IBM shipped MVS in 1974, DEC began development of VMS in 1975, therefore MVS (and it's predecessor MVT or OS/VS) was the first widely used commercial operating system with virtual memory support
I don't know about UNIX, maybe it was before 1974?
imagine, you boot up your promac (or macbook or whatever) and then put in a (pirated) XP / VISTA installer CD, then initiate the install process and even enter a (pirated) installation code, the OS is installed into the usual WINDOWS 'folders' but onto a partition emulating FAT32.
of course, you can't authenticate the install within 30 days, but hey, who cares - the DLLs and other needed are on the hard drive, even if the DRM is controlled by microsoft (they'll never tell Apple how to check the installation code for validity / authenticity)
now you execute windows apps under control of the mac os, NOT windows, accessing the libraries you need to make all of this work since the processor is compatible and all needed pieces are in place
for what it is worth, if such a scenario comes to pass, I have a LOT of clients who will buy apple 'workbooks' and use both types of apps - they are asking me every day, 'when will I be able to run Windows apps on a mac WITHOUT USING WINDOWS TO DO IT'
As they once said on nickelodeon, "you've tried virtual reality, now try ACTUAL reality"
put down your joysticks and get a life. yes yes its a multibillion $ industry, so is crack cocaine, and both contribute equally in a positive way to the human condition . . .
Embrarer regional jets make up the majority of American Eagle USAirways and United regional jet fleets, so you probably already HAVE flown on a Brasilian airliner
imagine the "correctional" aspects - you would be sentenced to ten years in prison, put into a drawer in the wall, and withdrawn like a safe deposit box at the end of your time
and the prison staff could molest you at will, and you'd never be any wiser
or, just put all political opposition on ice until the war is over . . .
i bought a powerbook 12" that was supposed to have a superdrive, it only had a combo drive, but i did not know this until i had it a while, now they say i have to send it back, so i have to stash all my files somewhere and wait for the powerbook to be returned, what a drag!
100% of the music I have on my MP3 player comes from Radiolover, which legally records audio streams from the internet and stores them on my hard drive
free, legal, safe
Allow positive or negative voting: if you don't like any of the available candidates, but know for sure you hate candidate X, you can SUBTRACT a vote, and any candidate which receives a total NEGATIVE vote count may never run for public office again
for what it is worth, when I upgraded my Apple Powerbook from Jaguar to Panther (400mHz G4) it was like getting a new machine - OS X finally started running very well - and I saw this occur across the board on many systems I upgraded. Also saw one application increase performance 100% after the upgrade - so either 10.2 and earlier were real dogs, or Panther was some kind of genius code . . .
i put XPSP2 on my sister's brand new DELL Dimension 8XXX and it is dying . . .
i think the senators and congressmen who accept lobbying funds should give we the people a receipt so we can at least determine who has paid them off . . .
one provision recently implemented in federal legislation dictates that all cellphones sold in the USA since january 1st 2004 have GPS systems installed in them.
this is ostensibly so that when you dial 911 the police can locate you. in reality, any such phone's location can be polled as long as it is turned on and in range of a cellular tower.
i have a motorola/verizon 8300(?) which displays "aGPS" upon startup . ..
sorry, i've been buying apple gear for myself exclusively for 30 years now (and using all OTHER available platforms during the same time period) so i feel somewhat qualified to comment - they need an entry level computer in the below $1000 (preferably below $700) price range
i'm not saying they will go out of business or any of the usual doom&gloom nonsense, just that i would love to be able to recommend to more friends and clients an apple based solution in the dell price range, exclusive of performance and quality issues
i am sure they will sell every 4th gen iMac they can build - too bad their sales volume doesn't allow them the infrastructure to build every iMac they could sell
omnis has been out longer than filemaker. i've been using it to develop multiuser multiplatform applications since the 1980s.
it can be a front end to just about any SQL database product, and has its own proprietary file management system as well.
the report writer and screen generation facilties are excellent, and it also allows web interface development, and the basic development system is only $249
sorry, as a lifelong mac user (well, since 1984) i am disappointed. why not release a LCD-free imac in the same form factor for $499 that I can plug my own monitor into?
i know apple is not about market share, it's about the "user experience", but until apple gives the unwashed masses a lower price point the mac will remain a boutique item. a recent survey show that a majority of people looking to purchase a new computer were interested in buying a mac - until sticker shock set in.
apple simply must address the lower end of the consumer market if they are going to play in that space . ..
what will probably happen is that overseas (non-US) developers and providers will offer the non-tapped VOIP service, US consumers will be offered the tapped VOIP service, and anyone in the US who attempts to use/connect to the overseas services will either find the services blocked by their local ISP, or served with a subpoena in the same fashion as DMCA/MAPP . ..
i think peer-to-peer VOIP will eventually kill the current US business model
I was a systems programmer in 1986 on an IBM 4381 and bought a Mac + and an AppleLine 3270 - made my mac into an IBM 3270 terminal. The M+ was $2495 and the AppleLine was $1000.
I also bought two 1200 baud modems so I could work at home - it was totally cool dialing into the mainframe, all my friends were impressed!
The IBM customer engineers were totally blown away when they saw it - they thought it was cool.
The sales engineer (EVERYONE @ IBM in those days was SOME kind of engineer) was unimpressed and told the IT Director that I was probably not a "team player" and management should take a close look at my career path.
If this thing has a 20 foot range, I guess you just throw it at your adversary and run - it looks so damn heavy you better use it quick or someone will take it away from you and beat you to death with it
Bluetooth (wireless) earphones. Video playback using glasses a la Sony Glasstron (you see the image of a 50" plasma TV floating six feet in front of your face.) SD or other removable media.
I have a TDK MOJO 128K with a SanDisk SD chip slot. The MOJO only comes with 128MB internally, but there are now SD 1GB chips available.
I can copy MP3's directly to the SD using an external flash reader and then plug it into the MOJO, or I can plug the USB cable into the MOJO and use iTunes to load music into the internal memory or the removable SD. Yes, the TDK MOJO supports iTunes . ..
I get 11 hours of (rechargable AAA) battery life and FM reception and dictation.
The MOJO is slightly smaller than the iPod mini. I bought it at CompUSA for $80.
Bottom line: no moving parts, excellent battery life, reasonable price, expandability, iTunes compatibility. Oh, and it plays WMA files also.
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IBM shipped MVS in 1974, DEC began development of VMS in 1975, therefore MVS (and it's predecessor MVT or OS/VS) was the first widely used commercial operating system with virtual memory support
I don't know about UNIX, maybe it was before 1974?
imagine, you boot up your promac (or macbook or whatever) and then put in a (pirated) XP / VISTA installer CD, then initiate the install process and even enter a (pirated) installation code, the OS is installed into the usual WINDOWS 'folders' but onto a partition emulating FAT32.
of course, you can't authenticate the install within 30 days, but hey, who cares - the DLLs and other needed are on the hard drive, even if the DRM is controlled by microsoft (they'll never tell Apple how to check the installation code for validity / authenticity)
now you execute windows apps under control of the mac os, NOT windows, accessing the libraries you need to make all of this work since the processor is compatible and all needed pieces are in place
for what it is worth, if such a scenario comes to pass, I have a LOT of clients who will buy apple 'workbooks' and use both types of apps - they are asking me every day, 'when will I be able to run Windows apps on a mac WITHOUT USING WINDOWS TO DO IT'
As they once said on nickelodeon, "you've tried virtual reality, now try ACTUAL reality"
put down your joysticks and get a life. yes yes its a multibillion $ industry, so is crack cocaine, and both contribute equally in a positive way to the human condition . . .
the KIDS were truant, the PARENTS get busted
as they say, why not go out and stop some REAL crime . . .
reveals that this guy also is prosecuting parents whose kids are truant
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http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=15&ID
sounds like a great guy to have for a neighbor . . .
. . . how cold is uranus?
is like complaining about speed in your crack cocaine, or chocolate in your peanut butter . . .
Embrarer regional jets make up the majority of American Eagle USAirways and United regional jet fleets, so you probably already HAVE flown on a Brasilian airliner
interesting the military funded this
imagine the "correctional" aspects - you would be sentenced to ten years in prison, put into a drawer in the wall, and withdrawn like a safe deposit box at the end of your time
and the prison staff could molest you at will, and you'd never be any wiser
or, just put all political opposition on ice until the war is over . . .
i bought a powerbook 12" that was supposed to have a superdrive, it only had a combo drive, but i did not know this until i had it a while, now they say i have to send it back, so i have to stash all my files somewhere and wait for the powerbook to be returned, what a drag!
100% of the music I have on my MP3 player comes from Radiolover, which legally records audio streams from the internet and stores them on my hard drive free, legal, safe
Allow positive or negative voting: if you don't like any of the available candidates, but know for sure you hate candidate X, you can SUBTRACT a vote, and any candidate which receives a total NEGATIVE vote count may never run for public office again
for what it is worth, when I upgraded my Apple Powerbook from Jaguar to Panther (400mHz G4) it was like getting a new machine - OS X finally started running very well - and I saw this occur across the board on many systems I upgraded. Also saw one application increase performance 100% after the upgrade - so either 10.2 and earlier were real dogs, or Panther was some kind of genius code . . .
i put XPSP2 on my sister's brand new DELL Dimension 8XXX and it is dying . . .
uh, they did hello world on curry's website too!
i think the senators and congressmen who accept lobbying funds should give we the people a receipt so we can at least determine who has paid them off . . .
one provision recently implemented in federal legislation dictates that all cellphones sold in the USA since january 1st 2004 have GPS systems installed in them.
.
this is ostensibly so that when you dial 911 the police can locate you. in reality, any such phone's location can be polled as long as it is turned on and in range of a cellular tower.
i have a motorola/verizon 8300(?) which displays "aGPS" upon startup . .
sorry, i've been buying apple gear for myself exclusively for 30 years now (and using all OTHER available platforms during the same time period) so i feel somewhat qualified to comment - they need an entry level computer in the below $1000 (preferably below $700) price range
i'm not saying they will go out of business or any of the usual doom&gloom nonsense, just that i would love to be able to recommend to more friends and clients an apple based solution in the dell price range, exclusive of performance and quality issues
i am sure they will sell every 4th gen iMac they can build - too bad their sales volume doesn't allow them the infrastructure to build every iMac they could sell
omnis has been out longer than filemaker. i've been using it to develop multiuser multiplatform applications since the 1980s.
it can be a front end to just about any SQL database product, and has its own proprietary file management system as well.
the report writer and screen generation facilties are excellent, and it also allows web interface development, and the basic development system is only $249
www.omnis.net
sorry, as a lifelong mac user (well, since 1984) i am disappointed. why not release a LCD-free imac in the same form factor for $499 that I can plug my own monitor into?
.
i know apple is not about market share, it's about the "user experience", but until apple gives the unwashed masses a lower price point the mac will remain a boutique item. a recent survey show that a majority of people looking to purchase a new computer were interested in buying a mac - until sticker shock set in.
apple simply must address the lower end of the consumer market if they are going to play in that space . .
TYPO - oops - that's DMCA/MPAA
what will probably happen is that overseas (non-US) developers and providers will offer the non-tapped VOIP service, US consumers will be offered the tapped VOIP service, and anyone in the US who attempts to use/connect to the overseas services will either find the services blocked by their local ISP, or served with a subpoena in the same fashion as DMCA/MAPP . . .
i think peer-to-peer VOIP will eventually kill the current US business model
I was a systems programmer in 1986 on an IBM 4381 and bought a Mac + and an AppleLine 3270 - made my mac into an IBM 3270 terminal. The M+ was $2495 and the AppleLine was $1000.
I also bought two 1200 baud modems so I could work at home - it was totally cool dialing into the mainframe, all my friends were impressed!
The IBM customer engineers were totally blown away when they saw it - they thought it was cool.
The sales engineer (EVERYONE @ IBM in those days was SOME kind of engineer) was unimpressed and told the IT Director that I was probably not a "team player" and management should take a close look at my career path.
Yeah, MS Word for Macintosh v5.1 WAS the best word processor ever created . . .
If this thing has a 20 foot range, I guess you just throw it at your adversary and run - it looks so damn heavy you better use it quick or someone will take it away from you and beat you to death with it
What I predict for the next gen iPod:
.
Bluetooth (wireless) earphones.
Video playback using glasses a la Sony Glasstron (you see the image of a 50" plasma TV floating six feet in front of your face.)
SD or other removable media.
I have a TDK MOJO 128K with a SanDisk SD chip slot. The MOJO only comes with 128MB internally, but there are now SD 1GB chips available.
I can copy MP3's directly to the SD using an external flash reader and then plug it into the MOJO, or I can plug the USB cable into the MOJO and use iTunes to load music into the internal memory or the removable SD. Yes, the TDK MOJO supports iTunes . .
I get 11 hours of (rechargable AAA) battery life and FM reception and dictation.
The MOJO is slightly smaller than the iPod mini. I bought it at CompUSA for $80.
Bottom line: no moving parts, excellent battery life, reasonable price, expandability, iTunes compatibility. Oh, and it plays WMA files also.