Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] can't wait till microsoft tries this....

date posted 4th January 2004 21:29

oh i'm sorry.. i hadnt realised that I had joined a forum where people are
just so rude and find every opportunity to have a go at other people..


constructive critisism FINE.. arrogence and rudeness.. DONT THINK SO!


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Grimshaw" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 7:55 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] can't wait till microsoft tries this....


>
> First of all, I'm proper *aghast* at your lack of understanding of what
> you're talking about.
>
> Danny Leonard:
> > Windows just isnt capable of handling the graphical intensity as it was
> > never built to carry that sort of strain yet linux although isnt
designed
>
> Sorry, but that's crap. DirectX?
>
> > to handle intense graphics can easily cope with it thru various
avenues..
> > eg editable kernel and add-ons and most of it is open source.
>
> Regarding Linux, it *is* designed for it (ever heard of DRI?) - it's in
the
> kernel for chrissakes.
>
> > For instance.. TiVo uses Linux as its operating system as it can handle
> the
> > video/audio capabilites along with all the connectivity and
housekeeping.
>
> TiVo uses GNU/Linux because it's cheaper and easier than using/licensing
> Windows.
> People certainly do use Windows for Personal Video Recorders (normally
98 -
> a good trade between stability and size-of-footprint). Not to mention you
> can get, like, hardware to do all that tricky TV handling.
>
> > Linux uses what memory it needs not everything it has all at once "just
in
> > case" like windows therefor much most stable and dynamic.
>
> Be honest - you have *no* idea what you're on about.
>
> > As for the OS being stored on the DVD games, not sure on that one.. its
> > possible i guess as there is the physical capacity but seems rather far
> > fetched as it would take a LONG while (in comparison) to load the OS
>
> That's exactly what I thought - you'd be taking a speed hit unnecessarily.
>
> > environment just to load a game.. would probably make more sense
> > to load the OS first and pass any variables eg game data etc to the
> kernel.
>
> ...or to load a cut-down microkernel and let each 'game' load any extra
> drivers that it needs.
>
> > There would have to be a resident OS to load the base OS anyway..
> > just like BIOS on a PC.
>
> First up, the BIOS is *not* an OS.
> Secondly, the BIOS does *not* load your OS (directly).
> Finally, you'd just need a boot loader - which isn't an OS.
>
> > When u switch the box on it loads some form of environment to play
normal
> > dvd's or audio cds.
>
> Yes, it's a small image on the hard disk.
>
> > Yet Linux has GUI capabilites so could either be handled by W2K or
Linux.
>
> No, Linux can run X, which provides GUI capabilities.
>
> - Nick Grimshaw
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