I agree, the movie implied that Xerox invented the mouse, it doesn't come out and say it. If you watch carefully, the woman says "developed" the mouse, and the chairman says "You want us to market something called the MOUSE?!"
Actually, what you were seeing was the point of view from inside the screen. It wasn't projected on to his face, but you were looking at him through the monitor.
And yes. The monitor displayed a standard dir/w listing, and when he cleared the screen, you could easily make out "C>"
A) It's a Ferrari B) It's got a Bad Ass license Plate
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On to the other parts of the article...
Linus is looking at 8, maybe 16 CPUs, but not 256 or 512 CPUs. After 16 CPUs or so, he prefers to look at clustering because a lot of hardware, especially PC hardware, wasn't designed for such scalability anyway.
Efficent clusters can make good use of multiple nodes with multiple CPUs. You won't necessarily need a 200 node system with each node having 200 processors (although that would be SWEET). You could just as easily have 200 nodes, each with 16 CPUs. You have to balance necessity with realism.
For now, he doesn't have a list of what he will allow in 2.4. At this point, performance and USB are the main focus and we'll see afterwards.
USB support would be good, but I'm still not sold on the principle of USB. As for performance, I'm not sure how much further it can go (although, I DO believe in Linus and the Linux Development team). 2.2.X achieved a TREMENDOUS performance leap over 2.0.3X. If we see another one of those jumps, I'd be thrilled.
While the penguin was announced as a 2.0 mascott at the beginning, there's no plans for a new mascott for linux 3.0
Why the fsck do we need a new mascot?!?!?
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Actually, the Intel Chip miscalculated, because her IQ was actually 59.91465146847654368473654. But hey, Close enough Right?
I had a similar close call. I own a small collection of Commodore Products myself, consisting of a VIC 20 (complete with 64k Ram Expansion Cart!!@#$), 2 Commodore 64 Computers, 2 Commodore 128's, some 1541 drives, several 1571 Disk Drives, even a 1581! (The 1581 held a HELL of a lot of data in Commodore measures.) Epyx Fastload cartridges, blah blah yadda yadda....
On with my story. I come home to find my Mother stuck my Vic, and both 64's in a box ready to go out to the trash. It took some arguing, convincing, and eventually hiding to get those puppies back in my posession. Now, my mother uses one of the 128's in the kitchen for recipes.
Occasionally, I'll pull out the old Game Collection and play some games on the 128 in c64 mode. There's NOTHING like playing on the original machine. (No, Not even an emulator.)
Lots of companies frame the first dollar bill from their first transaction. The first computer ever rolled out by a company (if it was built by two guys in a garage, so be it.), is an important milestone in a company. I can't understand why they're getting rid of it.
Although the $40,000 would probably double Apple's last-year revenues.;)
When you see software that claims to be "open source," look for the OSI Certified mark as your assurance of compliance with acceptable licensing standards.
Is it just me, or does that remind anyone else of the "Look for the 'Designed for Windows 95' sticker" campaign?
Prince said he will replace the dumb terminals with Pentium-based PCs but hasn't yet decided whether to scrap the SPARC machines or install Linux on them.
Heh, I'd be more than happy to take them off their hands.
Your Idea is good, and would even be helpful to the community. A HOWTO on this subject would doubtlessly give companies and IT professionals alike the info needed to possibly sway the corporate monkeys into trying something different.
But the immature "First Post!" ruinied the credibility of your comment.
To reply to your reply, I must disagree. Photoshop is a very nice program (although I think 4 is superior to 5, with the exception of the magnetic lasso tool), however, it took time to learn it, no? If you learn how to use Gimp, and use it efficently, you can do it in the same amount of time as Photoshop.
What happens if Windows starts to become more stable?
Hahaha, I don't think we need to worry about that. Microsoft is more interested in deploying FUD teams to spread crap about competitors, rather than actually making their OWN product better.
Then there is no reason to use Linux.
Of course there is. Linux is a hell of a lot cheaper then Windows, and while Windows prices are going UP, Linux is still free.
The real reason to use Linux is the GPL. It gives users freedoms that just aren't obtainable in the Windows world. I really wish that ESR would talk about these important freedoms and get people excited instead of just saying "it doesn't crash".
I agree, however I don't think the GPL is the ONLY reason. I think the interface is intuitive, and the structure of the system is too. The stability is phenominal, etc, etc.
Let's take a pair of scissors to this article, and do a little happy trailing, shall we?
SouthWestern Bell: Linux for monitoring a telco network
"One example of a large company deploying Linux in mission critical areas is SouthWestern Bell, said manager Scott Young in Houston. The company is running Linux on 36 online desktops and workstations that monitor switches, fibers and call centers as well using the alternative OS on file and web servers." (CNN)
Maybe BellSouth should follow suit, and perhaps start to support Linux under it's Internet systems. There would be a lot more happy customers, and Why Bellsouth won't take the opportunity is beyond me. Unless......"Bellsouth is a Registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc." Perish the Thought.
After poor results testing a memory-intensive application with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, a colleague had asked Kessel why, if he thought Linux was so great, he did not try it.
"So we took a mission-critical operation and we deployed a free operating system there," Kessel said. "And now we spend a tenth of the administration cost for those desktops that we do for the rest of the 315 we use."
Did you need proof that Linux can take on the tough tasks? Did you need proof that Linux could hold up better then a Windows platform on that tough task?
"The legal department says, 'When it fails, who do we sue?' "
Um, instead of a kneejerk reaction to SUE if your system hiccups, how about trying to fix the problem? It's probably something simple. (besides, are you going to sue Microsoft everytime NT gets a Blue Screen?)
"The IT department says, 'It's not a proved product.'
Funny, considering how your own tech department proved it themselves. P.S., The IT department needs to brush up on grammer.
Corporate security says, 'It's hackerware.'
So? What's your Point? P.S.: "Corporate Security" is an oxymoron. --- The University of Nebraska Press replaced an outdated Novell network with a Linux server with Samba software to emulate Windows NT.
Based on my OWN experience, Linux on a P150 with 64MB RAM running Samba outperformed NT on a Pro200 with 128MB as a heavy load file server.
I won't ramble on anymore, You can read the rest and draw your own comparisons. I just had to pick a few things apart.:)
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Windows can configure EVERY PIECE of PC hardware made.
That's great, because I'm looking to install Windows on the ENIAC in my Living Room. I can't wait to see it detect every vacuum tube. Oh, and I have a PC that I built myself. Why can't Windows 95 detect my legacy sound card? Oh that's right, it's not plug and play. I need to tell Windows 95 it's there, and where it is. And what's this? A blue screen? Gee, I just had one of those about 5 minutes ago. Oh yeah, Can you offer any advice on how Windows 95 can run on my 386 processor? Or perhaps my 28.8 modem that for some reason Windows 95 didn't detect. Bullshit, Mr. Windows, I DO have a COM 3, Why are you telling me I don't?
Well slap me silly, and call me Bob, They used MS NT! I guess that's better by the NT by.....um......tell me again who else makes NT?
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Because they say Linux is no good, and have no reasons to back it up. The people who bitch about the Windows platform (usually) have reasons stating why it sucks. When you get a post like: "Linux sucks, this thing should run Windows CE", what is that supposed to say?
I Guarantee if you offer constructive criticism about Linux's flaws, you won't get moderated down, simply because your message has intelligence. Not something like "Linux Sucks."
Show Me The Code, and then an announcement is appropiate, so all we little eager Linux beaver can download, compile and bitch about bugs to be improved.
Did you even bother to read through their website? The point of this article, is they need HELP. If they had a completed product, why would you want help? They're looking into a community effort here. (This is going to shape out the same way Linux did.)
Show you the code? How about getting your hands dirty and helping to WRITE the code?;) That's the goal here.
I don't know why, but the 500mhz red case reminds me of those toys that you pull the string, the arrow spins and lands on a farm animal, and it tells you about it. I imagine these have a bit more functionality though.;)
I've managed to successfully overclock my Pentium Overdrive MMX processor from 150 to 180. Wonder if that helps. To you people who are scared to do it, Overclocking is NOT evil!
One thing Intel likes to do, is bulk. It's cheaper to manufacture 300 Pentium 266 chips, then it is to buy 150 266's, and 150 233's. So Intel labels half of them 233, and sells them as 233. They have been tested to run at 266, and can run even faster if cooled properly. If you kick up a chip 30 mHZ, you're not necessarily going to ruin it, and you'll gain significant performance.
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And yes. The monitor displayed a standard dir
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"Honey, I stole some technology, and built a machine that shrunk the kids and dominated the industry!"
;)
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P.S.: Look at the time posted. I posted it SECONDS after the first one.
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A) It's a Ferrari
B) It's got a Bad Ass license Plate
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On to the other parts of the article...
Linus is looking at 8, maybe 16 CPUs, but not 256 or 512 CPUs. After 16 CPUs or so, he prefers to look at clustering because a lot of hardware, especially PC hardware, wasn't designed for such scalability anyway.
Efficent clusters can make good use of multiple nodes with multiple CPUs. You won't necessarily need a 200 node system with each node having 200 processors (although that would be SWEET). You could just as easily have 200 nodes, each with 16 CPUs. You have to balance necessity with realism.
For now, he doesn't have a list of what he will allow in 2.4. At this point, performance and USB are the main focus and we'll see afterwards.
USB support would be good, but I'm still not sold on the principle of USB. As for performance, I'm not sure how much further it can go (although, I DO believe in Linus and the Linux Development team). 2.2.X achieved a TREMENDOUS performance leap over 2.0.3X. If we see another one of those jumps, I'd be thrilled.
While the penguin was announced as a 2.0 mascott at the beginning, there's no plans for a new mascott for linux 3.0
Why the fsck do we need a new mascot?!?!?
Just some thoughts, rants, etc..
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On with my story. I come home to find my Mother stuck my Vic, and both 64's in a box ready to go out to the trash. It took some arguing, convincing, and eventually hiding to get those puppies back in my posession. Now, my mother uses one of the 128's in the kitchen for recipes.
Occasionally, I'll pull out the old Game Collection and play some games on the 128 in c64 mode. There's NOTHING like playing on the original machine. (No, Not even an emulator.)
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Although the $40,000 would probably double Apple's last-year revenues.
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Is it just me, or does that remind anyone else of the "Look for the 'Designed for Windows 95' sticker" campaign?
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Heh, I'd be more than happy to take them off their hands.
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But the immature "First Post!" ruinied the credibility of your comment.
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Hahaha, I don't think we need to worry about that. Microsoft is more interested in deploying FUD teams to spread crap about competitors, rather than actually making their OWN product better.
Then there is no reason to use Linux.
Of course there is. Linux is a hell of a lot cheaper then Windows, and while Windows prices are going UP, Linux is still free.
The real reason to use Linux is the GPL. It gives users freedoms that just aren't obtainable in the Windows world. I really wish that ESR would talk about these important freedoms and get people excited instead of just saying "it doesn't crash".
I agree, however I don't think the GPL is the ONLY reason. I think the interface is intuitive, and the structure of the system is too. The stability is phenominal, etc, etc.
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SouthWestern Bell: Linux for monitoring a telco network
"One example of a large company deploying Linux in mission critical areas is SouthWestern Bell, said manager Scott Young in Houston. The company is running Linux on 36 online desktops and workstations that monitor switches, fibers and call centers as well using the alternative OS on file and web servers." (CNN)
Maybe BellSouth should follow suit, and perhaps start to support Linux under it's Internet systems. There would be a lot more happy customers, and Why Bellsouth won't take the opportunity is beyond me. Unless......"Bellsouth is a Registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc." Perish the Thought.
After poor results testing a memory-intensive application with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, a colleague had asked Kessel why, if he thought Linux was so great, he did not try it.
"So we took a mission-critical operation and we deployed a free operating system there," Kessel said. "And now we spend a tenth of the administration cost for those desktops that we do for the rest of the 315 we use."
Did you need proof that Linux can take on the tough tasks? Did you need proof that Linux could hold up better then a Windows platform on that tough task?
"The legal department says, 'When it fails, who do we sue?' "
Um, instead of a kneejerk reaction to SUE if your system hiccups, how about trying to fix the problem? It's probably something simple. (besides, are you going to sue Microsoft everytime NT gets a Blue Screen?)
"The IT department says, 'It's not a proved product.'
Funny, considering how your own tech department proved it themselves.
P.S., The IT department needs to brush up on grammer.
Corporate security says, 'It's hackerware.'
So? What's your Point?
P.S.: "Corporate Security" is an oxymoron.
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The University of Nebraska Press replaced an outdated Novell network with a Linux server with Samba software to emulate Windows NT.
Based on my OWN experience, Linux on a P150 with 64MB RAM running Samba outperformed NT on a Pro200 with 128MB as a heavy load file server.
I won't ramble on anymore, You can read the rest and draw your own comparisons. I just had to pick a few things apart.
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That's great, because I'm looking to install Windows on the ENIAC in my Living Room. I can't wait to see it detect every vacuum tube.
Oh, and I have a PC that I built myself. Why can't Windows 95 detect my legacy sound card? Oh that's right, it's not plug and play. I need to tell Windows 95 it's there, and where it is. And what's this? A blue screen? Gee, I just had one of those about 5 minutes ago. Oh yeah, Can you offer any advice on how Windows 95 can run on my 386 processor? Or perhaps my 28.8 modem that for some reason Windows 95 didn't detect. Bullshit, Mr. Windows, I DO have a COM 3, Why are you telling me I don't?
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I Guarantee if you offer constructive criticism about Linux's flaws, you won't get moderated down, simply because your message has intelligence. Not something like "Linux Sucks."
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Did you even bother to read through their website? The point of this article, is they need HELP. If they had a completed product, why would you want help? They're looking into a community effort here. (This is going to shape out the same way Linux did.)
Show you the code? How about getting your hands dirty and helping to WRITE the code?
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"The COW goes.....moooooooooo"
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One thing Intel likes to do, is bulk. It's cheaper to manufacture 300 Pentium 266 chips, then it is to buy 150 266's, and 150 233's. So Intel labels half of them 233, and sells them as 233. They have been tested to run at 266, and can run even faster if cooled properly. If you kick up a chip 30 mHZ, you're not necessarily going to ruin it, and you'll gain significant performance.
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