> And last of all for all you males out there - Would someone please explain
> A:What's a differential?
> B.How's it work?
> C.Why do we need it??
>
> Cheers
A differential is a highly evolved mechanical device. It allows the wheel on
the inside of the turn rotate slower than the w
Trevor Farrell wrote:
> "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
>
> > I was writing code for maximum portablity on Unix and other systems 8
> > or 9 years ago, and not striving to make it the smallest that could be
> > achived, though 15 years ago I can remember sweating how small I could
> > make it to
"Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
> I was writing code for maximum portablity on Unix and other systems 8
> or 9 years ago, and not striving to make it the smallest that could be
> achived, though 15 years ago I can remember sweating how small I could
> make it to cram stuff under the 640k line, a
FWIW, kernel "hacking" usually refers to actually whaling away on the
source code.
This is no longer necessary; you can build a slimmed-down custom kernel
with just "make xconfig" and the instructions in gives you. Quite
easy but tiresome.
OTOH, the benefit is small; most of the drivers are in
I can understand. I have been coding since 1973 and first used
'on-line' computing in '77. I remember coding on PDP8-10, and
using punch tape to feed the things. I remember trying to reduce
the size of 'working' code. So those same rules followed even
today when I have to turn out a commercia
On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote:
>
> You out there who Expect that a group of volunteers working almost in
> isolation can produce perfect code every time, which runs on every variety
> of equipment - just think of the very small steps taken during these past
> 60 or so years.
Kinda makes a case
The differential on a car allows the wheels to turn at different rates
of speed so that you can steer while under power.
On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote:
| --- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| > I have been lurking here for several months nw - just watching!!!
| >
| > And last of all for al
I was writing code for maximum portablity on Unix and other systems 8
or 9 years ago, and not striving to make it the smallest that could be
achived, though 15 years ago I can remember sweating how small I could
make it to cram stuff under the 640k line, and cursing Bill's name for
introducing th
--- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been lurking here for several months nw - just watching!!!
>
> And last of all for all you males out there - Would someone please explain
> A:What's a differential?
A type of equation.
> B.How's it work?
The same way algebra does, but
I have been lurking here for several months nw - just watching!!!
So - a few comments!!! And totally off-topic!!
A short time ago - (A mere 8 or 9 years) - a programer prided himself
in his ability to TOTALLY understand the machine for which his routine
was bound; in his ability to make his segm
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