That's a good idea. That would make it remain easy
for card manufacturers to maintain their own
proprietary extensions as well. I wonder why I
think of that before...
That's not what I meant. OpenGL is not an interface
to the hardware, it talks to drivers. The actual
commands for the GPU (try writing a 3d demo to boot
off floppy that uses one of the modern gfx cards,
I myself prefer ATI) are different for each card,
while all implement VGA (mode 13h), and some
extended modes.
when are we going to get a standard interface for 3d hardware acceleration? Restricting all but the top OSes to direct framebuffer access is rather annoying.
A couple minutes after hitting Submit, I realized that. You are quite right.
Another argument against complex computing concepts and OS internals is that the latest trend is away from having to know such things. It started with high level languages, then protected mode APIs, now we have virtual machines (ala Java and it's huge library).
Of course there's also people who just shouldn't be told how things work. These are the same people who would ask what they need to import to use while (Java class a long time ago.. was pretty funny and sad at the same time).
common men! The packet went thataway! Oh, no!
A gateway! Wrong port! They've lost the route..
Men! Listen up OSPF isn't working; we'll have to RIP that packet a new one!!
a fleet of large interplanetary vessels; a project like that hopefully can stimulate advancements in propulsion, power, and computers like the Apollo program did. The Apollo Guidance Computer was one of the first embedded systems. It was also one of the first to use ICs, having 4,100 of them (5600 NOR gates).
Someone tries to discredit evolution by saying it's just a theory ought to get a nuclear weapon dropped on them. Special relativity is a theory too.
Doesn't mean it doesn't work for what we've been able to experimentally see.
Exactly what I was thinking, the alternate universe was more interesting than a lot of what went on during Enterprise (although I did like it somewhat more than Voyager).
I'm not that into HAM stuff, but my father was. I went to plenty of HAMFests and Field Days with him. Field Day is quite fun, especially when you camp as well.
Before he died I managed his site with the equipment he (mostly) used. http://k2pts.home.comcast.net/
Field Day is fun, even if you're not into HAM/radios, check it out!
I have to admit I'd rather be Captain of a large ship rather than pilot of a small tin can though...
Saving up for my first starship, which I suppose will be available in the next 40 years or so, around the time I'll be having my first mid-life crisis (or for me, mid-life crisis'es...)
We need to start NOW if we want to have 40 million people on the moon by 2371...
It might have plenty of omissions but I still want to print it out...
How the heck do I print it? The print dialog will only let me print either the part right in the middle taking up a page, or squeeze the thing on to one page...
Be nice if they would let us order a free (real) poster...
1) The article said there would be a separate cart slot for GBA games, dunno if they'll still support GB/GBC games (there's no reason not too, other than adding a Z80 somewhere...)
2) I would think that it would be around 10 hours or so if they do it right. I for one liked the SP scheme of recharging every once in a while instead of having to find batteries (easier to find an outlet).
3) If the leaked specs are to be believed, the main processor will be an ARM9 (I forget the speed, but much faster than the GBA's ARM7). According to the same specs, there'll be a ARM7 co-processor as well.
I can't wait to see it RE'd and homebrew tools come out!:)
We've been on 32bit chips for quite some time.. Is 32bits enough? Is that why 64bit chips don't seem to be catching on? or does the fact that AMD and Intel seem to have fairly different workings to their interface (AMD's seems fairly simple, I haven't looked at Intel's).
Slightly related, It seems both Intel and AMD stopped shipping free copies of their Architecture Manuals.:(
Last year (as a sophomore), I took the Computer Science class at my high school.
A fairly good intro to C++ (I already was proficient at the time, and rather obsessed with assembly...), very good detailed look at searching
& sorting algorithms. At the end of the year, I took the AP Exam and got a 5.
This year I took it again because of the change to Java. Not good. (the following is what they do at my school, I, of course, don't know how they teach it at other facilities). Quite boring. Java is a fairly big change in the way things are done than C++, yet it gets taught in nearly the same manner. More emphasis needs to be on the OO concepts and how to get objects to work together instead of algorithms that will generate slow(er) bytecode when you can just call a built-in method that probably ends up pre-written in native code. I know for a fact that most of the kids in my class don't even know it's not native code... (my favorite quote "What do we have to import to use while?")
I didn't take the AP Exam again this year, mainly because I realized I don't like Java as much as I thought I did/would.
Even though this is artificial, it seems similar to that article a while back where that woman had 2 sets of DNA. (Cymera or something, I don't claim to be able to spell).
do mice have mitochondrial DNA? that kind of DNA is a maternal record right? So which "mother" passes on the mitochondrial DNA?
This seems to be very much what Q was talking about in the very last episode "All Good Things...". When we learn something, we open ourselves up for more.
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I saw a PDP-11 there, also crashed some other
game to the point of getting to mess with a
Z80 debugger/assembler of some sort.
Was fun.
Correct correction (thanks). Quite right.
That's a good idea. That would make it remain easy for card manufacturers to maintain their own proprietary extensions as well. I wonder why I think of that before...
That's not what I meant. OpenGL is not an interface to the hardware, it talks to drivers. The actual commands for the GPU (try writing a 3d demo to boot off floppy that uses one of the modern gfx cards, I myself prefer ATI) are different for each card, while all implement VGA (mode 13h), and some extended modes.
when are we going to get a standard interface for 3d
hardware acceleration? Restricting all but the top
OSes to direct framebuffer access is rather annoying.
Mr. Scotty?
That threw me for a sec.
I don't know where you're located, but in the midwestern US at least, the two pronounciations you
:)
gave sound identical. Did you mean KAH-LIN?
I don't mean to sound like I'm correcting you or
any thing. I'm just confused.
for torrents.. ...
is more Rs!!
A couple minutes after hitting Submit, I realized
that. You are quite right.
Another argument against complex computing concepts
and OS internals is that the latest trend is away
from having to know such things. It started with
high level languages, then protected mode APIs, now
we have virtual machines (ala Java and it's huge
library).
Of course there's also people who just shouldn't
be told how things work. These are the same people
who would ask what they need to import to use
while (Java class a long time ago.. was pretty
funny and sad at the same time).
At the end of every chapter in a learn to program book? Chapter exercises and things like that. Bank account classes and the like.
common men! The packet went thataway! Oh, no! A gateway! Wrong port! They've lost the route.. Men! Listen up OSPF isn't working; we'll have to RIP that packet a new one!!
Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill Yu the Science Guy!
a fleet of large interplanetary vessels; a project like that hopefully can stimulate advancements in propulsion, power, and computers like the Apollo program did. The Apollo Guidance Computer was one of the first embedded systems. It was also one of the first to use ICs, having 4,100 of them (5600 NOR gates).
Kudos to NASA for a successful launch!
Someone tries to discredit evolution by saying it's just a theory ought to get a nuclear weapon dropped on them. Special relativity is a theory too. Doesn't mean it doesn't work for what we've been able to experimentally see.
Exactly what I was thinking, the alternate universe was more interesting than a lot of what went on during Enterprise (although I did like it somewhat more than Voyager).
I'm not that into HAM stuff, but my
father was. I went to plenty of HAMFests
and Field Days with him. Field Day is quite
fun, especially when you camp as well.
Before he died I managed his site with the
equipment he (mostly) used.
http://k2pts.home.comcast.net/
Field Day is fun, even if you're not into
HAM/radios, check it out!
This is really cool.
I have to admit I'd rather be Captain of a
large ship rather than pilot of a small
tin can though...
Saving up for my first starship, which I suppose
will be available in the next 40 years or so,
around the time I'll be having my first mid-life
crisis (or for me, mid-life crisis'es...)
We need to start NOW if we want to have 40 million
people on the moon by 2371...
It might have plenty of omissions but I
still want to print it out...
How the heck do I print it? The print
dialog will only let me print either
the part right in the middle taking up
a page, or squeeze the thing on to one
page...
Be nice if they would let us order
a free (real) poster...
Suppose that if they see an IP address like
a phone number, it is like dialing an
address and then speaking which is just like
a telephone.
1) The article said there would be a separate
:)
cart slot for GBA games, dunno if they'll still
support GB/GBC games (there's no reason not too,
other than adding a Z80 somewhere...)
2) I would think that it would be around 10 hours
or so if they do it right. I for one liked the
SP scheme of recharging every once in a while
instead of having to find batteries (easier to
find an outlet).
3) If the leaked specs are to be believed, the
main processor will be an ARM9 (I forget the
speed, but much faster than the GBA's ARM7).
According to the same specs, there'll be a
ARM7 co-processor as well.
I can't wait to see it RE'd and homebrew tools
come out!
We've been on 32bit chips for quite some time..
:(
Is 32bits enough? Is that why 64bit chips don't
seem to be catching on? or does the fact that
AMD and Intel seem to have fairly different
workings to their interface (AMD's seems fairly
simple, I haven't looked at Intel's).
Slightly related,
It seems both Intel and AMD stopped shipping free
copies of their Architecture Manuals.
Last year (as a sophomore), I took the
Computer Science class at my high school.
A fairly good intro to C++ (I already was
proficient at the time, and rather obsessed with
assembly...), very good detailed look at searching
& sorting algorithms. At the end of the year,
I took the AP Exam and got a 5.
This year I took it again because of the change
to Java. Not good. (the following is what they
do at my school, I, of course, don't know how
they teach it at other facilities). Quite boring.
Java is a fairly big change in the way things are
done than C++, yet it gets taught in nearly the
same manner. More emphasis needs to be on the
OO concepts and how to get objects to work together
instead of algorithms that will generate slow(er)
bytecode when you can just call a built-in method
that probably ends up pre-written in native code.
I know for a fact that most of the kids in my
class don't even know it's not native code...
(my favorite quote "What do we have to import to
use while?")
I didn't take the AP Exam again this year, mainly
because I realized I don't like Java as much as
I thought I did/would.
Some thoughts...
At least assembly isn't required...
Even though this is artificial, it seems
similar to that article a while back where
that woman had 2 sets of DNA.
(Cymera or something, I don't claim to be able
to spell).
do mice have mitochondrial DNA? that kind of DNA
is a maternal record right? So which "mother" passes on the mitochondrial DNA?
This seems to be very much what Q was talking
:)
about in the very last episode "All Good Things...". When we learn something, we open ourselves up for more.
Someday hopefully we will learn everything.