I happen to own two "Tablet PC's". One GRiDPAD 1910 from about 1990, runs MS-DOS with an on-screen keyboard implemented in hardware. One Fujitsu Stylistic 1200 from about 1997, runs Windows 98SE with "Pen Extensions for Windows 95" (Microsoft's second attempt at pen computing, after "Windows (3.1) for Pen Computing"). So what I see is that Microsoft did not invent the "Tablet PC" idea and furthermore, it seems that they have tried repeatedly to introduce the concept and failed each time. Even the current "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition" does not seem to have achived much market penetration.
Not really true. I find that OSS tends to "copy and extend", similar to MS's "embrace and extend/exterminate". In other words, they see good ideas in other systems and improve on them.
Much the same applies to the VisiCalc example. Microsoft took that poorly implemented idea - and I used the original VisiCalc, it was extremely painful to use day to day - and made it into something that most businesses can't do without now.
If we're talking about spreadsheets, I think you'll find that Lotus 123 was once the killer app for business computing. (Lotus 123 was the name given to VisiCalc when IBM bought it.) Excel only achived dominance when Windows became popular. 123 for Windows was late in arrival.
I never spaced lines by 10, what was up with that That was so you could insert extra lines between the ones you already had in the pre-screen-editor period. RENUMBER would also conviently space all lines by 10 for this purpose.
Yep, in the UK, Theft is defined under sections 2-6 of the Theft Act 1968. The sections are: s2: Dishonestly s3: Appropriating s4: Property s5: Belonging to another s6: With intention to permanently deprive.
The case of Lloyd (1985) is particularly relevent in relation to piracy. Lloyd borrowed film reels from the cinema where he was a projectionist, copied them and returned them. This was deemed to not be theft. Oxford v Moss is a similar case dealing with exam papers, with a similar ruling.
Therefore, copyright infringement should not be referred to as 'theft', but as the civil offence which it really is.
Thats exactly what Safari has done, show a warning when the url contains characters that are similar to ascii ones. Seems like a good solution. Why dont other browsers use it?
This is a very common misconception. Ignorance of the LAW is no excuse, but ignorance of the FACTS is a perfectly valid defence and commonly used (successfully).
And MSN seems to be awfully biased: Query: What is a gate? Answer: Gates, William Henry, III (1955-), American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the...
1) What happens if I dont want to view all the pages? I download 200kb of useless rubbish instead of 100kb of useless rubbish. (Assuming I look at the home page, decide it is not what I want then close it... besides 100kb is big for a homepage.)
2) OK
3&4) Only if the flash designer does it right, most dont.
You would probably have to log on to the store's website and type it into a form... The system could allow you to choose item that you buy every week or base shopping lists on previous trips. Also, when you get to the store the device could tell you which isle your items are in or even show you a map to the item. Maybe it would even work out the shortest route around the store...
USB soundcards are standardised (USB Audio), and there has been a linux driver for ages... As for the scanner and modem... common chipsets will work, obscurities wont.
The 'official' way was to use the keyboard controller, but sombody, I think it was when OS/2 1.x was the 'next big thing' worked out that tripple-faulting the proccessor could achive the same thing faster...
Nothing wrong with them buying it, but how on earth would you explect an illiterate to USE it? Everything on screen is described by text, the help system is text-based, the first-run wizard requires reading, installation instructions with software are written... I dont think an illiterate would be able to use anything but graphical games and even then they would have to get somebody else to install and read the EULA for them...
Google Toolbar I dont install that on anything. Not because there is anything bad about it, but because then you can't disable "Third party browser enhancements" in IE... Which means that it's even easier for spyware to get in. (Yes I know this doesn't disable BHOs...)
But it wouldnt work if they decided to use some sort of time-sensitive code or use a system where the tv sends out a signal and the remote calculates the signal to send from that.... and what if Sony (or someone else) decided to use bluetooth for remotes?
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If you mean in terms of international debt, we only owe you about 200M UKP (~350 USD).
I happen to own two "Tablet PC's".
One GRiDPAD 1910 from about 1990, runs MS-DOS with an on-screen keyboard implemented in hardware.
One Fujitsu Stylistic 1200 from about 1997, runs Windows 98SE with "Pen Extensions for Windows 95" (Microsoft's second attempt at pen computing, after "Windows (3.1) for Pen Computing").
So what I see is that Microsoft did not invent the "Tablet PC" idea and furthermore, it seems that they have tried repeatedly to introduce the concept and failed each time. Even the current "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition" does not seem to have achived much market penetration.
Not really true. I find that OSS tends to "copy and extend", similar to MS's "embrace and extend/exterminate". In other words, they see good ideas in other systems and improve on them.
Much the same applies to the VisiCalc example. Microsoft took that poorly implemented idea - and I used the original VisiCalc, it was extremely painful to use day to day - and made it into something that most businesses can't do without now.
If we're talking about spreadsheets, I think you'll find that Lotus 123 was once the killer app for business computing. (Lotus 123 was the name given to VisiCalc when IBM bought it.) Excel only achived dominance when Windows became popular. 123 for Windows was late in arrival.
I never spaced lines by 10, what was up with that
That was so you could insert extra lines between the ones you already had in the pre-screen-editor period. RENUMBER would also conviently space all lines by 10 for this purpose.
Wow... I know a guy who did technical drawings for concorde... OT I know...
Yep, in the UK, Theft is defined under sections 2-6 of the Theft Act 1968. The sections are:
s2: Dishonestly
s3: Appropriating
s4: Property
s5: Belonging to another
s6: With intention to permanently deprive.
The case of Lloyd (1985) is particularly relevent in relation to piracy. Lloyd borrowed film reels from the cinema where he was a projectionist, copied them and returned them. This was deemed to not be theft. Oxford v Moss is a similar case dealing with exam papers, with a similar ruling.
Therefore, copyright infringement should not be referred to as 'theft', but as the civil offence which it really is.
Then that would be 0 to 26.8224 m/s then...
You mean you weren't running the Linux port?
Thats exactly what Safari has done, show a warning when the url contains characters that are similar to ascii ones. Seems like a good solution. Why dont other browsers use it?
under the law ignorance is not an excuse
This is a very common misconception. Ignorance of the LAW is no excuse, but ignorance of the FACTS is a perfectly valid defence and commonly used (successfully).
And MSN seems to be awfully biased:
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Query: What is a gate?
Answer: Gates, William Henry, III (1955-), American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the...
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1) What happens if I dont want to view all the pages? I download 200kb of useless rubbish instead of 100kb of useless rubbish. (Assuming I look at the home page, decide it is not what I want then close it... besides 100kb is big for a homepage.)
2) OK
3&4) Only if the flash designer does it right, most dont.
Radio player? Where I come from they're called 'radios'...
Because your character mode app might be 32-bit and OS/2 1.x was 16-bit for the 286...
You would probably have to log on to the store's website and type it into a form...
The system could allow you to choose item that you buy every week or base shopping lists on previous trips.
Also, when you get to the store the device could tell you which isle your items are in or even show you a map to the item. Maybe it would even work out the shortest route around the store...
Erm... this works with EXISTING cameras...
USB soundcards are standardised (USB Audio), and there has been a linux driver for ages...
As for the scanner and modem... common chipsets will work, obscurities wont.
The 'official' way was to use the keyboard controller, but sombody, I think it was when OS/2 1.x was the 'next big thing' worked out that tripple-faulting the proccessor could achive the same thing faster...
Nothing wrong with them buying it, but how on earth would you explect an illiterate to USE it? Everything on screen is described by text, the help system is text-based, the first-run wizard requires reading, installation instructions with software are written... I dont think an illiterate would be able to use anything but graphical games and even then they would have to get somebody else to install and read the EULA for them...
NTFS was first used in Windows NT 3.1... Its more like 10 years old...
rance of the law is no excuse
But ignorance of the facts is...
Google Toolbar
I dont install that on anything. Not because there is anything bad about it, but because then you can't disable "Third party browser enhancements" in IE... Which means that it's even easier for spyware to get in. (Yes I know this doesn't disable BHOs...)
I've seen them caused by pages where links display a popup AND go to the requested page. Thing is, I can't really see a sensible way to prevent it.
But it wouldnt work if they decided to use some sort of time-sensitive code or use a system where the tv sends out a signal and the remote calculates the signal to send from that.... and what if Sony (or someone else) decided to use bluetooth for remotes?