Java can not be compared to Linux because.. well.. how do I say this.. Java is awful. The design of Javas standard library is horrible.. If the designers had given it a little more thought, they would have done this different.
And AWT.. don't get me started:-(
Linux, on the other hand, is not so awful. Most distributions are still awful to install, but work is in the process.
*sigh*
I'm sorry this sounds a little mean, but I just had to say it.
Actually, I don't think Microsoft will have much of an impact in the game market, where there already strong competitors who aren?t going to just roll over and die.
That's part of my point. They won't roll over and die, but will make better/faster/cheaper consoles to compete with the others.:-)
Bottom line is; we win.
And I don?t think MS will really try very hard on this one.
Here we go again.. Microsoft has again realised that they are missing out on tons of cash, and will do their best to catch up with the rest.
But let's face it; I really doubt that they can pull this through.. Microsoft are not famous for their games or software stability, and they are not really a hardware company, so they will need much help.
But get ready for the most over-hyped product ever, as Microsoft will try to battle the Sony Playstation 2, Nintentos next machine and the Sega Dreamcast. .. and smile as they (Sony, Nintento, Microsoft, Sega) all try to make better machines than each other.
This will probably just be good for all of us, as consoles will evolve much quicker with more competitors on the market.
Think about this for a second.. This is a major chance for AMD. If a large company such as Microsoft decides to use chips from AMD in a product that undoubtly will be produced on a large scale, they will be able to show that their chips are as good and as reliable as Intel, and they wil probably be able to gain much more of the PC market.
But will Microsoft choose AMD? Why should they? Well.. It just so happens that the Athlon is better than the Pentium III ! Hah!:-)
Can anyone enumerate any benefits that True64 could bring to Linux?
Well, I don't know much about True64, but they do have something called TrueCluster. I don't know how this compares to Beowulf, but it could be interesting to see if they could do something with that..
Compaq engineers quietly admit that Linux on Alpha runs better than Compaq's own Unix.
Well.. maybe, but AFAIK the compilers available for Linux still lacks good optimization for the Alpha. (Doesn't the standard libraries need to be optimized too?)
Please don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong.. my statements are based on somthing I think I read somewhere a while ago..
Behold! The new Web-based StarOffice written entirely in Java! Now with the UltraSlow[tm] technology that makes it even more difficult to use. New additions include InstantCore[tm] for faster and better coredumps..
Let's face it; web-based StarOffice is a bad idea, but the idea of running applications remotely is good.
.. but wait.. where have I seen that before? Hmmm..
But then again, I could very well be wrong and there is nothing wrong with communicating with foreign groups to help with the development of crypto and/or nuclear technology. I mean.. it's a free world, right?
Free world or not; developing nuclear technology should be wrong if it's for your own nation or a foreign one.
As for the HAL originally hiding all hardware - this is not true, otherwise why would device drivers be necessary? I think the HAL abstracts basic resources such as CPU, memory, bus, etc, but many other resources require drivers.
I think you are misunderstanding something. The HAL hides the nitty gritty details of talking to hardware from the programs. It doesn't automatically talk to every kind of hardware every made.. that's why we need devicedrivers. HAL needs to know how to talk to devices, so that it can abstract/hide it from programs.
Umm.. what do they actually mean with online.. The workstations I use are continously connected to the internet, and I read mail as I receive it. Websurfing and news is usually confined to before and after the work.
In a shocking article, Njus.kom claims that bad coffee is indirectly helping spread of good coffee.
"It is really strange.." a spokesperson for Good Coffee Inc. said. ".. but because Bad Coffee Inc. is so bad, people buy our coffee instead. We are unable to understand why, but we have our top market analysts working on it as we speak."
A spokesperson for Bad Coffee Inc. said "Yes, we are experiencing some difficulties with our coffee, but they should be fixed by the end of next year, when we relase a new version of our coffee, Bad Coffee 2000[TM] (the Bad Coffee[TM] and the [TM][TM] is a trademark of Bad Coffee Inc.) the bugs will have been taken out, and our coffee wil be the best."
Slashdot Mirror
Obviously Sony must have used COBOL when coding for the Playstation 2.. see Playstation2 delayed.
The site does not appear to be slashdotted from where I'm at.
Java can not be compared to Linux because .. well.. how do I say this.. Java is awful.
:-(
The design of Javas standard library is horrible.. If the designers had given it a little more thought, they would have done this different.
And AWT.. don't get me started
Linux, on the other hand, is not so awful. Most distributions are still awful to install, but work is in the process.
*sigh*
I'm sorry this sounds a little mean, but I just had to say it.
We need both companies to be on fairly equal ground, thats when we'll see the fastest innovation!
.. and a deal like this could be a step in the right direction towards just that.
Yes!
Actually, I don't think Microsoft will have much of an impact in the game market, where there already strong competitors who aren?t going to just roll over and die.
:-)
That's part of my point. They won't roll over and die, but will make better/faster/cheaper consoles to compete with the others.
Bottom line is; we win.
And I don?t think MS will really try very hard on this one.
Well.. we'll just have to wait and see.
Well.. you're right. And you're wrong.
Yes; the market can only support about two systems, but that will not stop Microsofts will to take over the market is not to be underestimated.
You don't think Microsoft will make much of an impact? I think it's a little naive to think so..
People write games for Windows, don't they?
The chip supply is a problem, but the price is not. If they are going to manufacture that large quantities of Athlons, the price will fall.
Anyway; if they use a similar chip from Intel, the price will be just as high (if not higher).
I wonder if Dreamcast and this magical Microsoft Console will be binary compatible, since they both use a stripped down version of Windows CE.
Not unless the Dreamcast has a x86 chip. And I doubt it.. RISC is The Way To Go[tm]
Here we go again.. Microsoft has again realised that they are missing out on tons of cash, and will do their best to catch up with the rest.
But let's face it; I really doubt that they can pull this through.. Microsoft are not famous for their games or software stability, and they are not really a hardware company, so they will need much help.
But get ready for the most over-hyped product ever, as Microsoft will try to battle the Sony Playstation 2, Nintentos next machine and the Sega Dreamcast.
.. and smile as they (Sony, Nintento, Microsoft, Sega) all try to make better machines than each other.
This will probably just be good for all of us, as consoles will evolve much quicker with more competitors on the market.
The box will be running Intel OR AMD chips
:-)
Think about this for a second.. This is a major chance for AMD. If a large company such as Microsoft decides to use chips from AMD in a product that undoubtly will be produced on a large scale, they will be able to show that their chips are as good and as reliable as Intel, and they wil probably be able to gain much more of the PC market.
But will Microsoft choose AMD? Why should they? Well.. It just so happens that the Athlon is better than the Pentium III ! Hah!
Well.. you're not really entirely correct there. Companies have to expand or change their area of business in order to grow (and to stay alive).
Can anyone enumerate any benefits that True64 could bring to Linux?
Well, I don't know much about True64, but they do have something called TrueCluster. I don't know how this compares to Beowulf, but it could be interesting to see if they could do something with that..
Compaq engineers quietly admit that Linux on Alpha runs better than Compaq's own Unix.
Well.. maybe, but AFAIK the compilers available for Linux still lacks good optimization for the Alpha.
(Doesn't the standard libraries need to be optimized too?)
Please don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong.. my statements are based on somthing I think I read somewhere a while ago..
Behold! The new Web-based StarOffice written entirely in Java!
Now with the UltraSlow[tm] technology that makes it even more difficult to use.
New additions include InstantCore[tm] for faster and better coredumps..
Let's face it; web-based StarOffice is a bad idea, but the idea of running applications remotely is good.
.. but wait.. where have I seen that before? Hmmm..
But then again, I could very well be wrong and there is nothing wrong with communicating with foreign groups to help with the development of crypto and/or nuclear technology. I mean.. it's a free world, right?
Free world or not; developing nuclear technology should be wrong if it's for your own nation or a foreign one.
Looks like the server is down.. /. effect too much for it?
Ah! At last an excuse to get drunk!
Geeks around the world; get off your lazy butts
and celebrate!
What is your background? i.e. education/when did you start hacking/what was your first computer..
Apparently the server didn't like being slashdotted, so the script has been moved.
/.
Perhaps someone should warn people when their websites will be featured on
vr
As for the HAL originally hiding all hardware - this is not true, otherwise why would device drivers be necessary? I think the HAL abstracts basic resources such as CPU, memory, bus, etc, but
many other resources require drivers.
I think you are misunderstanding something. The HAL hides the nitty gritty details of talking to hardware from the programs.
It doesn't automatically talk to every kind of hardware every made.. that's why we need devicedrivers.
HAL needs to know how to talk to devices, so that it can abstract/hide it from programs.
You see?
Umm.. what do they actually mean with online.. The workstations I use are continously connected to the internet, and I read mail as I receive it.
Websurfing and news is usually confined to before and after the work.
Am I a netaholic?
In a shocking article, Njus.kom claims that bad coffee is indirectly helping spread of good coffee.
"It is really strange.." a spokesperson for Good Coffee Inc. said. ".. but because Bad Coffee Inc. is so bad, people buy our coffee instead. We are unable to understand why, but we have our top market analysts working on it as we speak."
A spokesperson for Bad Coffee Inc. said "Yes, we are experiencing some difficulties with our coffee, but they should be fixed by the end of next year, when we relase a new version of our coffee, Bad Coffee 2000[TM] (the Bad Coffee[TM] and the [TM][TM] is a trademark of Bad Coffee Inc.) the bugs will have been taken out, and our coffee wil be the best."
Argh. I don't know why I wrote 1980. Of course it is 1970..
Of course.. a misprint. I know it is 1970. I have no idea why I wrote 1980.. sorry.