The IBM PC/XT and PC/AT used entirely commercial off-the-shelf chips on the original motherboards. The Intel 82xx family of peripheral chips, to be exact. There were no ASIC or custom chips. The full schematics were published in the Technical Reference Manuals, including peripheral schematics. Yes, the floppy drive and hard drive included. All the commented BIOS source code was published in the TRM as well. This fact actually 'hurt' the BIOS re-write effort as anybody interested could read the source, and most people's view at the time this action 'contaminated' them from being able to write a clone BIOS.
If you want the schematic diagram for a Hard Drive, or the source code for the firmware of a Hard Disc controller card, you just had to buy the Technical Reference Manual from IBM. Which wasn't cheap, but it was obtainable by anybody with a few hundred dollars.
Oh, and they only work with this newer version of the Controller iOS. You have one of the old controllers from two years ago that can't run the new iOS? Hmmm.
We don't have a stray dog problem here. I do hear coyotes out there singing most evenings, and sometimes even in the morning. I don't think that's a coincidence.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, recently issued this bulletin:
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field.
"We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear.
It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear manure:
Black bear manure is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear manure has little bells in it and smells like pepper."
A few hundred thousand Chinese hackers were going to attend Defcon, but the US is preventing them from coming by blocking their VISAs? Vegas should be pissed! All those tourist dollars going away. Oh, wait! They were going to use their *mumble mumble* Credit Cards to pay for everything....
I definitely don't like the idea of nuking Apple. Let the market do that for us. But Apple needs to stop using our tax dollars to defeat their competitors outside the market. They've done so since way back in the Apple II days.
We wouldn't be stuck using Windows, either, if Apple hadn't killed the competetive GUI market on the PC. They drove the GEM Desktop and GeoWorks out of competition, and set a tone where no third parties could produce windowing environments. It's Apple's fault for clearing the market entirely which made way a deep pocket competitor like Microsoft the ultimate winner.
Somebody should get working on using the biomass of Kudzu as an energy source. When something just won't go away, figure out a use from chopping it down.
What would be the point in that? His daughter goes to the gym to exercise, and would be out of energy for exercising if she didn't get a ride to the gym in a car.
When the Republicans take both bodies of Congress later this year, and the Presidency in 2016, all the Government subsidies will dry up. Then Teslas will be like the 'New Tucker.' Highly collectable. Interesting to look at. Maybe they'll make a movie about them featuring a 'flux capacitor.'
Clippy: Now that healthcare is publicly funded it is all our responsibility to stay healthy. Your old favorite snacks have all been disposed. Have a carrot or some celery.
But then what would be the point in HP's 105 MB printer driver downloads? No, the printer needs an animated full color graphic displayed. Maybe a video with sound showing how to add paper.
With a reductive attitude like you are employing, making a motion with my hand is just moving it. That I might have a knife in my hand and it held near your throat as you sleep is just frittering about details. My hand is simply moving through space.
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The IBM PC/XT and PC/AT used entirely commercial off-the-shelf chips on the original motherboards. The Intel 82xx family of peripheral chips, to be exact. There were no ASIC or custom chips. The full schematics were published in the Technical Reference Manuals, including peripheral schematics. Yes, the floppy drive and hard drive included. All the commented BIOS source code was published in the TRM as well. This fact actually 'hurt' the BIOS re-write effort as anybody interested could read the source, and most people's view at the time this action 'contaminated' them from being able to write a clone BIOS.
If you want the schematic diagram for a Hard Drive, or the source code for the firmware of a Hard Disc controller card, you just had to buy the Technical Reference Manual from IBM. Which wasn't cheap, but it was obtainable by anybody with a few hundred dollars.
Why should Nintendo permit people who post spoiler videos for their games on Youtube to profit from it significantly?
No. Don't be needlessly dramatic.
You only need to buy entirely new light fixtures.
Oh, and they only work with this newer version of the Controller iOS. You have one of the old controllers from two years ago that can't run the new iOS? Hmmm.
Google stockholders. Technicians who fix these autonomous cars. etc.
We don't have a stray dog problem here. I do hear coyotes out there singing most evenings, and sometimes even in the morning. I don't think that's a coincidence.
In Northern Minnesota, the whitetail deer is an invasive species. They displaced the native caribou.
Brings to mind this classic:
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, recently issued this bulletin:
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field.
"We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear.
It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear manure:
Black bear manure is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear manure has little bells in it and smells like pepper."
In that setting your cat IS one of the invasive species.
A few hundred thousand Chinese hackers were going to attend Defcon, but the US is preventing them from coming by blocking their VISAs? Vegas should be pissed! All those tourist dollars going away. Oh, wait! They were going to use their *mumble mumble* Credit Cards to pay for everything....
Do you have your shortcuts mixed up? This isn't Alex Jones' Infowars website.
I definitely don't like the idea of nuking Apple. Let the market do that for us. But Apple needs to stop using our tax dollars to defeat their competitors outside the market. They've done so since way back in the Apple II days.
We wouldn't be stuck using Windows, either, if Apple hadn't killed the competetive GUI market on the PC. They drove the GEM Desktop and GeoWorks out of competition, and set a tone where no third parties could produce windowing environments. It's Apple's fault for clearing the market entirely which made way a deep pocket competitor like Microsoft the ultimate winner.
Somebody should get working on using the biomass of Kudzu as an energy source. When something just won't go away, figure out a use from chopping it down.
What would be the point in that? His daughter goes to the gym to exercise, and would be out of energy for exercising if she didn't get a ride to the gym in a car.
Government bureaucrats in Washington or Sacramento didn't build the roads, either. Decentralized local governmental units build the roads.
full federal income tax credit of $7500
However, instructing strangers how to spend other people's tax money is an excellent strategy, Comrade.
How big would the coal hopper need to be?
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When the Republicans take both bodies of Congress later this year, and the Presidency in 2016, all the Government subsidies will dry up. Then Teslas will be like the 'New Tucker.' Highly collectable. Interesting to look at. Maybe they'll make a movie about them featuring a 'flux capacitor.'
Pohl and Kornbluth wrote 'The Space Merchant' back in the 50's. Absolutely check it out if you've never read it.
Clippy: Now that healthcare is publicly funded it is all our responsibility to stay healthy. Your old favorite snacks have all been disposed. Have a carrot or some celery.
The line between my toilet and the septic tank has been rooted.
I think I cut down the right tree to solve the problem.
But then what would be the point in HP's 105 MB printer driver downloads? No, the printer needs an animated full color graphic displayed. Maybe a video with sound showing how to add paper.
With a reductive attitude like you are employing, making a motion with my hand is just moving it. That I might have a knife in my hand and it held near your throat as you sleep is just frittering about details. My hand is simply moving through space.
It's when the senate votes next year that it will matter.
Then we can gradually dismantle the Obama regime.
He's going to make such a cute lame duck, after all his power has been taken away.
I can't wait for his speech appearances in 2017.
The politicians and environmentalists who seek to significantly harm society by disrupting economic cycles get a pass, though, eh?
Is there any reason to allow their existence?