The Windows world won't go away, but let me tell you how great Chromebooks are in an education environment.
We have about 1/3 of our fleet in Chromebooks and 2/3 in Windows 7 (no, I won't even consider 8 thank you).
I spend several hours a month dealing with Chrome issues. I spend several hours a day on Windows issues. It becomes a simple math problem.
Plus, if you really need a Windows program mainframe2 will launch soon. Run that thing in the cloud.......
x120e doesn't have an optical drive due to the size, and several different CPU/chipset configs. Changing the internal WiFi is dead simple. I've had middle school kids do it.
Why you got a lockup? It's a mystery.......
Not sure I would run linux on such a tiny (and frankly fragile) device. I have 240 x120/30/31's in my fleet. Never tried Linux on them.
Got a couple getting new HDD's so now I have to try it.
Damn you!
Still waiting on Mainframe2 to come out of hiding. Uses streaming video for the display, seems so solve a large number of problems..... except for Microsoft.
Not that it would have made the car great, but it was designed with a different motor.
GM had a Wankel in development and DeLorean (and AMC in the Pacer) was going to use that.
Sadly it never got out of development and JD went with the PRV V6 (not know for much of anything other than being in a lot of Volvos)
DeLorean went with the "cocaine rebate" instead.
If nothing else you have to admit John had some grande cojones trying to pull that one off.
Anywhere in the world other than the US any modern OS is an option. Maybe some ancient ones too. (I did love me some Warp back in the day)
Linux is a great choice for China.
Hail Hydra!
FOG can destroy everything (if the client is set to PXE boot), but you still have to know what you are doing. If FOG f'd up things you can be pretty sure it's on purpose. I have been using it for years and have deployed thousands of images with it. Never once did I image a machine I didn't intend to.
One other thing it does is automate most of my inventory tasks, and join the domain.
That alone is worth the trouble!
I never got to experience PAL (Phase Alternation by Line) but it had some serious advantages. The biggest one, color phase, appeared to be much better since the sender determined the "tint" rather than the user. More luma bandwidth too as I remember.
There was a time when RCA/GE put SCART jacks on some units, but 'Merica never took advantage.
Sony VHS consumer units were quite terrible. Nothing like the pro decks.
Love the Panasonic stuff, put I suspect all the power supply caps have failed by now.
The JVC units has a known set of problems that any good hobby guy can fix (tach cap on the drum motor, guide post repair)
Almost anything you find now is built by Funai and that stuff is universally terrible.
As an old VCR tech (it paid the bills for 20 years:)) tepples is right. In VHS and Beta luma and chroma (B&W and the color overlay) have always been separate. Actually, that's true for NTSC broadcast too. Spend some time looking at NTSC you will be amazed how it ever worked.
The math required is pretty amazing for the slide rule days. Analog FM stereo uses some of the same tech.
SVHS decks were usually better quality and totally backwards compatible. If you find an "S" tape you will be glad that you get the better unit.
Our family uses VHS to DVD for all the transfers. Once you have it on DVD most of the time you are done!
It works better than you would think, but not as good as you might hope.
As a long time technology coordinator I certainly have doubts about some tech in the classroom, but I can and have pressed for presentation hardware. It really seems to make the classroom less boring for the students. I was a bored student, so I tend to focus on that;)
Epson Brightlinks (projector and electronic whiteboard) are full of win for example. I'm not a fan of Accelerated Reader, but like Accelerated Math quite a bit. We have suffered with some oversold solutions (I won't name Earobics or A+). Over the last 15 years our school has become recognized by the state for excellence and I like to think the proper application of technology is part of that. Parents that support student education is still the most important key to success but great teachers and reliable technology ARE important in the 21st century.
I don't claim to know all the financial issues but if this is a too big a deal can't Google just buy Oracle and end this? Isn't Google flush with cash? Tell Larry to retire and let him hang out on his boat!
OK.... what about the brakes on that Lexus Camry? or maybe a downshift. Just how fast does a Camry V6 go in first?
I have never met a dumb highway patrol officer, especially in things relative to driving. I still think this is a drive by wire bus issue. Thought that from the time I heard of this. But then.... I'm a network guy;)
Well mindstrm not really. 1540's (the VIC-20's drive) was SLOWED DOWN to make the 1541. The video chip limited the floppy "bus". All the fast loaders/copy utils did was to play an AWESOME trick. The VIC 20's drive was a cost reduced PET drive, going from an 8 lane bus to serial. But..... there were some extra wires in the 1541's cable (serial control as I 'member) that were put in to play. I have not so fond memories on EA's Pinball Construction Set taking about a half hour to load. And those 45 minute 7 swap copies! The C64 was the last computer I knew what it would do from the code. I miss that. And my many Amigas.
From Sheilus to the reefs of Kizmar
From Stargate and the Outer Worlds
They're speeding towards our sun
They're on a party run
Here come Tomorrow's Girls
Donate them to your local schools. If they don't want them I'll be happy to find some low wealth NE Ohio schools that would hug them and love them. My school runs on donated and refurb hardware. Many schools do.
And...... there's a tax benefit!
Gotta love those GX260's eh? Glad those are only 3 of the 600 PCs I take care of! The new Vostros look like eMachines (inside and out), but the mobos are at dead stock ATX ones you can get at "Fred's computers and screen doors".
The music industry is getting it's due. Musicians (what few there are left recording for the big 4) have gotten the shaft for 100 years. Sadly there isn't even anything new that an old dude like me would even steal. I support the bands I love when they come to town, you should too. That's how they get paid! Becker & Fagen (Steelydan.com) get my $$ and so do The Tubes (thetubes.com the most fun live shows.... ever!). I'm not in the target demo for the music companies, but I'd spend if I heard anything I liked.
Prentke Romich Company ( http://www.prentrom.com/ ) has been doing this for a long time. They are nice people, but it'll cost ya! Don't know if you can rent/lease but I know they offer some units for demo.
Ask your eRate person who requires the filter. It's the feds. I know I'm the 470/471/472/486 guy for my billed entity.
The state computer people are REALLY good so I think this could work. Give Gov Ted a chance 'cause I want broadband at my house!
And remember, "You know, for kids." - Norville Barnes
I second that on the DigiSprite. I have two Pelcos running 16 cams each and a single Sprite running 16. Sprite stays up, Pelcos are and issue. Pelcos are basically a midline PC with a couple of special cards in it. The DS is built ground up to do video. I'm not happy with the archive performance on any of them, and there are still things I can't figure out on the DS after 2+ years. But the DS is a much friendlier device.;)
And..... I'm an end user, not a dealer.
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The Windows world won't go away, but let me tell you how great Chromebooks are in an education environment. We have about 1/3 of our fleet in Chromebooks and 2/3 in Windows 7 (no, I won't even consider 8 thank you). I spend several hours a month dealing with Chrome issues. I spend several hours a day on Windows issues. It becomes a simple math problem. Plus, if you really need a Windows program mainframe2 will launch soon. Run that thing in the cloud.......
x120e doesn't have an optical drive due to the size, and several different CPU/chipset configs. Changing the internal WiFi is dead simple. I've had middle school kids do it. Why you got a lockup? It's a mystery....... Not sure I would run linux on such a tiny (and frankly fragile) device. I have 240 x120/30/31's in my fleet. Never tried Linux on them. Got a couple getting new HDD's so now I have to try it. Damn you!
Still waiting on Mainframe2 to come out of hiding. Uses streaming video for the display, seems so solve a large number of problems..... except for Microsoft.
Not that it would have made the car great, but it was designed with a different motor. GM had a Wankel in development and DeLorean (and AMC in the Pacer) was going to use that. Sadly it never got out of development and JD went with the PRV V6 (not know for much of anything other than being in a lot of Volvos) DeLorean went with the "cocaine rebate" instead. If nothing else you have to admit John had some grande cojones trying to pull that one off.
Is the same thing Target used. Just sayin. #LinuxFTW
Anywhere in the world other than the US any modern OS is an option. Maybe some ancient ones too. (I did love me some Warp back in the day) Linux is a great choice for China. Hail Hydra!
FOG can destroy everything (if the client is set to PXE boot), but you still have to know what you are doing. If FOG f'd up things you can be pretty sure it's on purpose. I have been using it for years and have deployed thousands of images with it. Never once did I image a machine I didn't intend to. One other thing it does is automate most of my inventory tasks, and join the domain. That alone is worth the trouble!
FOG requires a small amount of skill. And Linux. It wouldn't be impossible to do this in FOG, but it wouldn't happen by mistake!
I never got to experience PAL (Phase Alternation by Line) but it had some serious advantages. The biggest one, color phase, appeared to be much better since the sender determined the "tint" rather than the user. More luma bandwidth too as I remember. There was a time when RCA/GE put SCART jacks on some units, but 'Merica never took advantage.
Is that you Loverock?
Sony VHS consumer units were quite terrible. Nothing like the pro decks. Love the Panasonic stuff, put I suspect all the power supply caps have failed by now. The JVC units has a known set of problems that any good hobby guy can fix (tach cap on the drum motor, guide post repair) Almost anything you find now is built by Funai and that stuff is universally terrible.
As an old VCR tech (it paid the bills for 20 years :)) tepples is right. In VHS and Beta luma and chroma (B&W and the color overlay) have always been separate. Actually, that's true for NTSC broadcast too. Spend some time looking at NTSC you will be amazed how it ever worked.
The math required is pretty amazing for the slide rule days. Analog FM stereo uses some of the same tech.
SVHS decks were usually better quality and totally backwards compatible. If you find an "S" tape you will be glad that you get the better unit.
Our family uses VHS to DVD for all the transfers. Once you have it on DVD most of the time you are done! It works better than you would think, but not as good as you might hope.
As a long time technology coordinator I certainly have doubts about some tech in the classroom, but I can and have pressed for presentation hardware. It really seems to make the classroom less boring for the students. I was a bored student, so I tend to focus on that ;)
Epson Brightlinks (projector and electronic whiteboard) are full of win for example. I'm not a fan of Accelerated Reader, but like Accelerated Math quite a bit. We have suffered with some oversold solutions (I won't name Earobics or A+). Over the last 15 years our school has become recognized by the state for excellence and I like to think the proper application of technology is part of that. Parents that support student education is still the most important key to success but great teachers and reliable technology ARE important in the 21st century.
I don't claim to know all the financial issues but if this is a too big a deal can't Google just buy Oracle and end this? Isn't Google flush with cash? Tell Larry to retire and let him hang out on his boat!
OK.... what about the brakes on that Lexus Camry? or maybe a downshift. Just how fast does a Camry V6 go in first? I have never met a dumb highway patrol officer, especially in things relative to driving. I still think this is a drive by wire bus issue. Thought that from the time I heard of this. But then.... I'm a network guy ;)
Well mindstrm not really. 1540's (the VIC-20's drive) was SLOWED DOWN to make the 1541. The video chip limited the floppy "bus". All the fast loaders/copy utils did was to play an AWESOME trick. The VIC 20's drive was a cost reduced PET drive, going from an 8 lane bus to serial. But..... there were some extra wires in the 1541's cable (serial control as I 'member) that were put in to play. I have not so fond memories on EA's Pinball Construction Set taking about a half hour to load. And those 45 minute 7 swap copies! The C64 was the last computer I knew what it would do from the code. I miss that. And my many Amigas.
From Sheilus to the reefs of Kizmar From Stargate and the Outer Worlds They're speeding towards our sun They're on a party run Here come Tomorrow's Girls
Donate them to your local schools. If they don't want them I'll be happy to find some low wealth NE Ohio schools that would hug them and love them. My school runs on donated and refurb hardware. Many schools do. And...... there's a tax benefit!
Gotta love those GX260's eh? Glad those are only 3 of the 600 PCs I take care of! The new Vostros look like eMachines (inside and out), but the mobos are at dead stock ATX ones you can get at "Fred's computers and screen doors".
The music industry is getting it's due. Musicians (what few there are left recording for the big 4) have gotten the shaft for 100 years. Sadly there isn't even anything new that an old dude like me would even steal. I support the bands I love when they come to town, you should too. That's how they get paid! Becker & Fagen (Steelydan.com) get my $$ and so do The Tubes (thetubes.com the most fun live shows.... ever!). I'm not in the target demo for the music companies, but I'd spend if I heard anything I liked.
Prentke Romich Company ( http://www.prentrom.com/ ) has been doing this for a long time. They are nice people, but it'll cost ya! Don't know if you can rent/lease but I know they offer some units for demo.
Ask your eRate person who requires the filter. It's the feds. I know I'm the 470/471/472/486 guy for my billed entity. The state computer people are REALLY good so I think this could work. Give Gov Ted a chance 'cause I want broadband at my house! And remember, "You know, for kids." - Norville Barnes
You must not be aware of drive-by malware. It requires the you be on the internet with Windows, IE (any version past 4) and a simple mistype.
I second that on the DigiSprite. I have two Pelcos running 16 cams each and a single Sprite running 16. Sprite stays up, Pelcos are and issue. Pelcos are basically a midline PC with a couple of special cards in it. The DS is built ground up to do video. I'm not happy with the archive performance on any of them, and there are still things I can't figure out on the DS after 2+ years. But the DS is a much friendlier device. ;)
And..... I'm an end user, not a dealer.