Photographer: Deborah Feingold Date Photographed: 1985 Location Information: Bellevue, Washington, USA
Doesn't say. However, the BSOD didn't even come close to existing then. The only similar thing was if you booted Win 1.x on a version of DOS that had been DOSVER'd to 4.0 or higher (back then, 4.0 didn't exist), and it would give this weird error message with "Incorrect DOS version" stuck in there.
This had to have been 1985 or later. Look at the front computer in the first shot. It's running Windows 1.x.
FWIW, the BSOD didn't appear until Windows 3.1, and the OD part didn't come about until Windows NT 3.1 (I wouldn't be surprised if WFWG had fatal bluescreen errors). So, I have no clue on what's on the back PC. Maybe a command prompt where someone had some fun with ANSI.SYS?
However, look elsewhere. See the Mac in the corner?
Actually, 1.0 was pretty stable (well, not 1.00, but 1.01 wasn't bad). You see, there were only two or three third-party apps (PC Paintbrush was ported to Windows, and Aldus PageMaker was also ported to Windows). Everything else was MS code, and was guaranteed (well, back then, anyway) to not screw things up.
It starts in Gecko mode by default. I THINK new tabs start in Gecko mode, EVEN IF the current tab is in IE mode.
However, it will automatically switch a tab to IE mode if you go to certain sites, for example, microsoft.com (which means that Windows Update SHOULD work (on the older beta, it just crashed it).
Interesting, as this was on about three different systems.
Pentium 233 MMX, 96MB RAM, Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0 Community (Opera 7.23 through 7.54 showed the bug) Pentium 4 2.2GHz, 256MB, Windows XP Pro SP1 and 2 (7.54 showed the bug), Windows 2000 SP4 (7.11 through 7.20 showed the bug), SuSE 8.2 (7.20 through 7.23 showed the bug) (no, I don't triple boot - I used to dual boot 2K and SuSE, but the 2K install screwed up, and I then put XP on, and wiped both 2K and SuSE out) Celeron 2.0GHz, 256MB, WinXP Home SP1 (7.10 through 7.54 show the bug)
Last I checked, Dell included MS Works, Jasc PSP Album, their rebranded Musicmatch version, and a trial of McAfee AV (may have been NAV, though). As for the movie software, Windows comes with Windows Movie Maker.
Granted, OS X should be compared to XP Pro, which (IIRC) is $79 more from Dell than XP Home.
Keep it at stock RAM when you order, and upgrade later. Apple totally rips you off on RAM prices.
That said, once I get some money, this may just be the thing to move me to Apple. I've wanted to try a Mac for a while, now, and this is cheap, and can use hardware that I already own.
Ironic that someone brings this up, because Apple shows a picture of several of them stacked up next to an HPaq tower. The FIRST thing I thought was... damn small Beowulf...
Or one 3D game. Go ahead, just try to play Halo on a budget PC. Most say they're good for 2D games only. That's because an "integrated Intel graphics" chip steals power from the CPU and siphons off memory from system-level RAM. You'd have to buy an extra card to get the graphics performance of Mac mini, and some cheaper PCs don't even have an open slot to let you add one.
They WERE targeting budget gamers, too. Of course, looking at this thing, I'm wondering - how good are USB2 TV tuners on Mac? If they're good, then I'm thinking this:
Use a USB TV tuner with Mac PVR software. Use the included DVI to VGA & S-Video/Composite adaptor to go to a TV (Apple even SUGGESTS using the thing as a DVD player). Bam... Mac set-top.
Then again. I am reminded of that NCIS episode.... ehk!
Which one?
The one where the one lesbian chick kills the other, and frames it on a dead guy (as a copycat of a murder that the dead guy really did commit 10 years earlier)? Or is there one that I missed?
I almost hope Opera DOES end up with a similar fate - look what happened to Netscape. Netscape became Mozilla, which became Firefox, which is now top of the alternate browser field, and rapidly approaching 10%.
Eh... Mozilla isn't close. Opera's targetting all the way down to cell phones, Moz is targetting high-end PDAs, and is having trouble getting that low (primarily RAM usage).
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<offtopic>FWIW, I found something very interesting and scary about Opera Software (it's a rather old press release, from 2000. The ad system in Opera 5.x through today is powered by Cydoor shit. Cydoor is one of those companies we love to hate, as they make spyware. Defeat the system by turning on Google ads in 7.20 or higher. http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2000/12/2000 1206_2.dml
DISCLAIMER: I don't think Opera actually contains spyware, but using the graphical ads benefits a spyware developer. I've used the AdWords-based ads since 7.20 came out.</offtopic>
Keep the number of tabs down, and you should be fine. Opera's main problem is that over time it starts freezing, but then unfreezes. Close it out, and restart, and you should be fine.
Now, as for 8.0b1, it has NASTY memory leaks, especially if you install over a 7.6 Preview. However, GMail only works with 7.6 previews and 8.0b1.
Firefox is 4.1MB, IIRC (NOT INCLUDING EXTENSIONS). Opera is 3.5-3.6 (depending on version) MB. Oh, and it's a suite, more like Seamonkey. No extensions needed, FWIW (now, I've pushed for an extension framework, but Opera doesn't NEED extensions to be powerful).
However, your po-dunk community college and your big honking MITs of the world paid the same amount for an UNLIMITED license - $1000. Every computer on the campus, INCLUDING STUDENT PCs, could use it.
Yeah, big deal for the little colleges, but not so much for the big colleges.
I agree here. I KNOW the thing is aimed at people with a PC that want to try a Mac out for a change, without having to get a whole new monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
However, here's what I was replying to (a troll, it seems):
Apple does it again. Amazing. Mini Mac will blow any little Shuttle box away.
I was saying that the Mac mini could never hope to blow a Shuttle away. OK, maybe an old SV24, but not much.
However, like someone else who replied to that comment, I agree that the Mac mini is more of a Tranquil or Hush competitor in the SFF space (although that's NOT THE TARGET MARKET!). If I had the money, this'd be one hell of a way to try a Mac.
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The MS apps were included.
It does seem that you might be right on PageMaker, but here is proof that there was at least one Win1.x third-party app.
Doesn't say. However, the BSOD didn't even come close to existing then. The only similar thing was if you booted Win 1.x on a version of DOS that had been DOSVER'd to 4.0 or higher (back then, 4.0 didn't exist), and it would give this weird error message with "Incorrect DOS version" stuck in there.
This had to have been 1985 or later. Look at the front computer in the first shot. It's running Windows 1.x.
FWIW, the BSOD didn't appear until Windows 3.1, and the OD part didn't come about until Windows NT 3.1 (I wouldn't be surprised if WFWG had fatal bluescreen errors). So, I have no clue on what's on the back PC. Maybe a command prompt where someone had some fun with ANSI.SYS?
However, look elsewhere. See the Mac in the corner?
Actually, 1.0 was pretty stable (well, not 1.00, but 1.01 wasn't bad). You see, there were only two or three third-party apps (PC Paintbrush was ported to Windows, and Aldus PageMaker was also ported to Windows). Everything else was MS code, and was guaranteed (well, back then, anyway) to not screw things up.
What about using "mobile" stylesheets?
That's how you're supposed to do it - same content, but different formatting for mobile, desktop, fullscreen, print, etc., etc.
IIRC, Lindows does BY DEFAULT, but they're working on that (again, though, IIRC).
I'm not sure on Lycoris, and I'm fairly sure Xandros doesn't. If you put Mandrake in that category, too, then it definitely doesn't.
It starts in Gecko mode by default. I THINK new tabs start in Gecko mode, EVEN IF the current tab is in IE mode.
However, it will automatically switch a tab to IE mode if you go to certain sites, for example, microsoft.com (which means that Windows Update SHOULD work (on the older beta, it just crashed it).
OSBA had a link to it somewhere. I'm not in the program, yet I played with it. I'm not uploading it to my space (100MB bandwidth, IIRC)...
It's a LOT nicer than the old beta - MUCH more stable, and it's actually usable. That said, I'm sticking with my Opera 8 beta.
Interesting, as this was on about three different systems.
Pentium 233 MMX, 96MB RAM, Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0 Community (Opera 7.23 through 7.54 showed the bug)
Pentium 4 2.2GHz, 256MB, Windows XP Pro SP1 and 2 (7.54 showed the bug), Windows 2000 SP4 (7.11 through 7.20 showed the bug), SuSE 8.2 (7.20 through 7.23 showed the bug) (no, I don't triple boot - I used to dual boot 2K and SuSE, but the 2K install screwed up, and I then put XP on, and wiped both 2K and SuSE out)
Celeron 2.0GHz, 256MB, WinXP Home SP1 (7.10 through 7.54 show the bug)
Don't take this wrong, but...
BBcode doesn't work on Slash. <i> and </i> are what you want.
Last I checked, Dell included MS Works, Jasc PSP Album, their rebranded Musicmatch version, and a trial of McAfee AV (may have been NAV, though). As for the movie software, Windows comes with Windows Movie Maker.
Granted, OS X should be compared to XP Pro, which (IIRC) is $79 more from Dell than XP Home.
Keep it at stock RAM when you order, and upgrade later. Apple totally rips you off on RAM prices.
That said, once I get some money, this may just be the thing to move me to Apple. I've wanted to try a Mac for a while, now, and this is cheap, and can use hardware that I already own.
Ironic that someone brings this up, because Apple shows a picture of several of them stacked up next to an HPaq tower. The FIRST thing I thought was... damn small Beowulf...
Use a USB TV tuner with Mac PVR software. Use the included DVI to VGA & S-Video/Composite adaptor to go to a TV (Apple even SUGGESTS using the thing as a DVD player). Bam... Mac set-top.
I had it with Opera 7.x 7.6xPx, Win32 AND Linux. Now, the 7.6 previews and 8.0b1 aren't NEARLY as bad on that front.
Granted, I haven't had the old Linux box booted in a while. I've been using the Win32 version.
That said, it is not NEARLY as bad if you don't install over the 7.6 previews. Also, freezes were cut down a LOT in 7.6 and 8.
Then again. I am reminded of that NCIS episode.... ehk!
Which one?
The one where the one lesbian chick kills the other, and frames it on a dead guy (as a copycat of a murder that the dead guy really did commit 10 years earlier)? Or is there one that I missed?
I almost hope Opera DOES end up with a similar fate - look what happened to Netscape. Netscape became Mozilla, which became Firefox, which is now top of the alternate browser field, and rapidly approaching 10%.
Eh... Mozilla isn't close. Opera's targetting all the way down to cell phones, Moz is targetting high-end PDAs, and is having trouble getting that low (primarily RAM usage).
DISCLAIMER: I don't think Opera actually contains spyware, but using the graphical ads benefits a spyware developer. I've used the AdWords-based ads since 7.20 came out.</offtopic>
Keep the number of tabs down, and you should be fine. Opera's main problem is that over time it starts freezing, but then unfreezes. Close it out, and restart, and you should be fine.
Now, as for 8.0b1, it has NASTY memory leaks, especially if you install over a 7.6 Preview. However, GMail only works with 7.6 previews and 8.0b1.
Go to V6 anyway. Also, why don't you like 7's interface, and why haven't you tried to customize it to be more like 5.x?
Have you tried 7.5 or 8.0b1?
Firefox is 4.1MB, IIRC (NOT INCLUDING EXTENSIONS). Opera is 3.5-3.6 (depending on version) MB. Oh, and it's a suite, more like Seamonkey. No extensions needed, FWIW (now, I've pushed for an extension framework, but Opera doesn't NEED extensions to be powerful).
However, your po-dunk community college and your big honking MITs of the world paid the same amount for an UNLIMITED license - $1000. Every computer on the campus, INCLUDING STUDENT PCs, could use it.
Yeah, big deal for the little colleges, but not so much for the big colleges.
I agree here. I KNOW the thing is aimed at people with a PC that want to try a Mac out for a change, without having to get a whole new monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
However, here's what I was replying to (a troll, it seems):
Apple does it again. Amazing. Mini Mac will blow any little Shuttle box away.
I was saying that the Mac mini could never hope to blow a Shuttle away. OK, maybe an old SV24, but not much.
However, like someone else who replied to that comment, I agree that the Mac mini is more of a Tranquil or Hush competitor in the SFF space (although that's NOT THE TARGET MARKET!). If I had the money, this'd be one hell of a way to try a Mac.