery backed, meaning that you lost all your saves if the battery went dead. It was also space limited, forcing you to buy save carts once it was full. Praytell that you have the correct save cart in the system on boot, because from what I've heard, changing them after the system was started is liable to erase the cart.
Randomization, when well done, increases replay value. This makes game producers go bankrupt, and game players become desperate.
Not in an MMO. Remember, one of the goals of an MMO is to keep people coming back, so they pay monthly fees and buy the expansions, which generate more money...
I've been wondering about something for a while. Perhaps someone here has some insight.
If Novell is found to have the legitimate copyrights to UNIX in the SCO vs. Novell case, does this mean that Novell can sue SCO for breach of contract, and take back their UNIX business as well?
Not so much, really. From the article: all quests take place in private instances.
As do WoWs.
All of WoWs quests take place in instances? You must be playing a different WoW than I am. Mine is World of Warcraft, and it has many more quests that take place outside of instances than inside of instances.
Windows has default video drivers that it will use if it doesn't know what type of card you're using. The defaults for this driver are 800x600 256 color (not 640x480 16-color like the article says... which makes me think he never actually checked the video properties before downloading a new driver for his card), and can usually be scaled up to 16-bit color.
The problem with automated systems trying to determine human problems is that current customer service is already as bad as robots, and since robots are inefficient in other fields, they would be useless in this one. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords, because in Soviet Russia, robot problems solve YOU. For that matter, in Sourth Korea, old people solve robot problems.
In review, they are testing out robotic lawyers.
So, which type does this comment qualify as?
OK, I admit, I didn't understand the South Korea joke part...
Microsoft has _never_ had any new ideas outside of their business model and ruthless marketing. Nearly all the _good_ software they sell was aquired and not developed in-house (e.g., Visio, Flight Sim, etc.).
Lets see if we can name a few more:
Microsoft DOS (SCP QDOS)
Microsoft XENIX (AT&T UNIX)... well... OK, this one is only kinda/sorta true.
Microsoft Windows NT (IBM OS/2)... this one is also only kinda/sorta true.
Microsoft Powerpoint (Forethought Powerpoint)
Microsoft SQL Server (Sybase SQL Server)
Microsoft Visual Basic (Alan Cooper's Ruby + Micosoft BASIC)
Microsoft Foundation Classes or MFC (Borland Object Window Library or OWL)
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Spyglass Mosaic)
The scary part is, these are just from the 80s and the first half of the 90s!
In my last place we hosted mail for 30000 users using sendmail with the spool as reiser3 and mbox. It was always fun trying to fix users mailboxes after a kernel panic, power failure or whatever.
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Please read comments before you respond to them. For instance, the following things were mentioned in the article that are newer than Windows 3.0:
I don't know, but I'd really like to slap the Office team.
Therefore, it's the "if you already own it, we'll give you this version for your Mac for free" type of free.
Sorry, ended a sentence without completing a thought. The first paragraph in the preceding post should read "That's part of the problem. Consistency between applications in a windowing system is a great boon to the casual user... and to users who don't like skinnable applications."
That's part of the problem. Consistency between applications in a windowing system is a great boon to the casual user... and to users who don't like
Swing is pluggable, yet I can't choose to use my own OSes widgets. Why is that? Instead, I have to use
, which, instead of using the library already in memory to render them, loads its own library.Just FUD.
Here, I'll even help spread some FUD. I was looking at using the Java Media Framework (JMF) recently to play some video files. However, I was using Swing to write the GUI. Here's what Sun has to say about Swing and JMF:
Got that? Sun doesn't use Swing components because they don't perform as well as native components. If Sun doesn't use them, why should anyone else?
Ilicit access to information systems could be part of any or all of the following:
- Destruction of private property (information)
- Industrial espionage
- Fraud
- Identity theft
All of which are quite a bit more serious than petty larceny.That date is loony anyway. Everyone knows that there are only 12 months, not 30. :P
I'm surprised that you mentioned Dead or Alive. The Playstation version had quite a few upgrades from the Saturn and Arcade versions. So many, in fact, that Tecmo ported the Playstation version back to the arcade as Dead or Alive++.
Saturn's 2D transparency is completely useless if developers can't figure out how to program it in. For instance, Konami couldn't figure out how to do it in Castlevania: Nocturne in the Moonlight (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) for the Saturn.
The Saturn's internal save space was battery backed, meaning that you lost all your saves if the battery went dead. It was also space limited, forcing you to buy save carts once it was full. Praytell that you have the correct save cart in the system on boot, because from what I've heard, changing them after the system was started is liable to erase the cart.
Sony isn't the only one planning on using Cell. IBM plans on selling Cell servers.
Shouldn't the parent be modded funny, not insightful? :P
I certainly hope they don't use MyISAM tables. I'd like to think that the government likes stability more than speed.
I haven't played any Sony MMOs in some time (1 year (or less) stint back when SWG came out, 3 month stint when EQ2 came out).
Oh, wait, wrong kind of Spam.
Anyone want to bet that they still won't fix outstanding game bugs before new expansions come out?
Not in an MMO. Remember, one of the goals of an MMO is to keep people coming back, so they pay monthly fees and buy the expansions, which generate more money...
So, will we ever see a Hellgate/Hellmouth: Sunnydale? :D
That video is also "tool assisted," meaning that they used an emulator and save states and reloaded them to get the fastest time possible.
If Novell is found to have the legitimate copyrights to UNIX in the SCO vs. Novell case, does this mean that Novell can sue SCO for breach of contract, and take back their UNIX business as well?
As do WoWs.
All of WoWs quests take place in instances? You must be playing a different WoW than I am. Mine is World of Warcraft, and it has many more quests that take place outside of instances than inside of instances.
Windows has default video drivers that it will use if it doesn't know what type of card you're using. The defaults for this driver are 800x600 256 color (not 640x480 16-color like the article says... which makes me think he never actually checked the video properties before downloading a new driver for his card), and can usually be scaled up to 16-bit color.
In review, they are testing out robotic lawyers.
So, which type does this comment qualify as?
OK, I admit, I didn't understand the South Korea joke part...
Lets see if we can name a few more:
The scary part is, these are just from the 80s and the first half of the 90s!
I think you mean Windows 98.
You make a very good case for using maildir.
I hate to say it, but you could have solved this problem by RTFM and using the diagram that is (probably) there. :P