By saying this I guess you imply that these commands take a long while to learn. NOT.
If I remember correctly, it took me all but in total a couple of hours (less than 4 for sure) of practice to be completely comfortable with these "multi-piped" commands.
Needless to say, these useful commands have since saved me a lot of time from clicking and clicking (which you probably do) to doing other important stuffs, such as having a life.
Getting rid of the "legacy" 16-bit BIOS gives you no benefit at all. The software's already there, and it costs nothing to put it there. It's only 256KB.
The ability to treat your PC as some "great IBM PC AT in the sky" is essential in case something breaks, and you'll have something to fall onto - I'm assuming that the BIOS never breaks, which is often the case as they're burnt in Flash ROM, not written to some wimpy device like a hard drive. It is the assumption of Windows "safe mode".
Which I really like to have on Linux - being able to fall back on the 16-bit BIOS-based "drivers" would be VERY useful for driver developers, and for hardware that a driver isn't written for yet.
Isn't it great? I know if I want to I can make a DOS program that uses the GeForce3 pixel shaders - you just need to know about their register addresses and stuffs.
This kind of motherboard is ideal, for OEM to make "iMac-like" "user-friendly" computers, and there is no doubt the market for this kind of motherboard will be huge. Think "set-top boxes with sealed cases".
And...a lot of (say, more than 50% for sure) people prefer these treat-you-as-an-idiot style computers - because they ARE idiot, with respect to computers.
I believe Abit will continue to make excellent motherboards for the rest of us. I won't be worrying too much.
Argh. So many "legacy" ports got rid of...nice. Now, how about updating the bios, so that ALL the old ports are emulated? To the extent that DOS 5.0 will still install from scratch and run?
Having a USB device is nice, but HARDWARE IS HARDWARE. They should function all by themselves with only the BIOS (think "safe mode"), and not only when some OS-supplied drivers are run.
How else do people fix things when the drivers break?
Seeing WINE's GDI implementation being so complete AND Direct3D support so inadequate, wouldn't it be just a matter of time before Microsoft does this?
"Solid State" makes all the difference...although I know it is hard nowadays to damage a laptop HDD just by operating it in a car, there were those days a slight knock on a HDD would scratch the disk surface...
"Solid State" gives you the peace of mind that HDD never will - knowing that you data does not need that wimpy protection from that thin layer of air is good enough - that your data won't be loss all of a sudden if you kick your computer by accident...(although it is hard nowadays, you never know)...
I know some Solid State storages like CF can only survive so many writes, but that's PREDICTABLE. For a limited time you just KNOW that your data is safe. I can't say that for any HDD, no matter how many G's of shock it can take.
I agree - even hands - free sets distracts the driver from driving - solution: let's outlaw automatic transmissions so the driver will be too busy shifting so he won't have time for cell phones...
What if they don't allow reverse engineering? Big deal. Since the license does not prohibits you from letting other reverse-engineer your code, you can:
1. Read the CIFS docs 2. Make an implementation 3. Find someone to reverse engineer YOUR implementation.
To make (3) easier, you can compile your code into Java to make decompilation easier.;)
There is no implementation of ATI OpenGL extension in their open source drivers while the closed source drivers implements all the OpenGL extensions the hardware supports.
Yes, OpenGL works on Radeons but it just works like a fast Rage 128. For example, no vertex shaders.
As long as the GeForce drivers exposes what the hardware really can do, and the Radeon drivers continues to limit the card to be a really really fast....Rage 128, I'll stick with NVIDIA. Thank you.
But...does the Linux OpenGL driver support cube map, vertex shaders, hardware skinning...using standard or ATI extensions?
When you put a GeForce3 on a Linux box, you can use it as a GeForce3. But last time I looked at it, when you put a Radeon on a Linux box, you can only use it as a very very fast Rage 128.
I tried Storm and Progeny sometime ago, they're both pretty good systems, but eventually I went back to Slackware and it is still what I'm using.
>The reason for this is obvious May I know what it is? The debian ISO I downloaded was from www.linuxiso.org - I know they're not official - are there official ones, and is there a reason not to incorporate the Progeny or Storm installer?
Yeah - PGI is an excellent installer, but why wasn't I given the option to run it when I boot the ISO?
There are a few good OSS installers Debian can use - Storm, Progeny...what we need is the endorsement of one installer as the "official GUI installer" so people can choose between the "official text-based installer" Debian already has, and the "official GUI installer" upon booting an ISO.
Does anyone know if the Konqueror (or KDE in general) is improved regarding Fitt's Law adhesion? KDE usability would go all the way up if the rule is followed whereever technically possible.
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I agree.
.conf files deserves to be fired.
Any "sysadmin" who whines about having to edit
By saying this I guess you imply that these commands take a long while to learn. NOT.
If I remember correctly, it took me all but in total a couple of hours (less than 4 for sure) of practice to be completely comfortable with these "multi-piped" commands.
Needless to say, these useful commands have since saved me a lot of time from clicking and clicking (which you probably do) to doing other important stuffs, such as having a life.
Getting rid of the "legacy" 16-bit BIOS gives you no benefit at all. The software's already there, and it costs nothing to put it there. It's only 256KB.
The ability to treat your PC as some "great IBM PC AT in the sky" is essential in case something breaks, and you'll have something to fall onto - I'm assuming that the BIOS never breaks, which is often the case as they're burnt in Flash ROM, not written to some wimpy device like a hard drive. It is the assumption of Windows "safe mode".
Which I really like to have on Linux - being able to fall back on the 16-bit BIOS-based "drivers" would be VERY useful for driver developers, and for hardware that a driver isn't written for yet.
Isn't it great? I know if I want to I can make a DOS program that uses the GeForce3 pixel shaders - you just need to know about their register addresses and stuffs.
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This kind of motherboard is ideal, for OEM to make "iMac-like" "user-friendly" computers, and there is no doubt the market for this kind of motherboard will be huge. Think "set-top boxes with sealed cases".
And...a lot of (say, more than 50% for sure) people prefer these treat-you-as-an-idiot style computers - because they ARE idiot, with respect to computers.
I believe Abit will continue to make excellent motherboards for the rest of us. I won't be worrying too much.
Argh. So many "legacy" ports got rid of...nice.
Now, how about updating the bios, so that ALL the old ports are emulated? To the extent that DOS 5.0 will still install from scratch and run?
Having a USB device is nice, but HARDWARE IS HARDWARE. They should function all by themselves with only the BIOS (think "safe mode"), and not only when some OS-supplied drivers are run.
How else do people fix things when the drivers break?
Seeing WINE's GDI implementation being so complete AND Direct3D support so inadequate, wouldn't it be just a matter of time before Microsoft does this?
spelling mistakes:
1. subtil -> subtle
2. perdiction -> predictionn
3. profit -> phophet
4. Niniva ->Nvidia......never mind...
they'll be sending lawyers to beaches and the countrysides and sue people who illegally share their music by not using headphones...
seriously, what's the difference between this and having a stack of CD and connect a very powerful AMP to all the speakers in the company?
is it illegal to share the music between your left and right ears?
If Nvidia is releasing an accelerated GLX driver, I will!!
Sooner or later you'll see this organization filled with MPAA sustaining members...
"Solid State" makes all the
difference...although I know it is hard nowadays to damage a laptop HDD just by operating it in a car, there were those days a slight knock on a HDD would scratch the disk surface...
"Solid State" gives you the peace of mind that HDD never will - knowing that you data does not need that wimpy protection from that thin layer of air is good enough - that your data won't be loss all of a sudden if you kick your computer by accident...(although it is hard nowadays, you never know)...
I know some Solid State storages like CF can only survive so many writes, but that's PREDICTABLE. For a limited time you just KNOW that your data is safe. I can't say that for any HDD, no matter how many G's of shock it can take.
...and somewhere I've read Europe has a lower rate of fatal traffic accident than the US.
Time to stop giving out drivers licenses to any idiot who apply, and have *real* road tests...
Two words: Battery Life.
PalmOS apps is another thing...seriously, it's time J2ME should take off. We've been waiting for cross-platform mobile apps for *WAY* *TOO* long...
I agree - even hands - free sets distracts the driver from driving - solution: let's outlaw automatic transmissions so the driver will be too busy shifting so he won't have time for cell phones...
Maybe he really wants to take a picture for EVERY mph of acceleration...
What if they don't allow reverse engineering? Big deal. Since the license does not prohibits you from letting other reverse-engineer your code, you can:
;)
1. Read the CIFS docs
2. Make an implementation
3. Find someone to reverse engineer YOUR implementation.
To make (3) easier, you can compile your code into Java to make decompilation easier.
There is no implementation of ATI OpenGL extension in their open source drivers while the closed source drivers implements all the OpenGL extensions the hardware supports.
Yes, OpenGL works on Radeons but it just works like a fast Rage 128. For example, no vertex shaders.
That's my gripe.
As long as the GeForce drivers exposes what the hardware really can do, and the Radeon drivers continues to limit the card to be a really really fast....Rage 128, I'll stick with NVIDIA. Thank you.
And I'm a Canadian.
Really...?
But...does the Linux OpenGL driver support cube map, vertex shaders, hardware skinning...using standard or ATI extensions?
When you put a GeForce3 on a Linux box, you can use it as a GeForce3. But last time I looked at it, when you put a Radeon on a Linux box, you can only use it as a very very fast Rage 128.
Looks like a waste of money to me.
Great English explanation :)
Does anyone think it is a good start, towards the cure of all genetic diseases passed to boys just because we don't have a backup copy of X?
Looking towards the day when difference in life expectancy between the male and the female is negligible.
yeah. All your laws are belong^H^H^H^H^H^Happlied to us...
I tried Storm and Progeny sometime ago, they're both pretty good systems, but eventually I went back to Slackware and it is still what I'm using.
>The reason for this is obvious
May I know what it is? The debian ISO I downloaded was from www.linuxiso.org - I know they're not official - are there official ones, and is there a reason not to incorporate the Progeny or Storm installer?
Yeah - PGI is an excellent installer, but why wasn't I given the option to run it when I boot the ISO?
There are a few good OSS installers Debian can use - Storm, Progeny...what we need is the endorsement of one installer as the "official GUI installer" so people can choose between the "official text-based installer" Debian already has, and the "official GUI installer" upon booting an ISO.
Does anyone know if the Konqueror (or KDE in general) is improved regarding Fitt's Law adhesion? KDE usability would go all the way up if the rule is followed whereever technically possible.
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