Ok guys, how about we use that embedded anemic GPU for these functions? It would off-load work from the CPU, improving whole-game performance dramatically I would imagine.
Unfortunately, you point to a survey of installed base, not of new unit sales. The CNN report is closer to the mark, as it does deal with new unit sales, but as you pointed out it ignores the enterprise market, which is not all Windows having a larger proportion of Linux, AIX, OSX, and Solaris than the consumer market historically speaking.
Hrm? So you're saying that new machines sold with Win95, Win2k, WinME?
That is useage, not new unit sales. Unit sales are down, don't forget that, so yes, you will find a proportional representation of older machines in any useage survey, so not very useful in your case.
I always said rating CPU's in Hertz is like rating engines by cubic inches. Bigger *can* get more performance, but it's no guarantee. The compression, carbeuration, transmission, fuel flow, exhaust, all add up to final performance, same as cycles per instruction, the amount of work each instruction can do, the memory bandwidth and the IO system all add up to system performance in a computer.
His non-videogame based movies aren't bad. The problem is he tries his hand at videogame adaptations and they always turn out the same, overpriced and underwhelmed.
Actually it is more than possible if they use the proven model of MorphOS.
That is, MorphOS is a new OS system, with a compatibility layer running on top of it (in this case for Amiga applications). By using this virtualization on the kernel level, one can build a new API and system while retaining the legacy safely locked away in a sandbox. That's how OSX handles OS9 apps, for the most part. The advantage Microsoft has here is that they could then make an "XBox" module for games, which is where most of the legacy support issue is anyways, which would feed into their own systems.
By doing it this way product to shelf time is far less, as you just run the legacy OS in the sandbox as the main system immediately, and slowly expand the lower base as you go along. A gentle curve for us, the end user, and a much stronger product in the end.
"Wow, 50Mbps, let me try something" second later "Hey, it just slowed down to 40Mbps" second later "what the, it slowed to 12Mbps" one more second "Hey, it's at 28.8Kbps!"
While back at the Comcast HQ "Gentlemen, the beauty of the system is that it is only 50Mbps until someone actually uses. Any use of the pipeline for such bandwidth gobbling activities such as web browsing or email will be immediately countered with our new bandwidth load balancing software, reducing the available bandwidth in order to keep our profits up..."
The issue comes at having their cake and eating it too. I used to work for an online magazine company which does not charge our customers for access to content, as people don't pay for online content for the most part. So, we had to turn to advertising to try and keep us in the black. The issue comes, how do you turn a profit if advertising is unwanted, save through underhanded methods like data selling. So, what alternatives are there, if the subscription system doesn't work and customers don't wish for advertising?
His insistance of removing provisions or with executive orders allowing telecom companies to ignore their obligations that they agreed to in the 1990's to deliver such pipelines.
Such a system is inherently weak in that even crude encryption techniques render it worthless. Imagine, if you will, a basic anonymizer service using a 128-bit key system. Almost immediately, the robots and spiders would find your communications gibberish. Even the url visited would be garbled and useless. And to attempt to shut down the anonymizing service would be problematic should such a service be switched to a P2P setup, rendering it next to impossible to break.
EULA's have gotten to the point that they conflict with themselves. One can then assume that Safari is intended for the Windows install on Mac machines, *or* on machines to which someone has applied an Apple brand sticker.
I am waiting for the EULA that requires all users to declare the programmer their god and send off their first born child to him in sacrifice.
Look at the inability of people to drive using joysticks, instead sticking to the classic wheel arrangement. I've seen drive by wire setups using joysticks, they work well, but people just can't get into them.
You get a HD with 10W less power need, a northbridge with 5W less power need, a CPU with 5W less power need, a video card with 15W less power need, a soundcard with 5W less power need, you've saved 40W already with minimal change in performance.
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Ok guys, how about we use that embedded anemic GPU for these functions? It would off-load work from the CPU, improving whole-game performance dramatically I would imagine.
Unfortunately, you point to a survey of installed base, not of new unit sales. The CNN report is closer to the mark, as it does deal with new unit sales, but as you pointed out it ignores the enterprise market, which is not all Windows having a larger proportion of Linux, AIX, OSX, and Solaris than the consumer market historically speaking.
Hrm? So you're saying that new machines sold with Win95, Win2k, WinME?
That is useage, not new unit sales. Unit sales are down, don't forget that, so yes, you will find a proportional representation of older machines in any useage survey, so not very useful in your case.
Proof, how about Windows market share on new machines went from 98% to 83% in less than 18 months and is poised to drop to less than 70% by years end?
File Sharing is the prime updating mechanism for World of Warcraft...
Do they WANT the Horde decending on them??? And just as the Lich King hits Alpha too...
I always said rating CPU's in Hertz is like rating engines by cubic inches. Bigger *can* get more performance, but it's no guarantee. The compression, carbeuration, transmission, fuel flow, exhaust, all add up to final performance, same as cycles per instruction, the amount of work each instruction can do, the memory bandwidth and the IO system all add up to system performance in a computer.
You know a "Feeder Reactor" actually is designed to do pretty much this, reprocess the fuel as it's being fissioned into more fissionable material.
VIA opened up their drivers? Is that a flying Porcine I witnessed this afternoon on the way home from work?
His non-videogame based movies aren't bad. The problem is he tries his hand at videogame adaptations and they always turn out the same, overpriced and underwhelmed.
Actually it is more than possible if they use the proven model of MorphOS.
That is, MorphOS is a new OS system, with a compatibility layer running on top of it (in this case for Amiga applications). By using this virtualization on the kernel level, one can build a new API and system while retaining the legacy safely locked away in a sandbox. That's how OSX handles OS9 apps, for the most part. The advantage Microsoft has here is that they could then make an "XBox" module for games, which is where most of the legacy support issue is anyways, which would feed into their own systems.
By doing it this way product to shelf time is far less, as you just run the legacy OS in the sandbox as the main system immediately, and slowly expand the lower base as you go along. A gentle curve for us, the end user, and a much stronger product in the end.
How long before someone slaps that LCARS from Star Trek desktop theme onto one of these?
I can imagine the comments now
"Wow, 50Mbps, let me try something"
second later
"Hey, it just slowed down to 40Mbps"
second later
"what the, it slowed to 12Mbps"
one more second
"Hey, it's at 28.8Kbps!"
While back at the Comcast HQ
"Gentlemen, the beauty of the system is that it is only 50Mbps until someone actually uses. Any use of the pipeline for such bandwidth gobbling activities such as web browsing or email will be immediately countered with our new bandwidth load balancing software, reducing the available bandwidth in order to keep our profits up..."
They thought of that, but fears of being listed as biased popped up.
And nope, not the designer. Coded the engine and run the web server itself.
Newborn planet! Don't tell me nobody brought flowers...
The issue comes at having their cake and eating it too. I used to work for an online magazine company which does not charge our customers for access to content, as people don't pay for online content for the most part. So, we had to turn to advertising to try and keep us in the black. The issue comes, how do you turn a profit if advertising is unwanted, save through underhanded methods like data selling. So, what alternatives are there, if the subscription system doesn't work and customers don't wish for advertising?
Well boys, we sure killed that connection fast.... feels just like the old days!
His insistance of removing provisions or with executive orders allowing telecom companies to ignore their obligations that they agreed to in the 1990's to deliver such pipelines.
Anyone have their IP? I wonder if they could handle a slashdotting...
Such a system is inherently weak in that even crude encryption techniques render it worthless. Imagine, if you will, a basic anonymizer service using a 128-bit key system. Almost immediately, the robots and spiders would find your communications gibberish. Even the url visited would be garbled and useless. And to attempt to shut down the anonymizing service would be problematic should such a service be switched to a P2P setup, rendering it next to impossible to break.
Absolutely pathetic come to think about it.
EULA's have gotten to the point that they conflict with themselves. One can then assume that Safari is intended for the Windows install on Mac machines, *or* on machines to which someone has applied an Apple brand sticker.
I am waiting for the EULA that requires all users to declare the programmer their god and send off their first born child to him in sacrifice.
standard rack and pinion steering system is 120 lbs
drive by wire system using a joystick is 25 lbs.
Such changes all added throughout a car can dramatically improve fuel efficiency.
Look at the inability of people to drive using joysticks, instead sticking to the classic wheel arrangement. I've seen drive by wire setups using joysticks, they work well, but people just can't get into them.
Does it run Linux?
I mean, if I had 4 fuses suddenly show up, I might be tempted to "look em over" a bit...
You get a HD with 10W less power need, a northbridge with 5W less power need, a CPU with 5W less power need, a video card with 15W less power need, a soundcard with 5W less power need, you've saved 40W already with minimal change in performance.