"The operating system and kernel fit in less than 2 megabytes; the rest of the code, plus data space, eventually exceeded 30 megabytes."
This should be used as the example for efficient coding
This is an interesting tool with potential...but I can't really see myself using it too much. I am already satisfied with Poser and Bryce for my 3d rendered webcomic, I can't really see myself putting in hours of work only to shred it to create a look I was trying to avoid in the first place.
To each their own of course
It shouldn't be too hard to tack a minikeyboard to this and possibly reissue some of the old Atari computer games for those people out there who don't have access to the emulators. Or even reissue some Coleco or Intellivision games as well (of course depending on who owns the license)
Other companies could do the same...it wouldn't cost that much in terms of development money.
Thoughts from the rest of the crowd?
One thing is certain in my eyes...unless IP laws are reworked there will be no commercial software market. Too many consumers are being treated like felons, at this rate free software will be the only alternative
It's not just governments that are making the switch away from Microsoft. I recently convinced an entire school system to switch over from IE to Firefox.
By the time they will be done, IE will not be allowed to leave the LAN. All internet traffic will be handled by Firefox.
Oh, it's nice that people in Microsoft are thinking abbout improving IE...but in the words of most of the IT people I know: "It's a little to little, It's a little to late."
The short answer? No.
I paid for my copy. Isn't allowing them to download the patches and service packs rewarding criminal activity? What about all the honest people out there who have to pay for their dishonesty?
I have as much sympathy for them as for those people out there who don't take care of their computers....absolutely none.
These things happen all the time, and are based on the latest, greatest thing. The Athlon64 just happens to be the newest kid on the block right now.
I wouldn't knock Intel out yet...especially with the electro-optical chip advances that Intel Israel has managed to pull off. The article on it is at
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPa ge&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Arti cles%5El674&enZone=Technology&enVersion=0&
...and in other Microsft memo related news, Stev Ballmer exhorted the virtues of other new computer related technologies including the CRT, the disk drive and the mouse.
The idealistic part of me hopes that what this newfound competition will bring are more accurate searches.
The cynical side of my being believes that it will be a no-holds barred advertising onslaught that will cause us to see a resurgence in the "Search Engine Optimization" business that has helped clogged search engines in the first place.
At any rate, interesting times are ahead of us...and now that competition has heated up it will still be up to the user to seperate the wheat from the chaff.
And so it goes.
I couldn't agree more...and for a blast from the past for all you fans of text based adventure games:
There are, of course the old games from Infocom and the http://infocom.elsewhere.org/ gallery which allows you to still play some of the originals online, and look at exhibits featuring the original accessories from nearly all the Infocom lines.
Truly a step down memory lane.
On a slightly more philosophical note...if the day eventually comes that this type of data arrives...would we even recognize cross-pollinated life for what it is?
An update to the AmigaOS?
For god's sake why? There are far better operating systems out there, that are actually still usable on modern machinery that need work and development rather than playing around with this.
This horse isn't just dead...it's dead and turned to f#@!ing dust.
If you are using Outlook, you could always shoot your computer.
Otherwise, I have no sympathy for Outlook users anymore....the security problems with Outlook are legion and have been published ad nauseum. By now, you should know what your getting into. If your sick of problems like these, use something else. Eventually MS will get the hint.
The only people who I feel sorry for are the ones who have to clean up this mess.
While I applaud the increase in performance on the Mozilla 1.7 beta...it seems to me to be a waste of effort.
In my opinion Firefox is ready for primetime now, and according to Mozilla will be the defacto browser anyway.
You already have a Porsche guys...you don't need to hand build a Camry because your bored.
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...no matter how accurate these clocks get the clocks at home, work and school will never be set to the same damn time.
"The operating system and kernel fit in less than 2 megabytes; the rest of the code, plus data space, eventually exceeded 30 megabytes." This should be used as the example for efficient coding
After this little incident MS needs a new slogan.... Oh, say.... "Your potential inspires us to bulls#@! the population."
This is an interesting tool with potential...but I can't really see myself using it too much. I am already satisfied with Poser and Bryce for my 3d rendered webcomic, I can't really see myself putting in hours of work only to shred it to create a look I was trying to avoid in the first place. To each their own of course
It shouldn't be too hard to tack a minikeyboard to this and possibly reissue some of the old Atari computer games for those people out there who don't have access to the emulators. Or even reissue some Coleco or Intellivision games as well (of course depending on who owns the license) Other companies could do the same...it wouldn't cost that much in terms of development money. Thoughts from the rest of the crowd?
One thing is certain in my eyes...unless IP laws are reworked there will be no commercial software market. Too many consumers are being treated like felons, at this rate free software will be the only alternative
It's not just governments that are making the switch away from Microsoft. I recently convinced an entire school system to switch over from IE to Firefox.
By the time they will be done, IE will not be allowed to leave the LAN. All internet traffic will be handled by Firefox.
Oh, it's nice that people in Microsoft are thinking abbout improving IE...but in the words of most of the IT people I know:
"It's a little to little, It's a little to late."
The short answer? No. I paid for my copy. Isn't allowing them to download the patches and service packs rewarding criminal activity? What about all the honest people out there who have to pay for their dishonesty? I have as much sympathy for them as for those people out there who don't take care of their computers....absolutely none.
These things happen all the time, and are based on the latest, greatest thing. The Athlon64 just happens to be the newest kid on the block right now. I wouldn't knock Intel out yet...especially with the electro-optical chip advances that Intel Israel has managed to pull off. The article on it is at http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPa ge&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Arti cles%5El674&enZone=Technology&enVersion=0&
...and in other Microsft memo related news, Stev Ballmer exhorted the virtues of other new computer related technologies including the CRT, the disk drive and the mouse.
The idealistic part of me hopes that what this newfound competition will bring are more accurate searches. The cynical side of my being believes that it will be a no-holds barred advertising onslaught that will cause us to see a resurgence in the "Search Engine Optimization" business that has helped clogged search engines in the first place. At any rate, interesting times are ahead of us...and now that competition has heated up it will still be up to the user to seperate the wheat from the chaff. And so it goes.
I couldn't agree more...and for a blast from the past for all you fans of text based adventure games: There are, of course the old games from Infocom and the http://infocom.elsewhere.org/ gallery which allows you to still play some of the originals online, and look at exhibits featuring the original accessories from nearly all the Infocom lines. Truly a step down memory lane.
On a slightly more philosophical note...if the day eventually comes that this type of data arrives...would we even recognize cross-pollinated life for what it is?
An update to the AmigaOS? For god's sake why? There are far better operating systems out there, that are actually still usable on modern machinery that need work and development rather than playing around with this. This horse isn't just dead...it's dead and turned to f#@!ing dust.
If you are using Outlook, you could always shoot your computer. Otherwise, I have no sympathy for Outlook users anymore....the security problems with Outlook are legion and have been published ad nauseum. By now, you should know what your getting into. If your sick of problems like these, use something else. Eventually MS will get the hint. The only people who I feel sorry for are the ones who have to clean up this mess.
While I applaud the increase in performance on the Mozilla 1.7 beta...it seems to me to be a waste of effort. In my opinion Firefox is ready for primetime now, and according to Mozilla will be the defacto browser anyway. You already have a Porsche guys...you don't need to hand build a Camry because your bored.