Go look at iexplore.exe, then. Explorer.exe is the Windows shell. BTW, Opera is slightly lighter in RAM than MSIE, and AFAIK, both are MUCH lighter than Moz 1.6.
Actually, Windows (and DOS) always assumes that a disk is inserted whenever the drive is mounted. It does check to be sure that it's the SAME disk, and it only does this on an access attempt. The only hardware that can autodetect mounting of a floppy disk is the Mac, and it's done it since 1984.
Here are the dates on the patents: 5,597,307: January 28, 1997 (filed May 11, 1995) 5,795,156: August 18, 1998 (filed November 1, 1995) 6,249,863: June 19, 2001 (filed May 3, 1999) 6,418,532: July 9, 2002 (filed March 22, 2001)
Also, here's the date on the Microsoft Autorun patent: 6,366,966: April 2, 2002 (filed December 13, 1994)
So, while three of the TVI patents are OLDER than the Autorun patent, the Autorun patent was filed six months earlier than the first TVI patent.
On Mozilla's Project list, they show 63 of their own projects, 12 browsers (three of which are their own, one of which is also one of the 63 projects), and seven projects that they know of not under their own control.
(on topic part) No. For as long as at least 50% of the computer-using population runs IE on Windows, or about 65% of the browsers report as IE on Windows (Opera looks much like a MSIE-using app such as Feedreader in the UA string when ID-ing as IE6, unless it's on a non-Windows OS).
Pfft... I think not. It's even a registered trademark in the US.
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I really prefer the old layout, though. I'm running 7.50p1, but I've changed the layout back. It's also got tons of new features under the hood, including a learning filter (don't call it Bayesian on Opera Forums, or they'll flame you) on M2, RSS support on M2, and a new Hotlist system.
They've had that since version 6.x, or maybe earlier - the only pre-6.x version I used was 2.12 (Web Archive is your friend), and that was just to see how Opera was in the early days.
Actually, you can change the banner to an actual banner ad, instead of a 468x60 position for an ad. I'm not sure, but there might still be comics in there. Opera does seem a bit slower with the graphical ads in here, however.
My current system is a PMMX-233 with 96MB RAM, and I can barely run Firebird 0.7 on it (I haven't tried Firefox). Opera 7.23 runs almost perfectly (I won't update that system to 7.50 until 7.50 final comes out).
Actually, Opera's a shareware browser, and utilizes Google AdWords in the unpaid version. I should know - I see an AdWords block up on the top of my browser.
WRONG. The difference is how SOCIAL one is. A nerd is one who fits the traditional "living in mom's basement willingly" stereotype, and TRIES to be antisocial. A geek is very social, and doesn't want to be a basement dweller. 99.9% of/. is made up of geeks, even though it's "News for nerds, stuff that matters". Otherwise, you wouldn't see articles with more than 5 or 10 posts.
Games aren't NECESSARY, but ringtones are. Because cell phones are so popular, you need a unique ringtone, or every time a cell phone rings, you'll be looking at yours.
Actually, that still meets minimum requirements, as long as the 486 is a DX/2-66 or better. I do know Windows 98 will refuse to install on a system with less than 16MB, so the solution is to stuff it full of borrowed RAM to install W98, and then pull the RAM and 98lite IE away if you want W98.
If that's the case, Windows XP and Windows 2000 have compatibility modes to lie to the games so that they don't go: "Windows NT? You're playing games at work? SLACKER! I WON'T LET YOU PLAY ME!"
In Windows XP, it's a tab on the shortcut properties, but in Windows 2000, it's hidden somewhere, and I forget where it is (haven't played with a 2K box in a while, as I switched to Linux).
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Go look at iexplore.exe, then. Explorer.exe is the Windows shell. BTW, Opera is slightly lighter in RAM than MSIE, and AFAIK, both are MUCH lighter than Moz 1.6.
Actually, Windows (and DOS) always assumes that a disk is inserted whenever the drive is mounted. It does check to be sure that it's the SAME disk, and it only does this on an access attempt. The only hardware that can autodetect mounting of a floppy disk is the Mac, and it's done it since 1984.
Here are the dates on the patents:
5,597,307: January 28, 1997 (filed May 11, 1995)
5,795,156: August 18, 1998 (filed November 1, 1995)
6,249,863: June 19, 2001 (filed May 3, 1999)
6,418,532: July 9, 2002 (filed March 22, 2001)
Also, here's the date on the Microsoft Autorun patent:
6,366,966: April 2, 2002 (filed December 13, 1994)
So, while three of the TVI patents are OLDER than the Autorun patent, the Autorun patent was filed six months earlier than the first TVI patent.
On Mozilla's Project list, they show 63 of their own projects, 12 browsers (three of which are their own, one of which is also one of the 63 projects), and seven projects that they know of not under their own control.
BTW, Firefox is a code name. Since this is the case, when it hits version 1.0, it'll be called Mozilla Browser (or something like that).
(on topic part) No. For as long as at least 50% of the computer-using population runs IE on Windows, or about 65% of the browsers report as IE on Windows (Opera looks much like a MSIE-using app such as Feedreader in the UA string when ID-ing as IE6, unless it's on a non-Windows OS).
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/trademarks/wing uide.asp
Pfft... I think not. It's even a registered trademark in the US.
Please follow these guidelines when making reference to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) brand products, including but not limited to: Windows(R) 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows CE, Windows XP, Windows ServerTM, Windows NT(R), and Windows MobileTM.
Read it again. One Louder, who submitted this story, put that in. However, timothy didn't cut it out.
I really prefer the old layout, though. I'm running 7.50p1, but I've changed the layout back. It's also got tons of new features under the hood, including a learning filter (don't call it Bayesian on Opera Forums, or they'll flame you) on M2, RSS support on M2, and a new Hotlist system.
They've had that since version 6.x, or maybe earlier - the only pre-6.x version I used was 2.12 (Web Archive is your friend), and that was just to see how Opera was in the early days.
There's actually an extension for Moz that gives you the Google Toolbar, minus PageRank.
Actually, you can change the banner to an actual banner ad, instead of a 468x60 position for an ad. I'm not sure, but there might still be comics in there. Opera does seem a bit slower with the graphical ads in here, however.
Umm... think more like 1997...
My current system is a PMMX-233 with 96MB RAM, and I can barely run Firebird 0.7 on it (I haven't tried Firefox). Opera 7.23 runs almost perfectly (I won't update that system to 7.50 until 7.50 final comes out).
Umm... I'm running 7.50 Preview 1, and I HATED the new layout. I tweaked it so that it worked like the old version...
Actually, Opera's a shareware browser, and utilizes Google AdWords in the unpaid version. I should know - I see an AdWords block up on the top of my browser.
WRONG. The difference is how SOCIAL one is. A nerd is one who fits the traditional "living in mom's basement willingly" stereotype, and TRIES to be antisocial. A geek is very social, and doesn't want to be a basement dweller. 99.9% of /. is made up of geeks, even though it's "News for nerds, stuff that matters". Otherwise, you wouldn't see articles with more than 5 or 10 posts.
That's buffer underrun, if you must know. In other words, they're GIVING blow jobs 24/7.
Games aren't NECESSARY, but ringtones are. Because cell phones are so popular, you need a unique ringtone, or every time a cell phone rings, you'll be looking at yours.
Their product is the Netbook Pro, a version of their Netbook legtop (bigger than a palmtop, smaller than a laptop) that runs WinCE.
What, you all use Lunix? What country do you live in? I mean, it must be pretty poor if you're running C64s everywhere!
On Windows, Opera doesn't "just disappear". It blows up in your face if it's going to do that.
BTW, I have seen Opera disappear on Linux, but some sites cause MozFirebird 0.7 to fall over FAST on Damn Small Linux.
That's my guess... I watched Win98FE refuse to install on a P60 with 16MB, but since 98Lite has it's own installer, it probably doesn't check.
My guess is that they hacked the installer. Either that, or they doctored the screenshots...
Also, it must have been ME, as it requires a 150, whereas Win98 needs a 486DX-2/66.
I have heard that Fedora will run nicely on 128MB in graphical, by the way. KDE gets to be a bitch on it, I've heard, but...
BTW, Mandrake 9.2, which says 64 in graphical, runs pretty well WITH KDE on 96.
Actually, that still meets minimum requirements, as long as the 486 is a DX/2-66 or better. I do know Windows 98 will refuse to install on a system with less than 16MB, so the solution is to stuff it full of borrowed RAM to install W98, and then pull the RAM and 98lite IE away if you want W98.
If that's the case, Windows XP and Windows 2000 have compatibility modes to lie to the games so that they don't go: "Windows NT? You're playing games at work? SLACKER! I WON'T LET YOU PLAY ME!"
In Windows XP, it's a tab on the shortcut properties, but in Windows 2000, it's hidden somewhere, and I forget where it is (haven't played with a 2K box in a while, as I switched to Linux).