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Jane C
Way coooolll 
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Bernie
Very cool. Makes any current O/S look very dated. Hopefully we'll have
such things in the next few years.
such things in the next few years.
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Michael D
I wonder how much computer power that was.
Jane C said:Way coooolll
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Colin Barnhorst
I really want that video card!
Michael D said:
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Guest
Super cool. JJS, for the first time, I agree with you.
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Lang Murphy
Ah... I don't know... "inexpensive"? Somehow, I don't think a 36" pressure
sensitive touch screen like he was using is "inexpensive". And while, yes, I
agree, it -is- cool, I don't see its practical application for -most folks-
other than artists, perhaps. I write code, I write documents; I need a kybd
and, no, I don't want to type on an onscreen keyboard, thank you very much.
And for all his talk about doing away with the UI... he sure seemed to be
hitting the menu alot in the Google Earth type app he was using...
Cool? Yes. Practical? Hmmmm....
Lang
sensitive touch screen like he was using is "inexpensive". And while, yes, I
agree, it -is- cool, I don't see its practical application for -most folks-
other than artists, perhaps. I write code, I write documents; I need a kybd
and, no, I don't want to type on an onscreen keyboard, thank you very much.
And for all his talk about doing away with the UI... he sure seemed to be
hitting the menu alot in the Google Earth type app he was using...
Cool? Yes. Practical? Hmmmm....
Lang
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Lang Murphy
Colin,
Monitor wasn't too bad either... can probably get them both for the price of
a small economy car...
Lang
Monitor wasn't too bad either... can probably get them both for the price of
a small economy car...
Lang
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Colin Barnhorst
I would be surprised if the set up cost that little.
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roman modic
Hello!
Coming soon ...
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060802-7409.html
http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadroplex.html
Regards, Roman
Colin Barnhorst said:
Coming soon ...
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060802-7409.html
http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadroplex.html
Regards, Roman
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Colin Barnhorst
Should be useful in the Winter to warm the feet.
I just ordered an nVidia 7900 card in a new machine. That's about as far as
my pocketbook could take me, alas.
I just ordered an nVidia 7900 card in a new machine. That's about as far as
my pocketbook could take me, alas.
roman modic said:
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Michael Cecil
I suggest not standing on your computer.
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Colin Barnhorst
No, I just use it to prop up my feet. I make a good heatsink.
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deebs
awesome!
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Bernie
Lang said:
Well as a developer I would love to program for them. It opens up a nice
bunch of possible events that can make many tedious actions today a lot
more intuitive and fun to use. Apart from artist type applications (and
wouldn't it be fun to paint using something a lot closer to real
brushes?) Drilling for data, reading a book and selecting a word to get
defined, drag and drop takes on a whole new life.
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Chad Harris
Lang--
Like many things that are the future, it will have practical aspects. Guys
like that also don't make byzantine circumferential, tangential
non-intuitive menus the way MSFT teams always have and always will. I can't
believe that their friends, neighbors and relatives aren't always
going--"how the hell did you come up with this way to configure the menu?"
CH
Like many things that are the future, it will have practical aspects. Guys
like that also don't make byzantine circumferential, tangential
non-intuitive menus the way MSFT teams always have and always will. I can't
believe that their friends, neighbors and relatives aren't always
going--"how the hell did you come up with this way to configure the menu?"
CH
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Lang Murphy
Bernie,
I'll reserve judgment until I actually see the thing and get to use it...
Agreed: it -is- cool and drag and drop will take on a whole new life.
Lang
I'll reserve judgment until I actually see the thing and get to use it...
Agreed: it -is- cool and drag and drop will take on a whole new life.
Lang
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Lang Murphy
Chad,
Can't argue the menu point. Some folks, like, ahem, the wife, have a hard
time grasping what I consider "simple" things, like Windows Explorer. IE is
not a browser to her, it's "the internet." If I didn't setup shortcuts for
her on the desktop, she would never find anything.
My sister-in-law was down for a visit last week. She brought along her Mac
laptop. I had to ask her how to do the most simple tasks because I am
unfamiliar with the Mac UI. LOL. And some things I never figured out... like
how to switch between open apps. Probably a shortcut key combo or something,
but I -could- -not- figure it out.
So... much of this stuff is relative.
Lang
Can't argue the menu point. Some folks, like, ahem, the wife, have a hard
time grasping what I consider "simple" things, like Windows Explorer. IE is
not a browser to her, it's "the internet." If I didn't setup shortcuts for
her on the desktop, she would never find anything.
My sister-in-law was down for a visit last week. She brought along her Mac
laptop. I had to ask her how to do the most simple tasks because I am
unfamiliar with the Mac UI. LOL. And some things I never figured out... like
how to switch between open apps. Probably a shortcut key combo or something,
but I -could- -not- figure it out.
So... much of this stuff is relative.
Lang
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Neal
All I have to say is WOW.
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Chad Harris
Lang--
But your wife has you to help her out. And some people don't enjoy playing
with their computers to the extent of a lot of the posters here.
I think it's unfortunate that Vista didn't retain some of the elements in XP
as an option like allowing the Start Menu to expand (easily gone around by
just making a shortcut folder) and the View>Arrange by View>Show in Groups.
I'm not real fond of the organization of Explorer in Vista.
Also their has been vascillation in Vista builds because the shell teams
can't settle on an organization scheme and that's fairly pathetic.
CH
But your wife has you to help her out. And some people don't enjoy playing
with their computers to the extent of a lot of the posters here.
I think it's unfortunate that Vista didn't retain some of the elements in XP
as an option like allowing the Start Menu to expand (easily gone around by
just making a shortcut folder) and the View>Arrange by View>Show in Groups.
I'm not real fond of the organization of Explorer in Vista.
Also their has been vascillation in Vista builds because the shell teams
can't settle on an organization scheme and that's fairly pathetic.
CH