On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, at 9:03am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> But now it seems that the hardware is getting its own firmware and that
> needs updating.
Indeed.
Some (rather esoteric) explanation, for those interested:
The IBM-PC BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), strictly speaking, is the
part
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, at 10:06pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/53311
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19980609
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19980610
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19980611
;-)
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I encountered a couple of weird problems booting my primary home computer
today, and I wanted to share.
Possibly relevant details:
- Red Hat Linux 7.3
- GRUB 0.91-4
- Epox EP-8K7A+ motherboard (w/ latest BIOS)
- AHA-2940UW SCSI host adapter (BIOS 2.20)
- IDE hard disk
- Multiple SCSI CD/DVD
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/53311
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On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 10:17, Drew wrote:
> While it vioates one of the stated goals ( < $100 ) I find the TrendWare
> webcam to be quite nice, and it's entirely OS-neutral - has its own Ethernet
> link an IP, so you can just grab .jpg's from it with wget. Many variations
> are possible, and it's
On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 10:17, Drew wrote:
> While it vioates one of the stated goals ( < $100 ) I find the TrendWare
> webcam to be quite nice, and it's entirely OS-neutral - has its own Ethernet
> link an IP, so you can just grab .jpg's from it with wget. Many variations
> are possible, and it's
On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 12:58, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:39:44 -0400
> Jon maddog Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I will have to agree with Ben. Despite the fact that I too love the
> > feeling of pages turning between my hands, and I love taking that book
> > out under th
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Ted Roche wrote:
> We live in interesting times!
Isn't that a Chinese curse? "May you live in interesting times."
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TARogue (Linux user number 234357)
We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one
whom we love. -Madame De Stael, writer (1766-1817
I missed the start of this thread, I don't even really know what it's
doing here. But I had to add a few points.
the DVD has even MORE edits then the special edition version.
There are torrent files of the original pre SE versions that were made
from the laserdiscs. They include audio commentary,
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:06:26 -0400
Michael Costolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How about the so-called tablet pc:
> http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/
> I'm not sure if this tablet pc thing fits the bill. To get the weight
> down, you'll probably have to wait until the flexible screen
Title: Message
But that's the
director's cut. When George made Greedo fire first it was one of the worse
edits ever made to a movie from a technical point-of-view and weakened
the "scoundrel" aspect of Solo as a character (he's not a nice guy in the
beginning of the films and SHOULD shoot s
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Michael Costolo
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:12 AM
> And electronics, computers in particular, have changed
> dramatically in just the last decade. A book can be picked
> up and read b
While it vioates one of the stated goals ( < $100 ) I find the TrendWare
webcam to be quite nice, and it's entirely OS-neutral - has its own Ethernet
link an IP, so you can just grab .jpg's from it with wget. Many variations
are possible, and it's about $115. The quality is excellent, also, up
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:46:23 -0400, Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, but in the context where the screen is about the size of a book
> page. Actually, what I would really like is a handheld/wearable/notebook
> computer where I could conveniently sit down in a couch, under the
> prove
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:51:34 -0400
Michael Costolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You're almost describing the handheld platform. For which there
> exists ebook reader software. Which, to the best of my understanding,
> hasn't been all that impressive sales-wise (ebooks on handhelds, that
> is).
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 08:51:34AM -0400, Michael Costolo wrote:
> > Imagine one
> > with almost no CPU, a relatively small hard disk (the 20 GB Ipod disk
> > would work fine), minimal RAM, no legacy PCMCIA/serial/parallel/VGA, and
> > yet the ability to hold hundreds if not thousands of books?
>
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:48:55 -0400, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a large time scale, I agree with Ben and maddog that paper will
> likely go the way of papyrus,
Don't forget that papyrus was only replaced with the dried pulp of a
different plant and some more refined processing. Asi
So I got myself a new IBM X40 from work a few weeks ago and under Linux
suspend and resume would cause the display to just plain freak. The
various HOWTOs suggested that it was a result of ACPI not working properly,
so I turned ACPI off and turned APM on. No change. Or rather, instead of a
corru
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:17:48 -0400, Ken D'Ambrosio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael Costolo wrote:
>
> > But why exactly would they do that? Same size, weight, etc. of a
> >
> >book, but needs batteries, has a screen that can break, and costs far
> >more than a common $10 or $15 paperback.
> >
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