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- Commodore
- One of the first personal computer companies. In 1977, Commodore Business Machines, West Chester, PA, introduced the PET computer and launched the personal computer industry along with Apple and...
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- Is Commodore poised for a comeback?
- Is Commodore poised for a comeback?Vic20 C64I've got a C64, the 1541 floppy drive, the 1702 monitor, a VIC20, a Commodore pen plotter for the C64, game modules, programmer's modules etc. You serious about wanting one back? I'll sell it as a complete kit.email me at mww1000atyahoo.comAhh...The MemoriesI still...
- Tags: Commodore, Vic20 C64, floppy disk, memory
- Discussion threads 2005-12-16
- There must be some misunderstanding?
- There must be some misunderstanding?Lacking enterprise desktop applicationsThe problem with Linux is with lack of serious desktop applications such as productivity s/w and business applications. There are too few. Even they exist they are crappy. The real problem lies with lack of MS MFC-quality-levl graphical interface systems. Currently, it's impossible...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Linux, MSFT, IBM Corp., Commodore, IBM PC
- Discussion threads 2005-01-15
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- 2008 Pontiac G8 GT
- Photo gallery:2008 Pontiac G8 GT With a 6-liter V-8 and brawny styling, the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT looks like the return of American muscle, only, it's not. The new G8, an example of International brand engineering, actually comes from Australia, where it's called a Holden VE Commodore. These origins explain...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Pontiac G8 GT, Mph, Pontiac G8, Pontiac
- Product reviews 2008-07-10
- Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law
- Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-LawIt's not Vista Stupid It's YouI hate when people try to blame problems on Vista that don't belong to it. If you're having problems with AOL IM working with Vista, then the problem is AOL. They have had over 2 years to get their...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Mother-in-Law, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- A world ruled by Apple
- A world ruled by AppleGood post[i]I am perfectly willing to praise Apple or Linux when I feel they are doing something right, and do so on a regular basis in this blog. That’s why I have a hard time understanding the need to believe that Gates did nothing right, in...
- Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- What programming language should we teach?
- What programming language should we teach?Re: What programming language should we teach?How about Javascript? No, seriously... it's free, it's cross-platform, it's already available on virtually ANY computer without needing to install anything at all, it's not terribly complicated, and it greatly resembles many of the other languages in use.When it...
- Tags: Programming languages, Development tools, C#, Scripting languages, programming, programming language
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Programming in 6th or 7th grade algebra?
- Programming in 6th or 7th grade algebra?I'm all for programming in the same wayI'm for mathematical proofs. Proofs teach you to understand mathematics in a very fundamental way and to force your brain into very painful ways of thinking. However, proofs are only one aspect of the thought process.The danger...
- Tags: Development tools, programming, algebra
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Technology and the costs of change
- Technology and the costs of changeMissing linkOne link which might solidify your thinking is to consider not the cost or the size of the change ... but its impact on customers. It is surely this link which one tries to firm up in writing a business case. It is the...
- Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Unix, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!And nobody cares! Its going to be the same dodgey install process as all the other distros. It adds nothing new except a few updated packages. I really see nothing to get worked up about...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"
- Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"I would lead to agreeing that it will enddoes anybody remember before the Wii and the xbox360 and the PS3 how much trouble nintendo was in and that PC games were taking over? the comment that console gaming is...
- Tags: Games, game, console, Console gaming, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-03-30
- (Photos: Dinosaur sightings: Osborne 1 and TRS-80 4P)
- (Photos: Dinosaur sightings: Osborne 1 and TRS-80 4P)COLOR!!!November, 1984. A friend owed me $175 and gave me a Commodore SX-64 to meet the bill. Just imagine, a COLOR computer you could take with you anywhere. Lightweight, portable for Hercules and in glorious 16 COLORS. Those were the exciting days when...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, TRS-80 4P, Osborne 1, Dinosaur Sightings, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-21
- Worries about Intel, AMD demand abound
- Worries about Intel, AMD demand aboundamd weaknessis that they don't advertise as aggressively as Intel, you ask the average joe with no computer background if they have ever heard of Intel they will tell you "yes it's a computer" but if you ask about AMD they would have no idea...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, AMD-systems, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., motherboard, chipset
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- "Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?
- "Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?What went wrong was simple....... MS proved once again that they are a marketing company and not a technology company. Marketing takes precedence. It doesn't matter if the customer gets scr3wed because they're a monoply and the customer's only purpose is to fill the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), No_Ax, marketing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Capable
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- News to know: Cosmos, a new OS; Google Apps; Cisco worries; Patches galore
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Cosmos: An open-source .Net-based microkernel OS is born Microsoft runs its datacenters on 'Autopilot' Dan Farber: Google launches free Team Edition of Apps. Larry Dignan: Cisco's second quarter in line; Sees slower growth ahead ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Time Warner Inc., Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Operating System, Patch Management, Cisco Systems Inc., SugarCRM, Virtualization, Cable, Network Technology, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Storage
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- (Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)
- (Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Please let me plat C64 games again...I just want to play Beachhead AGAIN!!!!I think that was name.mayno17@bellsouth.netRE: (Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Awesome machine... I first feel in love with computers reading Popular Science magazine. Not sure exactly why... But, I dreamed about getting...
- Tags: Commodore 64, Dinosaur, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64
- Follow along as TechRepublic gives a tour of a fine old relic it dug up. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Tour, Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-02-06
- So about that 2009 Federal Budget
- So about that 2009 Federal BudgetSigh.First, why is it that if the Federal Government doesn't pay for something that "something" no longer exists. As with Stem Cell Research Technology from schools can be and should be paid for by States and local communities. I'd save the Constitutional...
- Tags: Taxes, Catholic School
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3F
- Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3FSpeaking as an ArizonanMcCain is a 4.77 Mhz IBM PC with 256K of RAM emulating an Apple ][ running VisiCalc.RE: Obama a Mac, Clinton a PC, but what is McCain?Hillary = trojan horseObama = virusA Trojan Horse is full of as much trickery as the mythological Trojan Horse it was...
- Tags: Mainframes, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Default OS, computer virus, McCain, Obama, Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3F
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to Ray
- John Markoff brings some historical perspective in analyzing the viability of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal. In his New York Times piece, he wrote: No one really knows, of course, but gambling on the future is the essence of Silicon Valley. Everyone chases the next big thing, knowing it could very...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Life, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-02-03
- "Can we use those $100 laptops?"
- "Can we use those $100 laptops?"WowThat's scary... No, that's really scary. The uninformed don't even have the knowledge to become informed. It needs to be given to them and that is nearly impossible in a one hour meeting. Perhaps we forget our own ignorance all too easily.Ed...
- Tags: Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, thin client, computer, $100 laptop, laptop computer, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
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