...are there open source video drivers for Windows? Can they even be made by an individual, or do you need special software for it (namely, libraries and so)?. Do they need signatures?
I ask because outside nVidia, Windows drivers are usually lacking one way or another, specially when it comes to stuff like OpenGL. It could be interesting if someone worked independently on Win drivers for mainstream videocards.
PS: It's great to see some companies realizing they are on the hardware buissnes, not software. Thank you. I had interest in the S3 Deltachrome/Unichrome series, and now i'll most certainly try one out.
Most old IBMs Model M had some problems with the serial cable signals - namely, the signals are supposed to idle at +5VDC and be "pulled down" by either end (computer or keyboard), yet they float at a lower voltage. This generates problems with some keyboard adapters and motherboards.
It can be fixed easily with a couple of pull-up resistors on both data lines. The site also mentions some motherboards & USB adapters that work fine without the mod.
I think it refers to pulling out an ARM: designing processor cores and licencing them to be manufactured by third parties (or licencing parts of the technology used).
It could work if they do it right: Transmeta has a bunch of CPUs with very interesting technology and low consumption, which are in high demand these days - for embeeded systems mainly.
Oh, we can only hope. I know i'm not the only one who preffers to play old games than 90% of the news tuff - be it MAME, ScummVM, VICE, old console games or whatever.
Just kidding. It's cool, and it might open a door to extend the DS functionality beyond a gaming platform. More like a small PDA, perhaps? It even has the touchpad!
XP x64 has also completely dropped 16bit support. No more old DOS programs. No more Win3.1 programs. More importantly (as I mentioned above), no more installers that used 16 bit code, even for purely 32-bit programs.
Ditto, there's still a lot of those out there. I would expect Microsoft to drop atleast a 16-bit VM of some sort - specially for a desktop oriented OS.
I'm positive. I rarely encode over 192kbps VBR these days, but i recall i tried it with 320kbps files and they were indistinguishable to me. Only once i encountered listeneable artifacts (with classical music, Bach), and it was little glitches on high-pitch sounds. Though i think the unit was clipping.
The headphones output of the thing (Sony MZ-R70, an oldie) drived headphones nicely, with good bass which is usually my beef with portable audio. As a line-out driving a preamp, it sounded excellent.
Whataver, ATRAC was the shittiest perceptual encoding algorithm I ever heard in my life...
The first revision (74' discs) sounds great, either on headphones or speakers, which is what i used. Sounds certainly better than any MP3 i have, even at 320kbps.
The newer ATRAC revision is said to be shit. I haven't heard it though.
Hear, hear. The Minidisc is the prime example of how Sony kills great products because of stupid lock-ins. I recently sold my old & trusty MD player to get a flash based MP3 player just because i couldn't stand converting tracks to ATRAC anymore - complete with propietary software. MDs sounded great, were rugged and played for over 11hs with a single AA battery.
MP3? Just plug it, mount it, copy files, unmount and done.
Yes, i know Sony has MP3 based MDs now. Too little too late.
... they'll distribute them in UMDs, and you'll need a 128mb Memory Stick with the public key to view the movie, which will only play on a PSP, Playstation or Sony-branded home players.
Mod up. The GIMP is released under the GPL, and if this guy wants to fork his own GIMP version with a PhotoShop interface, he's well entitled to. I don't think the GIMP developers would like it; but on the other hand, perhaps a lot of users will.
Oh, come on. Blocking local ping requests? We should then lock all incoming ports too aswell; if anything doesn't work it's just a matter of troubleshooting.
It's not nitpicking - the firewall works reasonably well, but the defaults are awful. There's no reason to leave out a basic network tool like pinging.
Keyword here is LOCAL. It's not funny to found a server not responding to a ping request and realizing it's not dead, it's just the damn firewall blocking it.
Among the primary benefits of the free update is the inclusion of security enhancements similar to those added to Windows XP with last year's Service Pack 2.
YES! I bet W2k3 server sysadmins will just love the new security features of XP like that great firewall. You know... the one that blocks local ICMP pings by default!
I have a 15" Samsung Syncmaster CRT monitor at work with a dead pixel right in the middle - i guess somehow it got struck by the electron beam for too long. It is annoying, but it's the first time i've seen a dead pixel in a CRT since, well, forever. CRTs are simply way more rugged.
OTOH, my mother purchased a Packard Bell laptop recently and it came with a dead pixel. The unit won't be replaced by the seller, claimimg you have to have 6 or more holes in your screen to do so.
In time, i found that the most common link between people from different countries is that phone companies screw eveyone just the same, no matter where you live.
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I ask because outside nVidia, Windows drivers are usually lacking one way or another, specially when it comes to stuff like OpenGL. It could be interesting if someone worked independently on Win drivers for mainstream videocards.
PS: It's great to see some companies realizing they are on the hardware buissnes, not software. Thank you. I had interest in the S3 Deltachrome/Unichrome series, and now i'll most certainly try one out.
You should be modded +1 Insightful. Or +1 Funny. Or even better, "+1 Sad truth".
MTV is a bad joke these days.
So, i guess they went out with a bang eh?
BA-BING!!
Thank you, you're great! I'm here all week! Try the shrimp!
Most old IBMs Model M had some problems with the serial cable signals - namely, the signals are supposed to idle at +5VDC and be "pulled down" by either end (computer or keyboard), yet they float at a lower voltage. This generates problems with some keyboard adapters and motherboards.
It can be fixed easily with a couple of pull-up resistors on both data lines. The site also mentions some motherboards & USB adapters that work fine without the mod.
I think it refers to pulling out an ARM: designing processor cores and licencing them to be manufactured by third parties (or licencing parts of the technology used).
It could work if they do it right: Transmeta has a bunch of CPUs with very interesting technology and low consumption, which are in high demand these days - for embeeded systems mainly.
Oh, we can only hope. I know i'm not the only one who preffers to play old games than 90% of the news tuff - be it MAME, ScummVM, VICE, old console games or whatever.
I'm pretty sure it doesn't run on a piece of tofu.
Well, doh. You have NetBSD for that.
Because they can? Let the nerds be happy i say.
Now i can play all these great gam--oh, wait...
Just kidding. It's cool, and it might open a door to extend the DS functionality beyond a gaming platform. More like a small PDA, perhaps? It even has the touchpad!
XP x64 has also completely dropped 16bit support. No more old DOS programs. No more Win3.1 programs. More importantly (as I mentioned above), no more installers that used 16 bit code, even for purely 32-bit programs.
Ditto, there's still a lot of those out there. I would expect Microsoft to drop atleast a 16-bit VM of some sort - specially for a desktop oriented OS.
"Demand less pay" is cut from the picture too.
How about Jon, or Jayne? Didja think 'bout that?
:)
That wouldn't be surprising - that'd be plain mean
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."
For a few seconds there, i was in heaven.
Is this the first non-retarded news of the day?
PS: I never tried Subversion, but i've heard it's quite good. Can anyone compare it against CVS and the competition?
That was 74", sorry. AKA, 74 minutes. Enough with the imperial system jokes :)
I'm positive. I rarely encode over 192kbps VBR these days, but i recall i tried it with 320kbps files and they were indistinguishable to me. Only once i encountered listeneable artifacts (with classical music, Bach), and it was little glitches on high-pitch sounds. Though i think the unit was clipping.
The headphones output of the thing (Sony MZ-R70, an oldie) drived headphones nicely, with good bass which is usually my beef with portable audio. As a line-out driving a preamp, it sounded excellent.
Whataver, ATRAC was the shittiest perceptual encoding algorithm I ever heard in my life...
The first revision (74' discs) sounds great, either on headphones or speakers, which is what i used. Sounds certainly better than any MP3 i have, even at 320kbps.
The newer ATRAC revision is said to be shit. I haven't heard it though.
Hear, hear. The Minidisc is the prime example of how Sony kills great products because of stupid lock-ins. I recently sold my old & trusty MD player to get a flash based MP3 player just because i couldn't stand converting tracks to ATRAC anymore - complete with propietary software. MDs sounded great, were rugged and played for over 11hs with a single AA battery.
MP3? Just plug it, mount it, copy files, unmount and done.
Yes, i know Sony has MP3 based MDs now. Too little too late.
PS: Nice logo!
Mod up. The GIMP is released under the GPL, and if this guy wants to fork his own GIMP version with a PhotoShop interface, he's well entitled to. I don't think the GIMP developers would like it; but on the other hand, perhaps a lot of users will.
Oh, come on. Blocking local ping requests? We should then lock all incoming ports too aswell; if anything doesn't work it's just a matter of troubleshooting.
It's not nitpicking - the firewall works reasonably well, but the defaults are awful. There's no reason to leave out a basic network tool like pinging.
Keyword here is LOCAL. It's not funny to found a server not responding to a ping request and realizing it's not dead, it's just the damn firewall blocking it.
Among the primary benefits of the free update is the inclusion of security enhancements similar to those added to Windows XP with last year's Service Pack 2.
YES! I bet W2k3 server sysadmins will just love the new security features of XP like that great firewall. You know... the one that blocks local ICMP pings by default!
I have a 15" Samsung Syncmaster CRT monitor at work with a dead pixel right in the middle - i guess somehow it got struck by the electron beam for too long. It is annoying, but it's the first time i've seen a dead pixel in a CRT since, well, forever. CRTs are simply way more rugged.
OTOH, my mother purchased a Packard Bell laptop recently and it came with a dead pixel. The unit won't be replaced by the seller, claimimg you have to have 6 or more holes in your screen to do so.
In time, i found that the most common link between people from different countries is that phone companies screw eveyone just the same, no matter where you live.