For my MSc graduation project I designed and implemented an open source reconfigurable VLIW processor: r-VEX (http://r-vex.googlecode.com/). It is based around the scalable and extensible VEX Instruction Set Architecture by HP, for which a free C compiler and simulator are available.
My implementation is merely targeted for VLIW processor research; it is a highly customizable design where the instruction issue-width, the number of registers and the number of functional units can be easily changed. Even custom instructions are supported (as well in the compiler toolchain).
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The amounts the labels are asking is quite understandable I think.
Selling music online is very 'hot' these days. Lots of self-respecting online mega-corporations are setting up online stores.
Labels notice this (duh) and adapt their price to the market. They know Apple's a big rival of Microsoft, and that MS wants to have the market share Apple has in this piece of the market. And, not the least important, Microsoft has ability to pay the labels such amounts. If only to push Apple out of the market.
Fortunately they (MS) didn't...
The decisions made by the EU may be pretty 'useless' for the current XP generation, but I think not for Longhorn.
Most consumers (I'm talking about home users, no business users) made the switch to XP already, and they're not (re)installing a stripped down version.
For Longhorn, however, many people will probably make a well predominated decision about a stripped down version of the OS.
Well, weren't laptops first with the touchpad mice?
Anyway, it was also Apple who introduced them on the laptop market with their Powerbook series (IIRC).
I think the 'word of mouth'-technique dosn't work as good for an Operating System, as say for a webbrowser (Firefox).
People have to be convinced that a certain OS is better than another before they switch (at least that is for the masses).
That's what I think at least.
But at this very moment there isn't a market for the 100's of millions plastic disks... To create that market they first have to sell the hardware, to get main attention.
I think it's a good thing. I mean, originally folders/directories were designed to have an order in your files. With the advanced searching technics this whole issue is solved.
Of course there are more things folders are handy with, but they've not disappeared, have they?
Why? Because with Linux it isn't just the OS itself. It's the whole ideology around it of a free (speech...) operating system. Whereas OS X is also a UNIX-like operating system it's a closed source system (not as much as Windows maybe, but still...).
I think Mac OS X would maybe appeal to more people (in time), but until it isn't open source software Linux et al will exist I guess.
This might has something to do with the Mac tablet.
I guess such a tablet mac would be much thinner than a *book, so a G4 would cause too much heat (let alone a G5).
An overview like this is pretty handy, but it's made for people who know more-than-nothing from computers. This will make the complete computer noobs even more confused, I guess.
I work at a big consumer electronics store in the weekends (aside to college), and people who buy a computer there are almost completely blanco concerning computer-knowledge. The only name they know is 'Pentium 4'. When they see a CPU like 'Sempron', 'Athlon' or 'Celeron' on the information tag, they get totally confused: "Isn't this a Pentium 4? I heard Pentium 4 is the best?". So a lot of people don't even know there are exisiting other CPUs, or think that there's only one 'good' one.
I think it will be handy to have some overview for those people which are the main perspectives to chose one CPU or another. For most people buying their computer over there the most simple Celeron or Sempron based system would be enough, to just connect to the internet and have them type their e-mail. But due to ignorance in the forest of CPUs they don't know what's right for them. Of course I am there to advise them etc, but it would be very nice if people have just a little idea of what they want (and not start asking "What's AMD?" all the time).
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For my MSc graduation project I designed and implemented an open source reconfigurable VLIW processor: r-VEX (http://r-vex.googlecode.com/). It is based around the scalable and extensible VEX Instruction Set Architecture by HP, for which a free C compiler and simulator are available.
My implementation is merely targeted for VLIW processor research; it is a highly customizable design where the instruction issue-width, the number of registers and the number of functional units can be easily changed. Even custom instructions are supported (as well in the compiler toolchain).
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Link: http://www.etv.tudelft.nl/vereeniging/archief/lus
In 2001, they used their building as a big SMS display.
Link: http://www.etv.tudelft.nl/vereeniging/archief/lus
In 2006, a huge 8x4x2m LED MatriXX was created.
Link: http://www.etv.tudelft.nl/vereeniging/commissies/
The amounts the labels are asking is quite understandable I think.
Selling music online is very 'hot' these days. Lots of self-respecting online mega-corporations are setting up online stores.
Labels notice this (duh) and adapt their price to the market. They know Apple's a big rival of Microsoft, and that MS wants to have the market share Apple has in this piece of the market. And, not the least important, Microsoft has ability to pay the labels such amounts. If only to push Apple out of the market.
Fortunately they (MS) didn't...
I'd like it if they supported IMAP... Not even POP3. Now Gmail is a better choice for me.
From the Dutch Nuna website:
The Nuna 3 won day 1, finishing half an hour before the Michigan team (which got a flat tire halfway).
More like same thing as Apple announcing they'll be using Windows Vista as their new OS.
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Anyone remember GoogleX which was online for some hours at the Google Labs website?
Quote from the site:
Roses are red. Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you.
I'm already seeing Google promoting Apple to bring OS X to non-Macintosh computers, which is even less work because of Apple's transition to x86.
Now that they can't beat their 'colleagues' with their OS, they're trying it the P2P way.
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What do you mean, desperate?
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The decisions made by the EU may be pretty 'useless' for the current XP generation, but I think not for Longhorn.
Most consumers (I'm talking about home users, no business users) made the switch to XP already, and they're not (re)installing a stripped down version.
For Longhorn, however, many people will probably make a well predominated decision about a stripped down version of the OS.
Well, weren't laptops first with the touchpad mice?
Anyway, it was also Apple who introduced them on the laptop market with their Powerbook series (IIRC).
It will probably run the OS X_x86 edition (those shipped with the developer PowerMacs right now).
I think the 'word of mouth'-technique dosn't work as good for an Operating System, as say for a webbrowser (Firefox).
People have to be convinced that a certain OS is better than another before they switch (at least that is for the masses).
That's what I think at least.
But at this very moment there isn't a market for the 100's of millions plastic disks...
To create that market they first have to sell the hardware, to get main attention.
Don't forget the big cross right above each window pane!
You'd better took the red pill!
I think it's a good thing. I mean, originally folders/directories were designed to have an order in your files. With the advanced searching technics this whole issue is solved.
Of course there are more things folders are handy with, but they've not disappeared, have they?
My score: fantastic
What a nice opportunity to start a discussion about the one button mouse in a non-Apple topic!
;)
So... is this mouse extra delimiting?
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Why? Because with Linux it isn't just the OS itself. It's the whole ideology around it of a free (speech...) operating system. Whereas OS X is also a UNIX-like operating system it's a closed source system (not as much as Windows maybe, but still...).
I think Mac OS X would maybe appeal to more people (in time), but until it isn't open source software Linux et al will exist I guess.
BTW I'm both a Mac OS X and Linux user.
This might has something to do with the Mac tablet.
I guess such a tablet mac would be much thinner than a *book, so a G4 would cause too much heat (let alone a G5).
Just a speculation...
An overview like this is pretty handy, but it's made for people who know more-than-nothing from computers. This will make the complete computer noobs even more confused, I guess.
I work at a big consumer electronics store in the weekends (aside to college), and people who buy a computer there are almost completely blanco concerning computer-knowledge. The only name they know is 'Pentium 4'. When they see a CPU like 'Sempron', 'Athlon' or 'Celeron' on the information tag, they get totally confused: "Isn't this a Pentium 4? I heard Pentium 4 is the best?". So a lot of people don't even know there are exisiting other CPUs, or think that there's only one 'good' one.
I think it will be handy to have some overview for those people which are the main perspectives to chose one CPU or another. For most people buying their computer over there the most simple Celeron or Sempron based system would be enough, to just connect to the internet and have them type their e-mail. But due to ignorance in the forest of CPUs they don't know what's right for them. Of course I am there to advise them etc, but it would be very nice if people have just a little idea of what they want (and not start asking "What's AMD?" all the time).