Re:Pentium history minus nasty things?
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I had the original Pentium 60Mhz, and Intel replaced mine without any question. It even paid the shipping fees. (I was wishing Intel would send me a faster chip too, but I guess I was asking too much.)
"If you can start typing in the WORD PROCESSOR, it's pretty much ready to use, isn't it?"
It is ready to use but not all of the features are. For example the spell checker and grammar checker are loaded after you can start typing. And I supposed the wizards, option dialogs, file convertors, etc. aren't loaded before they are actually activated by the user. It is a simple logic to speed up start time by loaded only what is needed.
RPG like the Final Fantasy series have lots of the puzzle solving elements, along with complete, interactive stories. I remember the pure simple fun of playing 7th Guest, but the plot and gameplay of RPG give me more motivation to solve puzzles.
I just installed Mandrake 10 on my NEC Versa laptop for a few days, and I've discovered several pieces of my hardware don't work: - Saitrk P750 USB gamepad - Creative Nomad Zen NX - PCMCIA CompactFlash card reader - built-in SD and memorystick slots
All of them work fine with Windows XP, but I can't get them to work at all in Linux. So now I just have to rely on dual boot when I want to use the hardware.
I just wish those companies would release drivers for Linux.
Can save energy with other components too, for example the supposedly great OLED display, new energy-saving CPU, or even a more efficient OS. Or perhaps somebody can make a harddisk less power hungry.
That tiny harddisk sounds nice, but I wish it will have USB host or Compact Flash card reader so I can transfer all the photos from my digital camera to the harddisk. Large CF or microdrives are too expensive, and this sounds like a much better solution.
"working out is hard, playing video games is easy"
DDR is not easy! It took me a lot of practicing to pass the first stage. By the way an hour of playing DDR is much more tiring than working out for an hour. However it is fun and even addictive so you'll keep on playing it.
I think there should be difficulty modes in Simcity, so beginners can start with "easy mode" with less stuff to care about. By the way, will the next Simcity be truly 3D?
"Their plan is simple. Give your Windows users applications which run on both Linux and Windows, teach them how to use them and when they are comfortable, replace the Operating System with Linux."
In my experience it is not as simple as that. Most people have resistance for change. When they have got used to one operating system it is not easy to teach them to do things in a different way. And Linux is still behind Windows in terms of usability, which I think should be the first priority for future Linux development.
Dreamweaver LBI are pieces of HTML code that can be shared among multiple web pages. It has similar effect as SSI but the code insertion is done on the client side before uploading to the web server.
Seriously, I use notepad to maintain my photoblog, and upload with FTP. I don't find it difficult at all. As long as you use SSI and CSS you can isolate your editing to a very small part. I find it easier and simpler to handle than any other blogging system.
The average users don't want to remember text commands and syntax, it is as simple as that. Yes the command line interface is more efficient at many tasks, however the learning curve is deeper.
1. Setup a Linux web server 2. Host an interesting story on Slashdot with large JPEGs. 3. Post the story on Slashdot 4. Watch your server being Slashdotted!
The job sucks anyway so I'm not too worried. What I hate the most is that I have to keep writing documents and manuals for my replacments to read. I would rather be doing some real technical work.
In my company I have to train my potential replacements every day. The company wants to have the ability to layoff anyone, anytime without worry. In fact they have a big layoff once every few months. I'm getting used to it.
- It is a device you bring along with you all the time every day. - It is a device to let you communicate with people all around the world, no matter where you are. - It is a fashion or status symbol to some people.
They have every reason to be "psycho" about their phones.
You need quite a lot of bandwidth for high-quality video conference. I don't understand why you think it is necessary for the phone to download the content to a local storage when there is a high-speed connection. By the way, the connection can be used for watching TV programs too. Future LCD will have very high resolutions, and it will require higher bandwidth to transfer the images.
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I had the original Pentium 60Mhz, and Intel replaced mine without any question. It even paid the shipping fees. (I was wishing Intel would send me a faster chip too, but I guess I was asking too much.)
Just think MemoryStick, from SONY. I like to call it "MemoryStink".
It is ready to use but not all of the features are. For example the spell checker and grammar checker are loaded after you can start typing. And I supposed the wizards, option dialogs, file convertors, etc. aren't loaded before they are actually activated by the user. It is a simple logic to speed up start time by loaded only what is needed.
RPG like the Final Fantasy series have lots of the puzzle solving elements, along with complete, interactive stories. I remember the pure simple fun of playing 7th Guest, but the plot and gameplay of RPG give me more motivation to solve puzzles.
I just installed Mandrake 10 on my NEC Versa laptop for a few days, and I've discovered several pieces of my hardware don't work:
- Saitrk P750 USB gamepad
- Creative Nomad Zen NX
- PCMCIA CompactFlash card reader
- built-in SD and memorystick slots
All of them work fine with Windows XP, but I can't get them to work at all in Linux. So now I just have to rely on dual boot when I want to use the hardware.
I just wish those companies would release drivers for Linux.
Can save energy with other components too, for example the supposedly great OLED display, new energy-saving CPU, or even a more efficient OS. Or perhaps somebody can make a harddisk less power hungry.
That tiny harddisk sounds nice, but I wish it will have USB host or Compact Flash card reader so I can transfer all the photos from my digital camera to the harddisk. Large CF or microdrives are too expensive, and this sounds like a much better solution.
DDR is not easy! It took me a lot of practicing to pass the first stage. By the way an hour of playing DDR is much more tiring than working out for an hour. However it is fun and even addictive so you'll keep on playing it.
Shouldn't you begin with embedded linux instead of redhat?
Yeah wouldn't it be nice if I can zoom into the streets and decorate the exterior of my own house? Or perhaps even integrate it with The Sims.
I think there should be difficulty modes in Simcity, so beginners can start with "easy mode" with less stuff to care about. By the way, will the next Simcity be truly 3D?
I'm interested in comparing them with NTFS, anyone?
... may the force be with you!
In my experience it is not as simple as that. Most people have resistance for change. When they have got used to one operating system it is not easy to teach them to do things in a different way. And Linux is still behind Windows in terms of usability, which I think should be the first priority for future Linux development.
Words can be art too when used in a deliberately stylish/expressive way. Think of poems and songs.
Dreamweaver LBI are pieces of HTML code that can be shared among multiple web pages. It has similar effect as SSI but the code insertion is done on the client side before uploading to the web server.
Just use SSI if your web server supports it (most do). No need to "update all pages" like you do with LBI.
Seriously, I use notepad to maintain my photoblog, and upload with FTP. I don't find it difficult at all. As long as you use SSI and CSS you can isolate your editing to a very small part. I find it easier and simpler to handle than any other blogging system.
The average users don't want to remember text commands and syntax, it is as simple as that. Yes the command line interface is more efficient at many tasks, however the learning curve is deeper.
1. Setup a Linux web server
2. Host an interesting story on Slashdot with large JPEGs.
3. Post the story on Slashdot
4. Watch your server being Slashdotted!
The job sucks anyway so I'm not too worried. What I hate the most is that I have to keep writing documents and manuals for my replacments to read. I would rather be doing some real technical work.
In my company I have to train my potential replacements every day. The company wants to have the ability to layoff anyone, anytime without worry. In fact they have a big layoff once every few months. I'm getting used to it.
I thought the world was a lot bigger than Atlantic City. Come on! That's nothing compared to arcades in China, or other devleoping countries.
- It is a device you bring along with you all the time every day.
- It is a device to let you communicate with people all around the world, no matter where you are.
- It is a fashion or status symbol to some people.
They have every reason to be "psycho" about their phones.
You need quite a lot of bandwidth for high-quality video conference. I don't understand why you think it is necessary for the phone to download the content to a local storage when there is a high-speed connection. By the way, the connection can be used for watching TV programs too. Future LCD will have very high resolutions, and it will require higher bandwidth to transfer the images.