Have you been paying attention to T-Mobile at at all lately? Because that's not even true. They're 3G coverage has expanded to the point in the last year alone that it's at 85-90% of AT&T's 3G coverage. They cut the timetable for their rollout of 3G from 36 months to 17 months. I literally had 3G turn on overnight in my own neighborhood just a couple of nights ago.
And even IF you don't have 3G coverage in your area - you will soon - and if you have WiFi in your house (who doesn't?) you'll be off and running with high speed internet access when you're at home.
The N900 PIM-specific functionality is far behind what Android or iPhone is capable of. If you're OK with that, then I would be inclined to agree. The N900 is a solid device.
Anders left for one simple reason - he was tired of working on Delphi/Object Pascal. He saw Java, wanted to go and work on a "Delphi for Java" (which became JBuilder) but Borland refused and said; "No.. you're the Delphi Guy". He replied; "No.. I'm the former Borland employee" and quit.
Then he called Microsoft. And of course, MS was more than happy to snap him up. Since MS couldn't succeed in screwing over Java into their own image - they reinvented it as C# - nothing more than a pale immitation. Sorry.NET guys - your guiding light in Anders failed.
Now Blake Stone - the "JBuilder Guy" and later CTO, OTOH, while I'm sure Microsoft thought they were getting a good deal in hiring him. They didn't. I'm still not sure what that guy actually did for JBuilder (or for Borland) that was worthwhile other than be an example of what happens when you DO NOT practice good dental hygene.
JBuilder is now basically dead - replaced by "Peloton" (i.e. JBuilder on the SWT-based abortion from IBM known as Eclipse). While I like some things about Eclipse (like it's pricetag) the SWT-based approach just makes Eclipse so much garbage on non Windows platforms (like Linux) and downright unusable on the Intel-based MacOS. Nice job, IBM - you've succeeded in muddying the waters even *MORE* for Java as a viable desktop platform.
But I digress....
I miss the Borland of the Turbo Pascal days too. But they're long gone. In fact that company has been gone since just before they bought Paradox.
Do ANY of the myths they debunk involve Kari wearing that bronze bikini princess leia wore in Ep 6? If not then I really don't see the point in any further discussion.
And if any of the discussion DOES involve that bikini for GOD sake please take pictures!
Why shouldn't we want a PDA that costs less than a laptop? I mean really.. the new Zaurus is almost as much as a new Dell.. That's just NOT a fiscally sound price model...
But for all intents and purposes they are dead in the US. I'm glad you've made a niche business for yourself with the importing of them, but that's not the same as being able to go to CompUSA to buy one.
Do you listen to Alice Cooper's "I Love The Dead" while you're doing this too, by any chance? Y'know there are GREAT PDA's out there that do that without having to twist and tweak them into *making* them do that... You should look into them.
I'm sorry.. but one dead PDA (the Zaurus) emulating another dead PDA (the Newton)? This is technological necrophilia at it's worst. The Newton is dead and so is the Sharp Zaurus. What we need is the features of the Newton that we liked put into a new hardware platform at an affordable price. Linux still has some growing to do before it really becomes a solid PDA platform - and the fact that there is no major company backing that any more won't help it's cause. And Newton died because of the overengineered buggy OS and the rediculous pricepoint. Think about it - the Newton MP2100 was 1200 bucks. You can buy some nice laptops these days that run CURRENT OSs. And personally I'd rather run SuSE10 or even XP than the NewtonOS (which as been dead for 8 years now).
JWZ is a bitter bar owner now. He was always very negative about Netscape (the company) even when he worked there. Anyone remember the "My Employer Can Blow Me" posting of his?
JWZ is arrogant, overrated, and on the ash-heap of IT history....nuff said.
OK, so I have my Nintendo DS, and so far it's great, but what I was *hoping* for was that Picochat could be configured to go over the internet via 802.11b. Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case.
The graphics are *amazing*. I've been playing the demo version of Metroid. The DS is somewhere between the N64 and GC in graphics quality. Gameplay is a little hard at times with the touch screen. You have to use the same thumb to move that you use to make contact with the screen. Oh well.. I guess it's time to evolve a third hand..;)
I also got Super Mario 64DS. No surprises there, per se. The split screen does give a nice perspective of the playfield while you're playing, however.
All in all I think Nintendo has the foundation of a truly classic gaming system.
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If AT&T's is only 3% of the use, then I suppose.. ;)
Have you been paying attention to T-Mobile at at all lately? Because that's not even true. They're 3G coverage has expanded to the point in the last year alone that it's at 85-90% of AT&T's 3G coverage. They cut the timetable for their rollout of 3G from 36 months to 17 months. I literally had 3G turn on overnight in my own neighborhood just a couple of nights ago.
And even IF you don't have 3G coverage in your area - you will soon - and if you have WiFi in your house (who doesn't?) you'll be off and running with high speed internet access when you're at home.
The N900 PIM-specific functionality is far behind what Android or iPhone is capable of. If you're OK with that, then I would be inclined to agree. The N900 is a solid device.
Anders left for one simple reason - he was tired of working on Delphi/Object Pascal. He saw Java, wanted to go and work on a "Delphi for Java" (which became JBuilder) but Borland refused and said; "No.. you're the Delphi Guy". He replied; "No.. I'm the former Borland employee" and quit.
.NET guys - your guiding light in Anders failed.
Then he called Microsoft. And of course, MS was more than happy to snap him up. Since MS couldn't succeed in screwing over Java into their own image - they reinvented it as C# - nothing more than a pale immitation. Sorry
Now Blake Stone - the "JBuilder Guy" and later CTO, OTOH, while I'm sure Microsoft thought they were getting a good deal in hiring him. They didn't. I'm still not sure what that guy actually did for JBuilder (or for Borland) that was worthwhile other than be an example of what happens when you DO NOT practice good dental hygene.
JBuilder is now basically dead - replaced by "Peloton" (i.e. JBuilder on the SWT-based abortion from IBM known as Eclipse). While I like some things about Eclipse (like it's pricetag) the SWT-based approach just makes Eclipse so much garbage on non Windows platforms (like Linux) and downright unusable on the Intel-based MacOS. Nice job, IBM - you've succeeded in muddying the waters even *MORE* for Java as a viable desktop platform.
But I digress....
I miss the Borland of the Turbo Pascal days too. But they're long gone. In fact that company has been gone since just before they bought Paradox.
Do ANY of the myths they debunk involve Kari wearing that bronze bikini princess leia wore in Ep 6? If not then I really don't see the point in any further discussion.
And if any of the discussion DOES involve that bikini for GOD sake please take pictures!
You said all of that like it was a BAD thing...
Why shouldn't we want a PDA that costs less than a laptop? I mean really.. the new Zaurus is almost as much as a new Dell.. That's just NOT a fiscally sound price model...
But for all intents and purposes they are dead in the US. I'm glad you've made a niche business for yourself with the importing of them, but that's not the same as being able to go to CompUSA to buy one.
Do you listen to Alice Cooper's "I Love The Dead" while you're doing this too, by any chance? Y'know there are GREAT PDA's out there that do that without having to twist and tweak them into *making* them do that... You should look into them.
I'm sorry.. but one dead PDA (the Zaurus) emulating another dead PDA (the Newton)? This is technological necrophilia at it's worst. The Newton is dead and so is the Sharp Zaurus. What we need is the features of the Newton that we liked put into a new hardware platform at an affordable price. Linux still has some growing to do before it really becomes a solid PDA platform - and the fact that there is no major company backing that any more won't help it's cause. And Newton died because of the overengineered buggy OS and the rediculous pricepoint. Think about it - the Newton MP2100 was 1200 bucks. You can buy some nice laptops these days that run CURRENT OSs. And personally I'd rather run SuSE10 or even XP than the NewtonOS (which as been dead for 8 years now).
This takes the idea of ladies "putting on their face" to a whole level if you ask me...
Go read Adam's interview at thesneeze. He explains the evolution of the show:
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000408.php
JWZ is a bitter bar owner now. He was always very negative about Netscape (the company) even when he worked there. Anyone remember the "My Employer Can Blow Me" posting of his?
...nuff said.
JWZ is arrogant, overrated, and on the ash-heap of IT history.
Hey only in America can you go from me BG's office manager to the CEO...
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And his rise to power is more an example of the Dilbert Principle http://www.aquecorp.com/vincent/humor/dilbert.pri
Right this moment is succumbing to the /. effect...
If you saw some of the code in the software that keeps your lights on, you'd wonder why we all don't live in caves....
Hey what a great idea..! Now if you can actually get a vendor to MAKE an OS6 device THEN I'll be impressed.
I'm sorry.. but Cobalt has been out for HOW long with no devices? Not even one from PalmOne? That's bad.
Dale Fuller, is that you?? :)
Hey I can only tell you about what it *looks* like... You don't agree, that's fine.. but YOU are the AC.. not me.
OK, so I have my Nintendo DS, and so far it's great, but what I was *hoping* for was that Picochat could be configured to go over the internet via 802.11b. Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case.
;)
The graphics are *amazing*. I've been playing the demo version of Metroid. The DS is somewhere between the N64 and GC in graphics quality. Gameplay is a little hard at times with the touch screen. You have to use the same thumb to move that you use to make contact with the screen. Oh well.. I guess it's time to evolve a third hand..
I also got Super Mario 64DS. No surprises there, per se. The split screen does give a nice perspective of the playfield while you're playing, however.
All in all I think Nintendo has the foundation of a truly classic gaming system.
Spymac has had these services for a while, so I don't see what the big deal is...
http://www.spymac.com/network.php?p=tour
Did they by any chance say what they were going to use to replace their now-pulled WSB-24 signal booster?
They re-recorded it because of dollars.
Rod Stewart gets paid for each time his version of the song is played. He costs MUCH more than Russell Watson does...
See my other replies.. Antennas are useless where I live... Unless I want to get an permit to put up one that'd be about 500 ft high... ;)
Small Dish - you're right..
However, the State of Washington has allowed the CC&Rs to be enforced for antennas.... I don't have the resources to appeal it to the Supreme Court...
Regardless - I would have to put up a 500 ft high antenna to receive the UHF HDTV stations in my area. Impractical, to say the least...
See my reply to the *other* asshat re. antennas..