That's why they retained David Boies. Not for the IBM suit, for the criminal and civil cases coming from the SEC and the stockholders. His specialty isn't IP law, it's securities fraud.
Maybe SCO means that IBM had experience with Intel chips, but just wasn't very good with them. That's reading a lot into the Microchannel fiasco if you ask me.
On a serious note, it also completely ignores the fact that OS/2 is Posix-compliant and therefore implements a lot of the same functions that SCO is whining about in Linux (notably the ABIs came from the same standard).
We have a couple of dual 2GHz machines at the office. Playing Medal of Honor (on a 23" display) is like looking out a window. At some point I'll have to check actual framerates at that resolution - but it's obviously *really* good. So anything using the Q3 engine will be Just Fine.
I will have to remember that one ! For bonus points, suggest that creating pure water, with it's very simple molecular structure, should be much easier than creating wine with its enormously complex chemical nature. Of course, we are in 'miracle country' here and logic like that will only confuse the issue...
What happened before ? See this work by Steven Brust.
Brust noticed that nobody ever talked about Lucifer's ethics and went from there. It's a very nice, if straightforward, story dealing with the rise of the conflict between the individual and the group with an emphasis on 'for the the good of the many some must sacrifice" (or be sacrificed).
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I knew you knew that, but the moderators ? Should I have even bothered ?
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Note to moderators, Smith & Wesson doesn't make the Glock, so the parent is the better analogy.
Start planning, it's a safe bet they'll get there. Put a game server on 2.6 and see how it plays, or do something with a 2.6 box, you *will* be upgrading eventually.
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Oh cool, the agency I work for did two of those spots. That justifies the late nights. Unfortunately, I was down in the server room when we showed our two superbowl spots for this year, fortunately I'd be watching the game anyway.
Call of Duty is guilty of that in two levels. I'm letting them off easy, because they are "shoot your way in and out" missions. But it *is* a short game, even without reusing maps to stretch gametime.
Some people use cheats to get through games quickly. I usually don't, but I found the Unlimited Ammo cheat for Enter the Matrix in an Italian newsgroup (gotta love Google) so I used that for about half of the game (just to get out of the goram sewers). The cheat code users are often, in the console arena anyway, renters who want to see the whole thing but don't have a lot of time. Or warez kiddies who don't value the game:-)
And a number of games these days are just short. Max Payne wasn't a long game. Call of Duty *is* a short game. On Normal anyway, and the levels, while very well paced, aren't that extensive. It's short and sweet, I'll be replaying it on harder levels. It's crying for an expansion pack or lots of mods, this is a very nice adaption of the Q3 engine.
Need for Speed Underground is awesome fun. I have it from Gamefly.com right now and will probably keep it. If you like fast games of any sort, at least rent this. It's a treat. I expected to *hate* drag racing, but it's actually awesome fun despite the whole going-in-a-straight-line thing. The sensation of speed is vivid, and they throw traffic at you... head-on and crosstraffic both. I'm very pleased that I didn't flinch the first time a van pulled out in front of me at 90 MPH and accelerating.
It's well worth a rental, especially if you don't really like racing games.
Enemy Territory: I prefer RtCW. It's pure and fun. Tram rulez. However, ET is *good*, I just happen to think RtCW is great.
Call of Duty: I'll take good scripted over mediocre AI any day. This is a good game (not done yet, the Russian levels might suck:-) a seriously good single-player game. I will be replaying it on harder levels.
IL-2: Forgotten Battles: This is a solid sim covering East, North and Western fronts in WW2. Lots of aircraft to fly, plenty of campaign missions to tackle, good community and developer support, and lots of difficulty settings so everyone can play at their level. And it's a very, very pretty game. Check out a really cool movie [88.8MB].
Read the article again; you're paying for the Active Directory interoperability, Open Directory integration, and the GUI admin tools. Since an Xserve just might be the most cost effective hardware (unless you're allergic to IDE drives or something), let's just look at just the OS costs vs Open Source and call OS X Server $995 and ignore support. The Open Source distro is free, $0.00.
At your usual consulting rate, for $995.00 - do you get to your favorite bar just as happy hour starts celebrating a job well done, or are you onsite all week ? And, in that time, could you properly configure all those Open Source tools and provide an administration interface comparable to Apple's ?
If the Open Source solution can be configured for less than $995 in labor (allowing for setup time in OS X as well) then OS X is cost effective. If an Open Source solution can be put in place and be a better value, then go with that [1]. If it's a zealotry thing I'll be happy to bid against you.
[1] Yes, in a real world example hardware costs would be given a LOT more attention.
How about: Apple fixed an interface problem ? A major software company responded to user feedback ? A *really* robust iCal might someday interoperate with Entourage...
No, none of that is news. Some of it is speculation.
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That's why they retained David Boies. Not for the IBM suit, for the criminal and civil cases coming from the SEC and the stockholders. His specialty isn't IP law, it's securities fraud.
Maybe SCO means that IBM had experience with Intel chips, but just wasn't very good with them. That's reading a lot into the Microchannel fiasco if you ask me.
On a serious note, it also completely ignores the fact that OS/2 is Posix-compliant and therefore implements a lot of the same functions that SCO is whining about in Linux (notably the ABIs came from the same standard).
Other than being nicely indented I don't see anything at all special in there.
Oooh, Deus Ex has an OS X patch. Right. I knew that. DE's goin' to work tomorrow !
We have a couple of dual 2GHz machines at the office. Playing Medal of Honor (on a 23" display) is like looking out a window. At some point I'll have to check actual framerates at that resolution - but it's obviously *really* good. So anything using the Q3 engine will be Just Fine.
I will have to remember that one ! For bonus points, suggest that creating pure water, with it's very simple molecular structure, should be much easier than creating wine with its enormously complex chemical nature. Of course, we are in 'miracle country' here and logic like that will only confuse the issue...
What happened before ? See this work by Steven Brust.
Brust noticed that nobody ever talked about Lucifer's ethics and went from there. It's a very nice, if straightforward, story dealing with the rise of the conflict between the individual and the group with an emphasis on 'for the the good of the many some must sacrifice" (or be sacrificed).
I knew you knew that, but the moderators ? Should I have even bothered ?
Note to moderators, Smith & Wesson doesn't make the Glock, so the parent is the better analogy.
BTW: You DO keep the copyright. Otherwise a, well... fascinating post.
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Start planning, it's a safe bet they'll get there. Put a game server on 2.6 and see how it plays, or do something with a 2.6 box, you *will* be upgrading eventually.
Oh cool, the agency I work for did two of those spots. That justifies the late nights. Unfortunately, I was down in the server room when we showed our two superbowl spots for this year, fortunately I'd be watching the game anyway.
Call of Duty is guilty of that in two levels. I'm letting them off easy, because they are "shoot your way in and out" missions. But it *is* a short game, even without reusing maps to stretch gametime.
They may 'just' be the FTC, but they are still feds. They can tracert the relays and contact the upstream to find out who's paying.
Some people use cheats to get through games quickly. I usually don't, but I found the Unlimited Ammo cheat for Enter the Matrix in an Italian newsgroup (gotta love Google) so I used that for about half of the game (just to get out of the goram sewers). The cheat code users are often, in the console arena anyway, renters who want to see the whole thing but don't have a lot of time. Or warez kiddies who don't value the game :-)
And a number of games these days are just short. Max Payne wasn't a long game. Call of Duty *is* a short game. On Normal anyway, and the levels, while very well paced, aren't that extensive. It's short and sweet, I'll be replaying it on harder levels. It's crying for an expansion pack or lots of mods, this is a very nice adaption of the Q3 engine.
Need for Speed Underground is awesome fun. I have it from Gamefly.com right now and will probably keep it. If you like fast games of any sort, at least rent this. It's a treat. I expected to *hate* drag racing, but it's actually awesome fun despite the whole going-in-a-straight-line thing. The sensation of speed is vivid, and they throw traffic at you... head-on and crosstraffic both. I'm very pleased that I didn't flinch the first time a van pulled out in front of me at 90 MPH and accelerating.
It's well worth a rental, especially if you don't really like racing games.
Enemy Territory: I prefer RtCW. It's pure and fun. Tram rulez. However, ET is *good*, I just happen to think RtCW is great.
:-) a seriously good single-player game. I will be replaying it on harder levels.
Call of Duty: I'll take good scripted over mediocre AI any day. This is a good game (not done yet, the Russian levels might suck
IL-2: Forgotten Battles: This is a solid sim covering East, North and Western fronts in WW2. Lots of aircraft to fly, plenty of campaign missions to tackle, good community and developer support, and lots of difficulty settings so everyone can play at their level. And it's a very, very pretty game. Check out a really cool movie [88.8MB].
Ebay a Blue & White G3. They're cheap nowadays and run Panther fine. Use that as a test box.
Lose just the frolicking scene and AotC becomes a much better film. The pacing works a lot better with that scene excised.
The highest form of network scripting was to use Filemaker to dynamically generate AppleScripts that talk to machines across the LAN.(stupid slashcode won't let me indent it right, you python fans know what I'm talking about)
This replaced a system involving HyperCard and QuickKeys. That nightmare was replaced as quickly as I could document it. Ahh, those were the days.
Read the article again; you're paying for the Active Directory interoperability, Open Directory integration, and the GUI admin tools. Since an Xserve just might be the most cost effective hardware (unless you're allergic to IDE drives or something), let's just look at just the OS costs vs Open Source and call OS X Server $995 and ignore support. The Open Source distro is free, $0.00.
At your usual consulting rate, for $995.00 - do you get to your favorite bar just as happy hour starts celebrating a job well done, or are you onsite all week ? And, in that time, could you properly configure all those Open Source tools and provide an administration interface comparable to Apple's ?
If the Open Source solution can be configured for less than $995 in labor (allowing for setup time in OS X as well) then OS X is cost effective. If an Open Source solution can be put in place and be a better value, then go with that [1]. If it's a zealotry thing I'll be happy to bid against you.
[1] Yes, in a real world example hardware costs would be given a LOT more attention.
On the other hand, years of 'Nix administration is what's making the OS X machine less time consuming to administrate. Give yourself some credit man !
Thanks ! I've been a Mac admin on and off for years and haven't heard that one. If that works on screensaver locks too...
How about: Apple fixed an interface problem ? A major software company responded to user feedback ? A *really* robust iCal might someday interoperate with Entourage...
No, none of that is news. Some of it is speculation.
Keys are fine with me too. But I'd better not have to have the CD in the drive to play the game.