|
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Dec 2007 22:57 UTC
Ars has published part 5 of their history of the Amiga . "By July 1985, Commodore had everything going for it. The Amiga computer had been demonstrated in public to rave reviews, and everyone was excited at the potential of this great technology. That's when the problems started."
OS News |
|
Air Force orders 141,000 Hewlett-Packard computers
The U.S. Air Force ordered 110,000 desktop computers and 31,000 laptop computers from Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)
BizJournals |
|
Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited
TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool - perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself. As it turns out, TextBuyIt is fun to play with and useful for getting deals on some products, but the service's limitations will likely make people wary of substantial purchases. Even for cheaper items, shipping ...
The State |
|
Study Suggests Human Visual System Could Make Powerful Computer
New research suggests that if we want to carry out artificial computations, all we have to do is literally look around. Rensselaer professor Mark Changizi has begun to develop a technique to turn our eyes and visual system into a programmable computer. His findings are reported in the latest issue of the journal Perception.
Newswise |
|
CherryPal Unveils Low-Cost 'Cloud Computer'
The $249 Linux-based minidesktop consumes only 2 watts of power, compared with the 100 watts of some desktops.
InformationWeek |
|
Government Computer News
The Transportation Security Administration has designated the MicroStrategy-based Performance Information Management System (PIMS) as its aviation operations standard, MicroStrategy announced today.
Government Computer News |
|
BusyBox Developers and Supermicro Agree to End GPL Lawsuit
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) today announced that an agreement has been reached to dismiss the GNU General Public License (GPL) enforcement lawsuit filed by SFLC against Super Micro Computer, Inc. on behalf of two principal developers of BusyBox.
Centre Daily Times |
|
Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer
Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for computation. Now, new research from a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that if we want to carry out artificial computations, all we have to do is literally look around.
PhysOrg |
|
Cisco buys Pure Networks for about $120 million
San Jose-based Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, agreed to buy Pure Networks for about $120 million to make its home- networking system more user-friendly.
Contra Costa Times |
|
Read on to find out ."
"MINIX is an operating system designed for 'resource limited' or embedded computer systems.
New Mobile Computing |
|
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Jan 2006 16:43 UTC, submitted by Anonymous
David Reveman has made the latest XGL source code available to download. This comes a few weeks after development of the project was criticised for being done 'behind closed doors'.
New Mobile Computing |
|
as of yesterday, they are taking orders
When Dell put up its IdeaStorm community-feedback site, the company was surprised by the strong response in favor of shipping personal computers with Linux.
New Mobile Computing |
|
Recent Original Stories
Andrew Ziem takes a close look at Microsoft Word performance in a benchmark with 4500 measurements in 5 categories covering 6 versions and 12 years of releases to determine whether Word has become slower or faster over the years.
New Mobile Computing |
|
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 07:22:01 PDT
Beginning Excel computer class: 9 a.m., Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye St., Newport. Registration required. 265-2153. Wine tasting: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m, Champagne Patio, 1630 North Coast Highway, Newport. Three Zinfandels. 265-3044.
Newport News-Times |
|
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 4th Jan 2007 21:09 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Today, you can do everything you want with a Linux desktop, except play the latest games. Even there, Linux is catching up. So, why do only a handful of people run Linux instead of Windows? Here are my top-four reasons why Windows wins and Linux loses."
OS News |
|
Native Instruments Releases Free Feature Updates for TRAKTOR 3 and TRAKTOR SCRATCH
Native Instruments just released TRAKTOR 3.4 and TRAKTOR SCRATCH 1.3, free software updates that equip both products with refined functionality that reinforces their position at the leading edge of computer-based DJing.
Harmony Central |
|
Forty Percent of U.S. Gamers Are Women
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has completed its annual demographic study and the results are sure to cause a tizzy for a small segment of uninformed observers.
PC Magazine |
|
Former Southeast Missourian managing editor dies
Joni Adams Bliss, who was the first woman to serve as managing editor of the Southeast Missourian and who is credited for building Southeast Missouri Hospital's Web site into a major source of medical information, died Tuesday after a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 51.
Southeast Missourian |
|
Apple 'Product Transition' Chatter Sparks Web Speculation
Popular theories about Apple's "state-of-the-art" product, hinted at Monday, include an update of the MacBook and a multitouch tablet computer.
InformationWeek |
|
Housewife Invents New Online Social Gaming Site
Players help each other win prizes. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/online/gaming/prweb1136404.htm
PRWeb |
|
Virginia Tech's Supercomputing Site Gets InfiniBand Upgrade
Mellanox Technologies adds 40-Gbps interconnects to the university's 29-Tflop computer systems research cluster.
InformationWeek |
|
War Criminal Websites! [War]
My mom can't turn on a Dell laptop but a genocidaire has his own URL. Radovan Karazdic, the Serbian politician responsible for the Srebrenica massacre, was captured Monday after walking freely for a...
Gawker |
|
Study: Security Flaws Widespread in Online Banking
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their
Insurance Journal |
|
SCi Entertainment sells Spanish distribution arm
LONDON (ShareCast) - Computer games developer SCi Entertainment Group has agreed to sell its Spanish distribution business Proein SL to Austria's Koch Media The group has entered into a distribution agreement with Proein, which will continue to distribute its products in Spain under its new ownership.
ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance |
|
Vote Smart bus rolling into Lincoln
We’re in the middle of Election Year, and we’ve got to decide who to vote for. There are a lot of different ways to learn about the candidates. We could educate ourselves through newspapers, TV, direct mailers, politico blogs and, um, more TV.
Lincoln Journal Star |
|
|