But then, CNN is reporting that the 911 systens are overloaded too. So who ya gonna call?
GHOST-BUSTERS!!!
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No unix shell I've ever used does what Monad does.
what... crash repeatedly for no reason?:]
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i dont know which alternate-weirdland-slashdot you read, but here, in this dimension the last php book was on Jun30. and before that Mar23. id hardly call that a `pretty good size topic'. maybe you should go back to trolling the google threads, as you probably think they are a `pretty good size' too. but what can you do, google has already got a topic.
while im sure you were aiming for the funny mods, we should still clarify that the linux-toaster thing [and others] are just glorified casemods. this shit actually controls the toaster. not bad for the old-bsd-lady, from bigiron to toasters.
It has long been regarded
that the UNIX-like OS NetBSD
is portable to every type of
machine except perhaps your
kitchen toaster. Technologic
Systems, however, has conquered
this last frontier. Using one
of its rugged embedded TS-7200
single-board computers housed
inside the empty space of a
standard 2 slice toaster, Technologic
Systems has designed a functional
NetBSD controlled toaster.
The toaster on display now
in the NetBSD booth at the
LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco,
is as high-tech as they come.
This toaster features a 4 line
LCD, USB keyboard, 10/100 ethernet
port and a RS232 serial port
for the external console. The
toaster's internal circuit
boards have been bypassed and
routed through the CPU board
allowing NetBSD complete control
over the toaster's features.
A keyboard connects through
a USB port on the side of the
toaster and the 4x40 LCD displays
a NetBSD/toaster login prompt.
The burner element is also
controlled by the TS-7200 via
an internal relay. Unlike previous
NetBSD toasters which were
nothing more than a glorified
PC case-mod, this toaster can
actually toast bread!
NetBSD was ported to the toaster
by Jesse Off (an engineer at
Technologic Systems). When
asked details about the week-long
effort, he replied, "NetBSD
is well laid out for this type
of embedded application development.
I was most worried about physical
things such as fitting the
hardware inside the case and
the board being able to survive
60 seconds at a time a half
centimeter away from an 800
watt burner element. A regular
PC can't even survive room
temperature without heatsinks
and fans, and the TS-7200 has
neither." The end-design
has no thermal issues and will
not let the user toast if things
start getting close to the
temperature margins of the
internal components measured
by the onboard temperature
sensor.
When asked what he thinks
of the NetBSD operating system,
Off replied, "Well, I'm
skewed. I have been a small-time
NetBSD developer on and off
the last 4 years. NetBSD's
single no-frills high quality
source tree is a great starting
point for bringing up an embedded
application. The API's have
a great power-to-complexity
ratio and are coded with great
wisdom as well as great intellect.
For NetBSD though, being wiser is definitely the greater virtue."
When asked what the point of this exercise was, company president Bob Miller
chuckled and had this to say: "Well,
we're definitely not planning on going into full production
with this. The idea was to follow through on a process most
of our customers are using everyday in their own embedded
designs using our boards. Though customers are not likely
using toasters in their designs, they are likely encountering many of
of the same issues such as GPIO control of hardware, custom
software design/modification and dealing with tight spaces and
high temperatures."
So what exactly is inside
this toaster for a computer
to read/control? For one, there
is a small magnetic latch that
holds your toast down against
the spring action after you
press down. To engage that
latch, one needs to know when
the user is pressing the bread
into the toaster which the
TS-7200 reads with another
sensor. There is a browning
level knob (a potentiometer)
which the TS-7200 reads with
an analog converter input.
The front panel also contains
4 bright red LEDs and 5 push-buttons
which appear to the system
as a 5-key keyboard. The NetBSD
LCD driver presents a standard
VT100 text mode console that
both the USB keyboard and 5-key
front-panel are connected.
hows the weather there? not too bright i spose. because it seems that only in weirdland localization means *ONLY* that. ever heard of different meanings? no? no worries. we learn new things every day.
there was the AMX (which i dont remember) and the Kempston which i always wanted. the only thing hooked up to the thing, except for a couple of casette-players, was a cheap knockoff joystick which never worked properly. at least my model had a nice keyboard.
The tandy had this moderately functional drawing program that seems like a really antiquated version of mspaint.
and speaking of which, i remember `Artstudio' on the zx spectrum, which really kicked the pants off any current mspaint in coolness. it even had a `mouse' cursor, which you could move around with the keys. you could make fonts and stuff. i remember i used to draw sprites all the time with that thing. hardcore pixelart. good times.
note to knee-jerkers: before you jump allover yourselves, no it does not defeat the purpose, because the google toolbar isnt just for searching, it has a lot of other goodness too.
what we need is people implementing the idea not people coming up with ideas.
hint: Development on mod_torrent is currently suspended indefinitely due to lack of time.
Slashdot Mirror
Has anyone else ever heard of http://physorg.com/ before? Anyone?
phys-what?GHOST-BUSTERS!!!
what... crash repeatedly for no reason? :]
i dont know which alternate-weirdland-slashdot you read, but here, in this dimension the last php book was on Jun30. and before that Mar23. id hardly call that a `pretty good size topic'. maybe you should go back to trolling the google threads, as you probably think they are a `pretty good size' too. but what can you do, google has already got a topic.
while im sure you were aiming for the funny mods, we should still clarify that the linux-toaster thing [and others] are just glorified casemods. this shit actually controls the toaster. not bad for the old-bsd-lady, from bigiron to toasters.
as a matter of fact, it is. it has a lil lcd on the side, where you could play some nice pixel animations.
TFA salvaged from MoFos cache:
It has long been regarded that the UNIX-like OS NetBSD is portable to every type of machine except perhaps your kitchen toaster. Technologic Systems, however, has conquered this last frontier. Using one of its rugged embedded TS-7200 single-board computers housed inside the empty space of a standard 2 slice toaster, Technologic Systems has designed a functional NetBSD controlled toaster.
The toaster on display now in the NetBSD booth at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, is as high-tech as they come. This toaster features a 4 line LCD, USB keyboard, 10/100 ethernet port and a RS232 serial port for the external console. The toaster's internal circuit boards have been bypassed and routed through the CPU board allowing NetBSD complete control over the toaster's features. A keyboard connects through a USB port on the side of the toaster and the 4x40 LCD displays a NetBSD/toaster login prompt. The burner element is also controlled by the TS-7200 via an internal relay. Unlike previous NetBSD toasters which were nothing more than a glorified PC case-mod, this toaster can actually toast bread!
NetBSD was ported to the toaster by Jesse Off (an engineer at Technologic Systems). When asked details about the week-long effort, he replied, "NetBSD is well laid out for this type of embedded application development. I was most worried about physical things such as fitting the hardware inside the case and the board being able to survive 60 seconds at a time a half centimeter away from an 800 watt burner element. A regular PC can't even survive room temperature without heatsinks and fans, and the TS-7200 has neither." The end-design has no thermal issues and will not let the user toast if things start getting close to the temperature margins of the internal components measured by the onboard temperature sensor.
When asked what he thinks of the NetBSD operating system, Off replied, "Well, I'm skewed. I have been a small-time NetBSD developer on and off the last 4 years. NetBSD's single no-frills high quality source tree is a great starting point for bringing up an embedded application. The API's have a great power-to-complexity ratio and are coded with great wisdom as well as great intellect. For NetBSD though, being wiser is definitely the greater virtue."
When asked what the point of this exercise was, company president Bob Miller chuckled and had this to say: "Well, we're definitely not planning on going into full production with this. The idea was to follow through on a process most of our customers are using everyday in their own embedded designs using our boards. Though customers are not likely using toasters in their designs, they are likely encountering many of of the same issues such as GPIO control of hardware, custom software design/modification and dealing with tight spaces and high temperatures."
So what exactly is inside this toaster for a computer to read/control? For one, there is a small magnetic latch that holds your toast down against the spring action after you press down. To engage that latch, one needs to know when the user is pressing the bread into the toaster which the TS-7200 reads with another sensor. There is a browning level knob (a potentiometer) which the TS-7200 reads with an analog converter input. The front panel also contains 4 bright red LEDs and 5 push-buttons which appear to the system as a 5-key keyboard. The NetBSD LCD driver presents a standard VT100 text mode console that both the USB keyboard and 5-key front-panel are connected.
All peripherals had NetBSD drivers w
Why people don't say PCs instead of using the universal pluralizer 's
whaddaya mean why? to make bob angry!hows the weather there? not too bright i spose. because it seems that only in weirdland localization means *ONLY* that. ever heard of different meanings? no? no worries. we learn new things every day.
and where is that? weirdland?
8th result at the time of this writing. a few more dupes and your comment will turn from Funny into Informative.
there was the AMX (which i dont remember) and the Kempston which i always wanted. the only thing hooked up to the thing, except for a couple of casette-players, was a cheap knockoff joystick which never worked properly. at least my model had a nice keyboard.
and speaking of which, i remember `Artstudio' on the zx spectrum, which really kicked the pants off any current mspaint in coolness. it even had a `mouse' cursor, which you could move around with the keys. you could make fonts and stuff. i remember i used to draw sprites all the time with that thing. hardcore pixelart. good times.
additional mouse buttons? i dont follow...
it wouldnt be smart either.
whoosh whoosh whoosh
The only problem I have with it is the doube google search box.
get rid of it and do it the smart way.note to knee-jerkers: before you jump allover yourselves, no it does not defeat the purpose, because the google toolbar isnt just for searching, it has a lot of other goodness too.
they need help.
SCUMS? yeah, like im gonna trust them. *rolls eyes*
because you can`t spell for shit.
yes indeedly-doo, very *to* bad.
on a related note the php manual already has that feature (example) and at times its quite helpful.
and what exactly is stopping you from downloading? ok theres no torrents but still. im sure they will serve torrents too if the need would arise.
Think of the children... Won't somebody please think of the children?!
it was prolly a typo. what he means is ms bought this back in 2003. also covered here.