Let's take it for granted that your postulation is correct, that it will make it harder to watch television. Why is this a bad thing? (no TV in over 17 years, and better for it.)
Geneforge is a good example of Spiderwebs games. The graphics are simple and would display as well as they can. These games would not be a demo of the DS capabilities; just good RPGs'.
The games from Spiderweb are alresdy ported to OSX Windows, and Linux. This would lead me to believe that porting them to the DS would not be a huge task. These are games that I would consider buying a DS for. As it is, I have purchased no consoles. I just havn't seen many story driven RPGs'. It is possible that I am just not seeing them. I liked the Fallout and Baulders gate series. I just havn't seen any games like that on any consoles.
"Linux and OS X are aimed at entirely different sets of people. OS X is aimed at style-conscious people who don't want to have to know or care about the computer, just about the tasks they want to perform with it"
It isn't jus style concious people. I am one of those wierd individuals that cuts the logos' off my clothing. However, I want a computer that works when I need it to. Linux was fun during the years (about two) that I mostly played with the computer with no real task goal.
Once I reached a point that I needed to get work done, Linux was no longer an option. When I needed to print something, I needed to print it; not futz around with printer config files.
So yes, OSX is a good OS for people that need to get work done, and that is not a derisive statement. It is not an issue of style. If your work is futzing with the computer then Linux is probably great for you. For any other work, at least when I was using it, Linux just did not cut it.
And yes I understand the difference between the OS, the UI and the programs. However, to get work done, they all have to work together.
"I kinda wished I'd played the Fallout series, as much as people are talking about it."
Then play it. You can still find it in a lot of discount bins. Just because it isn't the latest thing out is not a reason to pass it by.
More great Mac games http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/ Geneforge 3 is actiually pretty good.
I found this companies games back when I was runing Linux. There is also freeciv, and absoute backgammon. What else would I want?
Two parts of the targeting quickly come to ming. First, the Abram was the first tank with true fire on the move capability. It compared the current vector with the target vector and then delivered the solution to the gun. Before this, to fire with any reasonable degree of accuracy, the tank had to stop to shoot. The second feature (still rudementary, but good and getting better) is in IFF (Identify Friend of Foe) and the ability to query a potential target using GPS and calculated target position. This has to happen as fast as the triger is pulled. There are just two things a tank uses a computer for. Communications and engine management would provide dozens of other examples (of course IFF can be considered communication).
The first place I heard of running the OS in ram was (I know people hate this one) SCO. SCO provided the opperating system for the Abrams Tank. The trouble was that the hard drives were not able to handle the shaking that they were subjected to when the tank went off-road. The solution was to run the entire OS in RAM and shut down the hard drives once the tank was booted up.
For a rational person, that is a good plan, and what a person would probably do. However, a person in the midst of droping out (entering a temporary depressive funk) may not hae the forsight to go that. A box of pictures will survive neglect of that nature. I work in Social Work and often deal with clients that are in a disfunctional state. I see plans that require active planning and efforts as being doooned for a large portion of the population. Of course, I deal with a skewed population sample. I am going to throw in a little ancedote here. I am in the process of purchasing anothere house. The house used to belong to her grandfather and has been through three hands since then. In the process of going through that house, we located som pictures of her uncle that were taked just before he left for Viet Nam, where he died. I doubt that digtal files could be treated in a similar caviliar fassion, and still be usable.
.Mac is among the worst possible solutions. Apple has changed the terms of.Mac since it's inception, there is no way to say that it will not happen again.
As a subscription based model, there is no way to say that the error will not happen on your part. Can you really say that after 20-50 years, that you will still be paying on that account? It is not uncommon for people to get fed up with things, drop out, or just spend a couple of years in minimal contact..Mac reqires regular contact and expense, if (read when) you are laid off, that may be one of the expenses you let go.
I would rather see a pay once archival service. However, they would need to have a business plan that really looks like a 100+ year plan.
Okay, I have read several responses. It seems that people are concerned with.
First; someone using the connection to engage with criminal activity.
Second; this possibility of traffic sniffing coupled with the compromise of sensitive traffic.
Third; The possibility of some malicious kid breaking in.
I have considered these issues in order. First, If no ISP's have gone to jail (and it is interesting, because most ISP's cache the WebPages that they serve), then it is unlikely that I face any risk. It is an interesting concern though. The trouble with trying to monitor the traffic that passes a network is that the traffic then enters the monitoring computer. . It is an interesting point.
Second, the website page security is better than the wireless security. So, if anyone is that serious about getting my data then wireless security is nothing but a false sense of security. And, to put in a bit of personal story in this, the only time my identity had been compromised was when it was taken from the computers at my bank. The only other cases of Identity theft that I have dealt with were taken by very low-tech means.
Third, so I reset the router and reenter the parameters... That was easy. Besides, the actual config part of the router is secured (at least as secures as user name and password security permits).
Now, to have this minimal level of improvement (oh, and yes I do know my neighbors that well) I have to deal with the fact that my wife will not longer be able to use wireless at home (won't sell). When I did have the security turned on she was not able to connect. She called the card tech support (linksys) and was told to turn security off. And the issue of remembering passwords to each router I connect to (friends, daughters, personal, parents...) and I have to configure my daughters to do the same (then she can't connect at school, so I am left constantly turning security off and on. A sure way to screw stuff up)
Quite simply, I have considered security, and it doesn't seem to be worth the hassle. And yes, I generally leave the front door unlocked (of course my neighbor watches my place and I watch his).
I read a lot about wi-fi security. However, it keeps coming down to, why should I care? Yes, at work it is important to be very security aware.
However, at home, I really don't care if someone is using my connection. If they are doing something that is hogging bandwidth, when I want to use it, I can boot them. My computer is protected and on the other side of a firewall. Information that passes over the router does not touch any storage device. So, back to the question, why should I care? (as a home user)
I know that I would buy a DS if it had some games that interested me. As it is, there are very few GBA games that interest me ethier.
I have a SP and some games for it, however I tend to quickly reach points in the games that I can not get past (like the fire dragon in Minish Cap), then I loose interest. Currently, I am back to free civ and reading books. Oh, and building scale models. The game market is pretty much loosing me entirely.
Back when I was supporting SCO and using Linux; I told my self that if anyone ever came out with a usable UNIX, I would buy it. OS X came out and I bought it. I am now on my third OS X machine and I still am happy with it.
Bck when I used to maintain SCO V for a living I used Linux. Now I am in a totally different field, a social worker, and I use OS X. I tried to use Linux while I was back in college retraining to my new field. However, I just spent too much time fighting the machine.
I then half switched to win 2k. By thast, I mean that I continued to ust Linux at home and win 2k on my laptop. All the while I was commenting that if anyone ever came out with a usable UNIX,I would buy it. Then I saw OS X. Theta was all it took. I now have iBook and a mac on my desk.
My daughter also has an iBook. She was able to mak an informed choice. She ran linux when I was runnig linux at home(she hated it). My wife runs win xp because there are some programs that she can not get for a mac. Of course, she also runs win at school. With all that exposure, it was not even a question for her. She wanted (and, of course, I got stuck buying) a mac.
I was going to guess Canon. As a Certified canon tech I can say that your description almost exactly matches Canon equipment.
I have also worked on a lot of Minolta color copiers, same system there too.
My daughter (17) is great in math. On a recent test she took (ACT?) she scored in, or above, the 97'th percentile in all of the math and math related scores. She claims that she would have done better if she hadn't forgotten to take her calculator to the test.
You know what she is planningt o major in at College? Classical Studies. Of course I had to ask, and her reasoning is this. The only job she will be able to get, if she majors in math, is teaching. She does not want to teach. She enjoys classical studies and there are more job opportunities.
(I told her to take welding in H.S. and study mechanical engineering in college. As a female, the corporate recuriters would be trampeling each other to sign her up. However, the fire of the welding torches scared her.)
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Let's take it for granted that your postulation is correct, that it will make it harder to watch television. Why is this a bad thing? (no TV in over 17 years, and better for it.)
The games from Spiderweb are alresdy ported to OSX Windows, and Linux. This would lead me to believe that porting them to the DS would not be a huge task. These are games that I would consider buying a DS for. As it is, I have purchased no consoles. I just havn't seen many story driven RPGs'. It is possible that I am just not seeing them. I liked the Fallout and Baulders gate series. I just havn't seen any games like that on any consoles.
It isn't jus style concious people. I am one of those wierd individuals that cuts the logos' off my clothing. However, I want a computer that works when I need it to. Linux was fun during the years (about two) that I mostly played with the computer with no real task goal.
Once I reached a point that I needed to get work done, Linux was no longer an option. When I needed to print something, I needed to print it; not futz around with printer config files.
So yes, OSX is a good OS for people that need to get work done, and that is not a derisive statement. It is not an issue of style. If your work is futzing with the computer then Linux is probably great for you. For any other work, at least when I was using it, Linux just did not cut it.
And yes I understand the difference between the OS, the UI and the programs. However, to get work done, they all have to work together.
"I kinda wished I'd played the Fallout series, as much as people are talking about it." Then play it. You can still find it in a lot of discount bins. Just because it isn't the latest thing out is not a reason to pass it by.
More great Mac games http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/ Geneforge 3 is actiually pretty good. I found this companies games back when I was runing Linux. There is also freeciv, and absoute backgammon. What else would I want?
Two parts of the targeting quickly come to ming. First, the Abram was the first tank with true fire on the move capability. It compared the current vector with the target vector and then delivered the solution to the gun. Before this, to fire with any reasonable degree of accuracy, the tank had to stop to shoot. The second feature (still rudementary, but good and getting better) is in IFF (Identify Friend of Foe) and the ability to query a potential target using GPS and calculated target position. This has to happen as fast as the triger is pulled. There are just two things a tank uses a computer for. Communications and engine management would provide dozens of other examples (of course IFF can be considered communication).
The first place I heard of running the OS in ram was (I know people hate this one) SCO. SCO provided the opperating system for the Abrams Tank. The trouble was that the hard drives were not able to handle the shaking that they were subjected to when the tank went off-road. The solution was to run the entire OS in RAM and shut down the hard drives once the tank was booted up.
For a rational person, that is a good plan, and what a person would probably do. However, a person in the midst of droping out (entering a temporary depressive funk) may not hae the forsight to go that. A box of pictures will survive neglect of that nature. I work in Social Work and often deal with clients that are in a disfunctional state. I see plans that require active planning and efforts as being doooned for a large portion of the population. Of course, I deal with a skewed population sample. I am going to throw in a little ancedote here. I am in the process of purchasing anothere house. The house used to belong to her grandfather and has been through three hands since then. In the process of going through that house, we located som pictures of her uncle that were taked just before he left for Viet Nam, where he died. I doubt that digtal files could be treated in a similar caviliar fassion, and still be usable.
.Mac is among the worst possible solutions. Apple has changed the terms of .Mac since it's inception, there is no way to say that it will not happen again.
As a subscription based model, there is no way to say that the error will not happen on your part. Can you really say that after 20-50 years, that you will still be paying on that account? It is not uncommon for people to get fed up with things, drop out, or just spend a couple of years in minimal contact. .Mac reqires regular contact and expense, if (read when) you are laid off, that may be one of the expenses you let go.
I would rather see a pay once archival service. However, they would need to have a business plan that really looks like a 100+ year plan.
Okay, I have read several responses. It seems that people are concerned with. First; someone using the connection to engage with criminal activity. Second; this possibility of traffic sniffing coupled with the compromise of sensitive traffic. Third; The possibility of some malicious kid breaking in. I have considered these issues in order. First, If no ISP's have gone to jail (and it is interesting, because most ISP's cache the WebPages that they serve), then it is unlikely that I face any risk. It is an interesting concern though. The trouble with trying to monitor the traffic that passes a network is that the traffic then enters the monitoring computer. . It is an interesting point. Second, the website page security is better than the wireless security. So, if anyone is that serious about getting my data then wireless security is nothing but a false sense of security. And, to put in a bit of personal story in this, the only time my identity had been compromised was when it was taken from the computers at my bank. The only other cases of Identity theft that I have dealt with were taken by very low-tech means. Third, so I reset the router and reenter the parameters... That was easy. Besides, the actual config part of the router is secured (at least as secures as user name and password security permits). Now, to have this minimal level of improvement (oh, and yes I do know my neighbors that well) I have to deal with the fact that my wife will not longer be able to use wireless at home (won't sell). When I did have the security turned on she was not able to connect. She called the card tech support (linksys) and was told to turn security off. And the issue of remembering passwords to each router I connect to (friends, daughters, personal, parents...) and I have to configure my daughters to do the same (then she can't connect at school, so I am left constantly turning security off and on. A sure way to screw stuff up) Quite simply, I have considered security, and it doesn't seem to be worth the hassle. And yes, I generally leave the front door unlocked (of course my neighbor watches my place and I watch his).
I read a lot about wi-fi security. However, it keeps coming down to, why should I care? Yes, at work it is important to be very security aware. However, at home, I really don't care if someone is using my connection. If they are doing something that is hogging bandwidth, when I want to use it, I can boot them. My computer is protected and on the other side of a firewall. Information that passes over the router does not touch any storage device. So, back to the question, why should I care? (as a home user)
I know that I would buy a DS if it had some games that interested me. As it is, there are very few GBA games that interest me ethier. I have a SP and some games for it, however I tend to quickly reach points in the games that I can not get past (like the fire dragon in Minish Cap), then I loose interest. Currently, I am back to free civ and reading books. Oh, and building scale models. The game market is pretty much loosing me entirely.
Back when I was supporting SCO and using Linux; I told my self that if anyone ever came out with a usable UNIX, I would buy it. OS X came out and I bought it. I am now on my third OS X machine and I still am happy with it.
Bck when I used to maintain SCO V for a living I used Linux. Now I am in a totally different field, a social worker, and I use OS X. I tried to use Linux while I was back in college retraining to my new field. However, I just spent too much time fighting the machine. I then half switched to win 2k. By thast, I mean that I continued to ust Linux at home and win 2k on my laptop. All the while I was commenting that if anyone ever came out with a usable UNIX ,I would buy it. Then I saw OS X. Theta was all it took. I now have iBook and a mac on my desk.
My daughter also has an iBook. She was able to mak an informed choice. She ran linux when I was runnig linux at home(she hated it). My wife runs win xp because there are some programs that she can not get for a mac. Of course, she also runs win at school. With all that exposure, it was not even a question for her. She wanted (and, of course, I got stuck buying) a mac.
I was going to guess Canon. As a Certified canon tech I can say that your description almost exactly matches Canon equipment. I have also worked on a lot of Minolta color copiers, same system there too.
My daughter (17) is great in math. On a recent test she took (ACT?) she scored in, or above, the 97'th percentile in all of the math and math related scores. She claims that she would have done better if she hadn't forgotten to take her calculator to the test. You know what she is planningt o major in at College? Classical Studies. Of course I had to ask, and her reasoning is this. The only job she will be able to get, if she majors in math, is teaching. She does not want to teach. She enjoys classical studies and there are more job opportunities. (I told her to take welding in H.S. and study mechanical engineering in college. As a female, the corporate recuriters would be trampeling each other to sign her up. However, the fire of the welding torches scared her.)