Of course. iPods have nothing to do with this article at all. A less misleading title would be "Researcher Discusses Microprocessor Supercomputer".
The word "iPod" is only there as an eye-catcher.
Although you know it doesn't run on linux. Knowing slashdot, if it ran on linux it would say so in the title of the article or at least in the description.
Students attending Montana State University recently got this email:
Students,
We are pleased to announce that the campus will be undergoing some
exciting changes in technology this summer. Included in these changes
will be a new Web based email replacement for the current student email
"MyMail". Keep checking your email for specific details!
The article only mentions that Apple would have to allow people to convert their songs into other formats. Does that also apply to Microsoft and other companies? If it applies to all digital media, then this law will effectively end all digital rights management!
Since the poster says he is an avid gamer, it is probably safe to assume that he runs Windows XP.
A site that I have always found helpful is AnandTech. Every couple of months or so they publish a guide on recommended hardware for different performance levels of computers. The systems they recommend are usually designed so that no one piece of hardware is a bottleneck on the performance.
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Of course. iPods have nothing to do with this article at all. A less misleading title would be "Researcher Discusses Microprocessor Supercomputer". The word "iPod" is only there as an eye-catcher.
Although you know it doesn't run on linux. Knowing slashdot, if it ran on linux it would say so in the title of the article or at least in the description.
The article only mentions that Apple would have to allow people to convert their songs into other formats. Does that also apply to Microsoft and other companies? If it applies to all digital media, then this law will effectively end all digital rights management!
Since the poster says he is an avid gamer, it is probably safe to assume that he runs Windows XP.
A site that I have always found helpful is AnandTech. Every couple of months or so they publish a guide on recommended hardware for different performance levels of computers. The systems they recommend are usually designed so that no one piece of hardware is a bottleneck on the performance.