It looks like it's about CRT-equivalent brightness at 15 inches (30cm) diagonal display.
So... this prototype is *maybe* a laptop computer screen replacement, but won't give you a portable home theater. Unless your room is really really dark.
It's still impressive -- it won't have a bulb to burn out, and it won't get dimmer as it ages.
I don't know why, but we keep coming back to LucasArts adventure games like the "Monkey Island" series, "Sam and Max Hit the Road", and "Grim Fandango".
A lot of the appeal is the corny jokes and songs. These games don't take much eye-hand coordination (we're not so good with "twitch" games).
How can you not love a game where the main character says "But I can't die -- It's a LucasArts game and I have an unbreakable five-game contract!"
Sorry to hear about this, CmdrTaco.
Maybe you can still use "Cmdr" as long as it's not at the beginning of the line -- as in:
"TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsCmdrTaco"
You'd think an "all zeros" message would hide your message perfectly. You can still figure out the size of the message.
This can matter if you're looking for any change in the information channel at all.
For example, just knowing that most messages are likely "nothing to report", but there's ONE message on December 6, 1941 -- which is quite large -- may be an interesting hint that something's up.
Come to think of it, didn't the Japanes send an "All Zeros" message to Hawaii about then?
It sure is nice having my application work on any computer I happen to be using.
On the other hand, I'd suspect the core KDE people would see adding support for Windows-isms as a distraction to what they really want to do. It would certainly complicate testing -- you've got twice as many configurations to verify.
Be sure that your graphics card is OpenGL 1.3 or higher compliant AND that you have appropriate OpenGL hardware drivers installed. These two issues have been show stoppers on some machines. Users should be warned that laptops are particularly fickle in their graphics pipeline compatibility. Also, it seems that when users upgrade their DirectX versions through Microsoft's web site, it often overwrites existing hardware OpenGL drivers with software OpenGL->DirectX wrappers (killing performance, if not compatibility). The fix is to re-install the video card manufacturer's drivers after any DirectX install procedure. Unfortunately, few users are aware of such dirty tricks and their workarounds.
Graphics cards and their drivers are much more crucial to Croquet's compatability and performance than nearly any other component inside your box. Our tests indicate that Croquet performs well even with Pentium II-450s and motherboards/components of that era as long as they have 256MB of RAM and a recent video card. However, the fastest new computer/processor won't run Croquet at all with older graphics cards.
This is the excuse I need to get one of those fancy graphics cards.
I can play TuxRacer in winter, and Croquet in summer!
Dell DOES innovate! It innovates on COST instead of PERFORMANCE.
Dell pioneered just-in-time manufacturing -- they didn't ask for parts for your computer until they had your order in had. No inventory to store means no warehouse to pay for!
Wal-Mart innovates, too. There's a reason their IT department is one of the biggest in the world. They want to know what each store has on each shelf. Again, they're trying to minimize total cost.
The Slashdot crowd cares more for performance, but remember that there are many more customers who care about COST innovation.
Why provide compatibility to the de-facto standard closed system? Because it's too big a change to sell otherwise.
"Here, learn all these different interfaces, it's about the same as the Windows computer we took away from you! It's only a two week learning curve!" -- do you think your users might beg to differ?
Compared to: "Here, the operating system is different, but you usually shouldn't notice. You can still use all your Word templates and email stuff." -- do you think your users may be a little less upset?
Small changes are ALWAYS easier to sell. (Even if a big change is the right long-term answer.)
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The Zombie Apocalypse happens at the same time! PhilipOfOregon
... Imagine what you could do with a Beowulf cluster of these!
It's pronounced "Web two full stop zero" in most of the world, but pronounced "Web two period zero" in the United States and Burma.
That's the part that lets us read email.
So... this prototype is *maybe* a laptop computer screen replacement, but won't give you a portable home theater. Unless your room is really really dark.
It's still impressive -- it won't have a bulb to burn out, and it won't get dimmer as it ages.
A lot of the appeal is the corny jokes and songs. These games don't take much eye-hand coordination (we're not so good with "twitch" games).
How can you not love a game where the main character says "But I can't die -- It's a LucasArts game and I have an unbreakable five-game contract!"
You forgot to add "... or so I've heard. Not that I would know, of course."
Sorry to hear about this, CmdrTaco. Maybe you can still use "Cmdr" as long as it's not at the beginning of the line -- as in: "TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsCmdrTaco"
It gets rather surreal when you play both on the same day. Scotland Yard does that a lot -- they even get paid to play it!
This can matter if you're looking for any change in the information channel at all.
For example, just knowing that most messages are likely "nothing to report", but there's ONE message on December 6, 1941 -- which is quite large -- may be an interesting hint that something's up.
Come to think of it, didn't the Japanes send an "All Zeros" message to Hawaii about then?
Wait -- I've seen this movie! DON'T GO LOOK AT IT!
Seriously, why would I ask for one by mail? It's not like it's hard to find a box and some foam padding.
It sure is nice having my application work on any computer I happen to be using.
On the other hand, I'd suspect the core KDE people would see adding support for Windows-isms as a distraction to what they really want to do. It would certainly complicate testing -- you've got twice as many configurations to verify.
Unfortunately, the possibilities are endless.
"Purfuit of Happineff"
Now I know what they mean when they say "Spotlight on CPU development".
Hey, it worked for mosquitos, lice, tuberculosis and gonorrhea. Of course it will work for weeds!
but when does it *finish* booting?
This is the excuse I need to get one of those fancy graphics cards.
I can play TuxRacer in winter, and Croquet in summer!
John Whorfin
For the next picture, everybody hold still! And smile!
The best way to say this is to say you live below the "N" in C A N A D A.
-- PhilipOfOregon, who lives above the "R" in Oregon
Dell pioneered just-in-time manufacturing -- they didn't ask for parts for your computer until they had your order in had. No inventory to store means no warehouse to pay for!
Wal-Mart innovates, too. There's a reason their IT department is one of the biggest in the world. They want to know what each store has on each shelf. Again, they're trying to minimize total cost.
The Slashdot crowd cares more for performance, but remember that there are many more customers who care about COST innovation.
That's pretty compelling to me.
And no, I didn't read the article! It would be so disappointing in comparison.
"Here, learn all these different interfaces, it's about the same as the Windows computer we took away from you! It's only a two week learning curve!" -- do you think your users might beg to differ?
Compared to: "Here, the operating system is different, but you usually shouldn't notice. You can still use all your Word templates and email stuff." -- do you think your users may be a little less upset?
Small changes are ALWAYS easier to sell. (Even if a big change is the right long-term answer.)