It's not FUD. I remember the PC World tests that measured the interpreter speed. But I also remember that MS was the one that wrote the JVM for windows, so perhaps MS used some exploits...
The two control and alt keys are to make it easy to keyboard. It's rough to hold down alt/cntrl plus another key with one hand, so this way, wherever the second key is, you can press and hold that key with one hand, then use alt/cntrl with the other.
Why does my computer keyboard have this "Scroll Lock" key that seems to serve no purpose whatsoever? In 15 years I don't remember ever pushing that button. I'm almost scared to touch it --Insanegrey, Lawrence, KS
Guest contributor Una Persson replies:
Although your mother told you that there are many things to avoid touching (like downed electric lines, scorpions, and the "naughty place"), don't be afraid to touch the Scroll Lock key. Nothing bad will happen - in fact, probably nothing at all will happen. Once upon a time, however, something did.
The Scroll Lock key has appeared on the keyboards of IBM personal computers since the original 83-key PC/XT and the 84-key AT layouts, and remains on the 101-key and greater "enhanced" keyboards currently in use. The Scroll Lock key wasn't on the original Macintosh keyboards but appears on the Mac's "enhanced" keyboard.
The main intent of the Scroll Lock key was to allow scrolling of screen text up, down and presumably sideways using the arrow keys in the days before large displays and graphical scroll bars. You can see where this might have been handy in the DOS era, when screen output typically was limited to 80 characters wide by 25 rows deep. For some types of programs, spreadsheets being the obvious example, it's still handy now. In Microsoft Excel, Scroll Lock allows you to scroll a spreadsheet with the arrow keys without moving the active cell pointer from the currently highlighted cell. In Quattro Pro, another spreadsheet program, Scroll Lock works in a similar manner, although in contrast to Excel it's not possible to scroll the active cell pointer completely off the screen.
Other programs use Scroll Lock for special functions. It's said (although I haven't personally verified this) that the Linux operating system as well as some early mainframe and minicomputer terminals employed Scroll Lock to stop text from scrolling on your screen in command-line sessions - pausing the scrolling, in effect. The ancient DOS adventure game "Rogue" (one of my all-time favorites) used Scroll Lock to scroll your character's movement through the ASCII dungeons on the display. I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this behavior. The point is, Scroll Lock sometimes does something besides make that little light light up.
Other odd keys worthy of note on your keyboard include the SysRq key (sometimes appearing as SysReq), which shares the same key as the "Print Screen" key. (Historical sidelight - SysRq was the "84th key" added when the 83-key PC/XT keyboard became the 84-key AT keyboard.) Unless programmed by a particular application, the SysRq key does nothing in most operating systems, including DOS, Windows, and OS/2. The SysRq key has different "hooks" into the system BIOS (basic input/output system, the interface between the software and the low-level functions of the computer) from the other keys on the keyboard. IBM evidently included this key to facilitate task switching in future operating systems - that is, to allow either switching from one task to another (as on a mainframe computer), or interrupting all tasks and returning control to the keyboard. Advanced MS-DOS Programming, second edition, Microsoft Press, states:
A multitasking program manager would be expected to capture INT 15H so that it can be notified when the user strikes the SysReq key.
In layman's terms that means, "You can make a multitasking program manager monitor a specific location in your computer's hardware so it can do something cool, such as letting the user switch tasks, when the SysReq key is pressed." As it turned out, the developers of Windows didn't use SysReq when implementing task switching. Some new keyboards no longer feature this key, and its days seem numbered.
Dear Straight Dope:
Why does my computer keyboard have this "Scroll Lock" key that seems to serve no purpose whatsoever? In 15 years I don't remember ever pushing that button. I'm almost scared to touch it --Insanegrey, Lawrence, KS
Guest contributor Una Persson replies:
Although your mother told you that there are many things to avoid touching (like downed electric lines, scorpions, and the "naughty place"), don't be afraid to touch the Scroll Lock key. Nothing bad will happen - in fact, probably nothing at all will happen. Once upon a time, however, something did.
The Scroll Lock key has appeared on the keyboards of IBM personal computers since the original 83-key PC/XT and the 84-key AT layouts, and remains on the 101-key and greater "enhanced" keyboards currently in use. The Scroll Lock key wasn't on the original Macintosh keyboards but appears on the Mac's "enhanced" keyboard.
The main intent of the Scroll Lock key was to allow scrolling of screen text up, down and presumably sideways using the arrow keys in the days before large displays and graphical scroll bars. You can see where this might have been handy in the DOS era, when screen output typically was limited to 80 characters wide by 25 rows deep. For some types of programs, spreadsheets being the obvious example, it's still handy now. In Microsoft Excel, Scroll Lock allows you to scroll a spreadsheet with the arrow keys without moving the active cell pointer from the currently highlighted cell. In Quattro Pro, another spreadsheet program, Scroll Lock works in a similar manner, although in contrast to Excel it's not possible to scroll the active cell pointer completely off the screen.
Other programs use Scroll Lock for special functions. It's said (although I haven't personally verified this) that the Linux operating system as well as some early mainframe and minicomputer terminals employed Scroll Lock to stop text from scrolling on your screen in command-line sessions - pausing the scrolling, in effect. The ancient DOS adventure game "Rogue" (one of my all-time favorites) used Scroll Lock to scroll your character's movement through the ASCII dungeons on the display. I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this behavior. The point is, Scroll Lock sometimes does something besides make that little light light up.
Other odd keys worthy of note on your keyboard include the SysRq key (sometimes appearing as SysReq), which shares the same key as the "Print Screen" key. (Historical sidelight - SysRq was the "84th key" added when the 83-key PC/XT keyboard became the 84-key AT keyboard.) Unless programmed by a particular application, the SysRq key does nothing in most operating systems, including DOS, Windows, and OS/2. The SysRq key has different "hooks" into the system BIOS (basic input/output system, the interface between the software and the low-level functions of the computer) from the other keys on the keyboard. IBM evidently included this key to facilitate task switching in future operating systems - that is, to allow either switching from one task to another (as on a mainframe computer), or interrupting all tasks and returning control to the keyboard. Advanced MS-DOS Programming, second edition, Microsoft Press, states:
A multitasking program manager would be expected to capture INT 15H so that it can be notified when the user strikes the SysReq key.
In layman's terms that means, "You can make a multitasking program manager monitor a specific location in your computer's hardware so it can do something cool, such as letting the user switch tasks, when the SysReq key is pressed." As it turned out, the developers of Windows didn't use SysReq when implementing task switching. Some new keyboards no longer feature this key, and its days seem numbered.
The Pause/Break key was used in the DOS command line environment for two different purposes. Pause cou
Yes, I know what I'm about to say is heresy to the/. crowd, but...
*takes deep breath
Windows is fairly easy to administer, and it is basically point and click, so I would just stay with the 10-12 servers, balance the load roughly equally, and just periodically have each machine automatically contact Windows Update for certain tasks. Or, have one machine keep checking for updates, and when there are updates, have the machine download them, then "push" them to the other servers.
I'd steal the PDA, personally. Someone said these things cost $450. If that's true, why is it so expensive? Just buy a few used PDA's off ebay, I'm sure they would be less expensive. And no, these things in an orchestra would be too distracting, but using a PDA to display subtitles in an opera would be terrific.
I go to UW at Madison, and let me tell you, the servers go down periodically. My internet connection routinely drops (and I know what I'm doing; I'm a techie) and I call the front desk; they openly admit that the servers are dying on them... I didn't know how strong the Princeton servers would be....
1. INTRODUCTION Several recent news reports (AFP [1], Washington Post [2], USA Today [3], AP [4], Arizona Republic [5], LA Times [6], CNet News [7]) describe a new copy-prevention method that has been applied to an album by Anthony Hamilton released by BMG on September 23. This system, called MediaMax CD3, was created by SunnComm Technologies, the producers of the first-generation copy-prevention system MediaCloQ. Discs manufactured with SunnComm's new technique include two versions of the music, each protected in a different way. One set of songs are CD audio tracks that play in standard CD players but are supposed to be difficult for computers to copy. The second set are compressed, encrypted Windows Media files that employ digital rights management (DRM) to restrict how they are used. Music producers hope that the combination of these technologies will help reduce illegal copying while still allowing legitimate customers to play songs on their PCs, but this can only be achieved if both components are secure.
In this report, I explain how MediaMax functions, analyze the weaknesses of its design, and discuss its implications for the debate about CD copy protection and the problem of copyright infringement. I find that although SunnComm has gone to great lengths to respond to criticisms of earlier systems, MediaMax still prohibits many uses of the recording that are allowed under law. At the same time, the system's protections are so weak that they are unlikely to cause any significant reduction in copying.
2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
I bought the recording Comin' From Where I'm From by Anthony Hamilton (Arista Records/BMG) from Amazon.com and received it on September 25. The disc contains twelve tracks for approximately 52 minutes of listening time.
The album cover has a sticker with this message:
This CD is protected against unauthorized duplication. It is designed to play on standard playback devices and an appropriately configured computer (see system requirements on back). If you have questions or concerns visit www.sunncomm.com/support/bmg. The hyperlink points to a FAQ that explains that the audio tracks are protected against copying and provides solutions for common problems accessing the disc's DRM-controlled content.
The following text is printed at the bottom of the back cover:
THIS CD IS ENHANCED WITH MEDIAMAX SOFTWARE. Windows Compatible Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Software will automatically install. If it doesn't, click on "LaunchCd.exe." MacOS Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Click on "Start." Usage of the CD on your computer requires your acceptance of the End User License Agreement and installation of specific software contained on the CD. Windows System Requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Windows Media Player 7.1 or compatible player. Mac System Requirements: Mac OSX 10.1, Power Mac G3/G4, iMac, eMac, Powerbook G3/G4, iBook with 128 Mb of RAM, Windows Media Player for Mac OSX, Internet Explorer 5.2, Monitor capable of displaying 800x600 screen resolution & 256 colors (64K colors recommended), 12x or faster multi-session-enabled CD-ROM drive, Flash Player 6. Digital files on this CD will also play on portable devices supporting secure WMA files. Certain computers may not be able to access the enhanced portion of this disc. None of the manufacturers, developers, or distributor make any representation or warranty, or assumes any responsibility, with respect to the enhanced portion of this disc. The "Compact Disc Digital Audio" logo is absent from the printed jacket and the face of the disc, but it is embossed in the plastic on the inside of the jewel case. The CD itself bears the warning: "This disc is protected against unauthorized duplication."
3. THE ANTI-COPY SYSTEM One component of the MediaMax system is designed to make it difficult to extract CD audio tracks as unprotected audio files using a PC. Thwarting extraction would prevent users from copying the CD or upload
This is printed on the cd: (note the software part)
THIS CD IS ENHANCED WITH MEDIAMAX SOFTWARE. Windows Compatible Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Software will automatically install. If it doesn't, click on "LaunchCd.exe." MacOS Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Click on "Start." Usage of the CD on your computer requires your acceptance of the End User License Agreement and installation of specific software contained on the CD. Windows System Requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Windows Media Player 7.1 or compatible player. Mac System Requirements: Mac OSX 10.1, Power Mac G3/G4, iMac, eMac, Powerbook G3/G4, iBook with 128 Mb of RAM, Windows Media Player for Mac OSX, Internet Explorer 5.2, Monitor capable of displaying 800x600 screen resolution & 256 colors (64K colors recommended), 12x or faster multi-session-enabled CD-ROM drive, Flash Player 6. Digital files on this CD will also play on portable devices supporting secure WMA files. Certain computers may not be able to access the enhanced portion of this disc. None of the manufacturers, developers, or distributor make any representation or warranty, or assumes any responsibility, with respect to the enhanced portion of this disc.
Get the patent, then start licensing it. Get a lawyer to write up a contract that says if you use this system, you agree not to send more than x amount of emails, not spam, etc. Require everyone who uses the scheme to sign it (PGP/GPG) and then when spammers sign the contract and spam anyway:
Better patent it quickly, before a spammer sees this and sends the paperwork in. The braindead US patent office will grant it, and then how will anyone be able to disprove the patent wasn't the spammers idea?
Interestingly enough, that happened to me too... A domain that I have owned for years suddenly had someone from the University of Wollongong, (I googled that; it's somewhere in New Zealand) as the technical contact...
Fortunately, my name was still Administrative contact, so I simply logged into the Network Solutions site and kicked the loser off. It's not like my domain gets any traffic; I mainly use it for email, so either NS screwed up or some hacker screwed around...
I checked the legal garbage at (http://www.olm.net/standardpolicies.html) and there doesn't seem to be any provision about OLM.net keeping domain name rights. Hit them with a complaint, and file complaints with the Better Business Bureau, etc. By the way, since your friend's site seems to be/.'ed, the Service Agreement here (http://www.olm.net/sla.html) says your friend is due some refund because his site is down....
What about spam? Someone could just sit out in international waters, run his own mail server, and start dumping out tons of spam onto the net. And unlike mp3's and movies, spam is very small.
If everyone has a wireless capable laptop they can bring in, just write up a webpage with Java servlets or something, wire the room with wireless access points and servers, and you're done.
If not, that previous wired keyboard option was a good idea, but does anyone know how much it would cost to build a wired keyboard to wireless converter? If you're only going to rely on a few buttons, I don't imagine that it would be a lot..
I hear what you guys are saying, but the last time I tried to suspend the armada, Windows crashed:-(. Another time, the screen went all weird, it's hard to describe, but imagine the screen in front of you was divided into about 20-30 vertical bars, and every other bar was a lot lighter than it should be, or somehow "fuzzed up" the screen (wow, there's a technical word for you). I don't know whether it's a hardware or software conflict, and personally I don't want to waste the money to buy a newer Windows version, and neither do I want to switch to Linux unless it can offer me faster bootups, because Win 98 is holding so many settings hostage, and it would be a pain to reconfigure Linux with the same settings, similar programs, etc unless it can offer me faster bootups.
yeah, I saw that too.. Slightly off topic, but what's the fastest boot time you can get with a 300mhz laptop? I have a compaq armada currently running Win 98, and if Linux can boot up faster than win 98 (I disabled a lot of stuff that autolaunches, like virus scanners, firewall, etc) I can use the laptop to take notes in lecture.
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815,000 divided by $49.95 is more than 16,000, so yes, the fine probably does cover the revenue from the scheme.
It's not FUD. I remember the PC World tests that measured the interpreter speed. But I also remember that MS was the one that wrote the JVM for windows, so perhaps MS used some exploits...
The two control and alt keys are to make it easy to keyboard. It's rough to hold down alt/cntrl plus another key with one hand, so this way, wherever the second key is, you can press and hold that key with one hand, then use alt/cntrl with the other.
Dear Straight Dope:
Why does my computer keyboard have this "Scroll Lock" key that seems to serve no purpose whatsoever? In 15 years I don't remember ever pushing that button. I'm almost scared to touch it --Insanegrey, Lawrence, KS
Guest contributor Una Persson replies:
Although your mother told you that there are many things to avoid touching (like downed electric lines, scorpions, and the "naughty place"), don't be afraid to touch the Scroll Lock key. Nothing bad will happen - in fact, probably nothing at all will happen. Once upon a time, however, something did.
The Scroll Lock key has appeared on the keyboards of IBM personal computers since the original 83-key PC/XT and the 84-key AT layouts, and remains on the 101-key and greater "enhanced" keyboards currently in use. The Scroll Lock key wasn't on the original Macintosh keyboards but appears on the Mac's "enhanced" keyboard.
The main intent of the Scroll Lock key was to allow scrolling of screen text up, down and presumably sideways using the arrow keys in the days before large displays and graphical scroll bars. You can see where this might have been handy in the DOS era, when screen output typically was limited to 80 characters wide by 25 rows deep. For some types of programs, spreadsheets being the obvious example, it's still handy now. In Microsoft Excel, Scroll Lock allows you to scroll a spreadsheet with the arrow keys without moving the active cell pointer from the currently highlighted cell. In Quattro Pro, another spreadsheet program, Scroll Lock works in a similar manner, although in contrast to Excel it's not possible to scroll the active cell pointer completely off the screen.
Other programs use Scroll Lock for special functions. It's said (although I haven't personally verified this) that the Linux operating system as well as some early mainframe and minicomputer terminals employed Scroll Lock to stop text from scrolling on your screen in command-line sessions - pausing the scrolling, in effect. The ancient DOS adventure game "Rogue" (one of my all-time favorites) used Scroll Lock to scroll your character's movement through the ASCII dungeons on the display. I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this behavior. The point is, Scroll Lock sometimes does something besides make that little light light up.
Other odd keys worthy of note on your keyboard include the SysRq key (sometimes appearing as SysReq), which shares the same key as the "Print Screen" key. (Historical sidelight - SysRq was the "84th key" added when the 83-key PC/XT keyboard became the 84-key AT keyboard.) Unless programmed by a particular application, the SysRq key does nothing in most operating systems, including DOS, Windows, and OS/2. The SysRq key has different "hooks" into the system BIOS (basic input/output system, the interface between the software and the low-level functions of the computer) from the other keys on the keyboard. IBM evidently included this key to facilitate task switching in future operating systems - that is, to allow either switching from one task to another (as on a mainframe computer), or interrupting all tasks and returning control to the keyboard. Advanced MS-DOS Programming, second edition, Microsoft Press, states:
A multitasking program manager would be expected to capture INT 15H so that it can be notified when the user strikes the SysReq key.
In layman's terms that means, "You can make a multitasking program manager monitor a specific location in your computer's hardware so it can do something cool, such as letting the user switch tasks, when the SysReq key is pressed." As it turned out, the developers of Windows didn't use SysReq when implementing task switching. Some new keyboards no longer feature this key, and its days seem numbered.
The Pause/Break key was used in t
Dear Straight Dope: Why does my computer keyboard have this "Scroll Lock" key that seems to serve no purpose whatsoever? In 15 years I don't remember ever pushing that button. I'm almost scared to touch it --Insanegrey, Lawrence, KS Guest contributor Una Persson replies: Although your mother told you that there are many things to avoid touching (like downed electric lines, scorpions, and the "naughty place"), don't be afraid to touch the Scroll Lock key. Nothing bad will happen - in fact, probably nothing at all will happen. Once upon a time, however, something did. The Scroll Lock key has appeared on the keyboards of IBM personal computers since the original 83-key PC/XT and the 84-key AT layouts, and remains on the 101-key and greater "enhanced" keyboards currently in use. The Scroll Lock key wasn't on the original Macintosh keyboards but appears on the Mac's "enhanced" keyboard. The main intent of the Scroll Lock key was to allow scrolling of screen text up, down and presumably sideways using the arrow keys in the days before large displays and graphical scroll bars. You can see where this might have been handy in the DOS era, when screen output typically was limited to 80 characters wide by 25 rows deep. For some types of programs, spreadsheets being the obvious example, it's still handy now. In Microsoft Excel, Scroll Lock allows you to scroll a spreadsheet with the arrow keys without moving the active cell pointer from the currently highlighted cell. In Quattro Pro, another spreadsheet program, Scroll Lock works in a similar manner, although in contrast to Excel it's not possible to scroll the active cell pointer completely off the screen. Other programs use Scroll Lock for special functions. It's said (although I haven't personally verified this) that the Linux operating system as well as some early mainframe and minicomputer terminals employed Scroll Lock to stop text from scrolling on your screen in command-line sessions - pausing the scrolling, in effect. The ancient DOS adventure game "Rogue" (one of my all-time favorites) used Scroll Lock to scroll your character's movement through the ASCII dungeons on the display. I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this behavior. The point is, Scroll Lock sometimes does something besides make that little light light up. Other odd keys worthy of note on your keyboard include the SysRq key (sometimes appearing as SysReq), which shares the same key as the "Print Screen" key. (Historical sidelight - SysRq was the "84th key" added when the 83-key PC/XT keyboard became the 84-key AT keyboard.) Unless programmed by a particular application, the SysRq key does nothing in most operating systems, including DOS, Windows, and OS/2. The SysRq key has different "hooks" into the system BIOS (basic input/output system, the interface between the software and the low-level functions of the computer) from the other keys on the keyboard. IBM evidently included this key to facilitate task switching in future operating systems - that is, to allow either switching from one task to another (as on a mainframe computer), or interrupting all tasks and returning control to the keyboard. Advanced MS-DOS Programming, second edition, Microsoft Press, states: A multitasking program manager would be expected to capture INT 15H so that it can be notified when the user strikes the SysReq key. In layman's terms that means, "You can make a multitasking program manager monitor a specific location in your computer's hardware so it can do something cool, such as letting the user switch tasks, when the SysReq key is pressed." As it turned out, the developers of Windows didn't use SysReq when implementing task switching. Some new keyboards no longer feature this key, and its days seem numbered. The Pause/Break key was used in the DOS command line environment for two different purposes. Pause cou
Oops, I didn't mean to say "for certain tasks"... forget that I wrote that... thanks...
Yes, I know what I'm about to say is heresy to the /. crowd, but...
*takes deep breath
Windows is fairly easy to administer, and it is basically point and click, so I would just stay with the 10-12 servers, balance the load roughly equally, and just periodically have each machine automatically contact Windows Update for certain tasks. Or, have one machine keep checking for updates, and when there are updates, have the machine download them, then "push" them to the other servers.
Yeah, i have been to places like that too (Chicago Opera House) but my point is, it would be easier to have it on a PDA in front of you.
Just as a matter of interest, how does one submit an rfc? I haven't seen an faq on the subject on ietf.org
I'd steal the PDA, personally. Someone said these things cost $450. If that's true, why is it so expensive? Just buy a few used PDA's off ebay, I'm sure they would be less expensive. And no, these things in an orchestra would be too distracting, but using a PDA to display subtitles in an opera would be terrific.
I go to UW at Madison, and let me tell you, the servers go down periodically. My internet connection routinely drops (and I know what I'm doing; I'm a techie) and I call the front desk; they openly admit that the servers are dying on them... I didn't know how strong the Princeton servers would be....
The sad thing is, too many computer users would not be able to answer that question....
1. INTRODUCTION
Several recent news reports (AFP [1], Washington Post [2], USA Today [3], AP [4], Arizona Republic [5], LA Times [6], CNet News [7]) describe a new copy-prevention method that has been applied to an album by Anthony Hamilton released by BMG on September 23. This system, called MediaMax CD3, was created by SunnComm Technologies, the producers of the first-generation copy-prevention system MediaCloQ. Discs manufactured with SunnComm's new technique include two versions of the music, each protected in a different way. One set of songs are CD audio tracks that play in standard CD players but are supposed to be difficult for computers to copy. The second set are compressed, encrypted Windows Media files that employ digital rights management (DRM) to restrict how they are used. Music producers hope that the combination of these technologies will help reduce illegal copying while still allowing legitimate customers to play songs on their PCs, but this can only be achieved if both components are secure.
In this report, I explain how MediaMax functions, analyze the weaknesses of its design, and discuss its implications for the debate about CD copy protection and the problem of copyright infringement. I find that although SunnComm has gone to great lengths to respond to criticisms of earlier systems, MediaMax still prohibits many uses of the recording that are allowed under law. At the same time, the system's protections are so weak that they are unlikely to cause any significant reduction in copying.
2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
I bought the recording Comin' From Where I'm From by Anthony Hamilton (Arista Records/BMG) from Amazon.com and received it on September 25. The disc contains twelve tracks for approximately 52 minutes of listening time.
The album cover has a sticker with this message:
This CD is protected against unauthorized duplication. It is designed to play on standard playback devices and an appropriately configured computer (see system requirements on back). If you have questions or concerns visit www.sunncomm.com/support/bmg.
The hyperlink points to a FAQ that explains that the audio tracks are protected against copying and provides solutions for common problems accessing the disc's DRM-controlled content.
The following text is printed at the bottom of the back cover:
THIS CD IS ENHANCED WITH MEDIAMAX SOFTWARE. Windows Compatible Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Software will automatically install. If it doesn't, click on "LaunchCd.exe." MacOS Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Click on "Start." Usage of the CD on your computer requires your acceptance of the End User License Agreement and installation of specific software contained on the CD. Windows System Requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Windows Media Player 7.1 or compatible player. Mac System Requirements: Mac OSX 10.1, Power Mac G3/G4, iMac, eMac, Powerbook G3/G4, iBook with 128 Mb of RAM, Windows Media Player for Mac OSX, Internet Explorer 5.2, Monitor capable of displaying 800x600 screen resolution & 256 colors (64K colors recommended), 12x or faster multi-session-enabled CD-ROM drive, Flash Player 6. Digital files on this CD will also play on portable devices supporting secure WMA files. Certain computers may not be able to access the enhanced portion of this disc. None of the manufacturers, developers, or distributor make any representation or warranty, or assumes any responsibility, with respect to the enhanced portion of this disc.
The "Compact Disc Digital Audio" logo is absent from the printed jacket and the face of the disc, but it is embossed in the plastic on the inside of the jewel case. The CD itself bears the warning: "This disc is protected against unauthorized duplication."
3. THE ANTI-COPY SYSTEM
One component of the MediaMax system is designed to make it difficult to extract CD audio tracks as unprotected audio files using a PC. Thwarting extraction would prevent users from copying the CD or upload
This is printed on the cd: (note the software part)
THIS CD IS ENHANCED WITH MEDIAMAX SOFTWARE. Windows Compatible Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Software will automatically install. If it doesn't, click on "LaunchCd.exe." MacOS Instructions: Insert disc into CD-ROM drive. Click on "Start." Usage of the CD on your computer requires your acceptance of the End User License Agreement and installation of specific software contained on the CD. Windows System Requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Windows Media Player 7.1 or compatible player. Mac System Requirements: Mac OSX 10.1, Power Mac G3/G4, iMac, eMac, Powerbook G3/G4, iBook with 128 Mb of RAM, Windows Media Player for Mac OSX, Internet Explorer 5.2, Monitor capable of displaying 800x600 screen resolution & 256 colors (64K colors recommended), 12x or faster multi-session-enabled CD-ROM drive, Flash Player 6. Digital files on this CD will also play on portable devices supporting secure WMA files. Certain computers may not be able to access the enhanced portion of this disc. None of the manufacturers, developers, or distributor make any representation or warranty, or assumes any responsibility, with respect to the enhanced portion of this disc.
Who bought sco sys v licenses except for SGI and IBM? I'm been searching on google but I can't find anything.
I forgot to say, you can recoupe the $10,000 fairly quickly too. How much is the typical patent infringement verdict?
Get the patent, then start licensing it. Get a lawyer to write up a contract that says if you use this system, you agree not to send more than x amount of emails, not spam, etc. Require everyone who uses the scheme to sign it (PGP/GPG) and then when spammers sign the contract and spam anyway:
PROFIT!!!
Better patent it quickly, before a spammer sees this and sends the paperwork in. The braindead US patent office will grant it, and then how will anyone be able to disprove the patent wasn't the spammers idea?
Sorry, regoogled that. It's australia. At least I remembered the general geographic location...
Interestingly enough, that happened to me too... A domain that I have owned for years suddenly had someone from the University of Wollongong, (I googled that; it's somewhere in New Zealand) as the technical contact...
Fortunately, my name was still Administrative contact, so I simply logged into the Network Solutions site and kicked the loser off. It's not like my domain gets any traffic; I mainly use it for email, so either NS screwed up or some hacker screwed around...
I checked the legal garbage at (http://www.olm.net/standardpolicies.html) and there doesn't seem to be any provision about OLM.net keeping domain name rights. Hit them with a complaint, and file complaints with the Better Business Bureau, etc. By the way, since your friend's site seems to be /.'ed, the Service Agreement here (http://www.olm.net/sla.html) says your friend is due some refund because his site is down....
What about spam? Someone could just sit out in international waters, run his own mail server, and start dumping out tons of spam onto the net. And unlike mp3's and movies, spam is very small.
If everyone has a wireless capable laptop they can bring in, just write up a webpage with Java servlets or something, wire the room with wireless access points and servers, and you're done.
If not, that previous wired keyboard option was a good idea, but does anyone know how much it would cost to build a wired keyboard to wireless converter? If you're only going to rely on a few buttons, I don't imagine that it would be a lot..
I hear what you guys are saying, but the last time I tried to suspend the armada, Windows crashed :-(. Another time, the screen went all weird, it's hard to describe, but imagine the screen in front of you was divided into about 20-30 vertical bars, and every other bar was a lot lighter than it should be, or somehow "fuzzed up" the screen (wow, there's a technical word for you). I don't know whether it's a hardware or software conflict, and personally I don't want to waste the money to buy a newer Windows version, and neither do I want to switch to Linux unless it can offer me faster bootups, because Win 98 is holding so many settings hostage, and it would be a pain to reconfigure Linux with the same settings, similar programs, etc unless it can offer me faster bootups.
yeah, I saw that too.. Slightly off topic, but what's the fastest boot time you can get with a 300mhz laptop? I have a compaq armada currently running Win 98, and if Linux can boot up faster than win 98 (I disabled a lot of stuff that autolaunches, like virus scanners, firewall, etc) I can use the laptop to take notes in lecture.