tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post116489540024121584..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Microsoft Windows Vista launch - today's the daycarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1165070168316005792006-12-02T09:36:00.000-05:002006-12-02T09:36:00.000-05:00I've been running Vista for several months on my i...I've been running Vista for several months on my iMac in a parallels session and it does seem stable. I have Office and Sonar and a few other bibs and bobs and they all seem to work. <BR/><BR/>The install was fairly fast (less than 30 minutes) and of course on my Mac I just set up a blank partition.<BR/><BR/>During the install the PC session rebooted about 4 or 5 times, but the Mac OSX never blinked. <BR/><BR/>An earlier version which I installed on an real Windows system with some hybrid hardware was more problematic and to be honest, I gave up.<BR/><BR/>I may rebuild my remaining xp soon and use Vista as the base...will let you know in due course.rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1165002503601772022006-12-01T14:48:00.000-05:002006-12-01T14:48:00.000-05:00Alan Turing first described the Turing Machine in ...Alan Turing first described the Turing Machine in 1936. I would go as far as voting him above Einstein, who won the most influential person of the century award.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164992088282412612006-12-01T11:54:00.000-05:002006-12-01T11:54:00.000-05:00Wang calculators.... primitive actually, but in 19...Wang calculators.... primitive actually, but in 1970 when I went to college they were wonderful. Since I had to take Physics as a premed student and something about the slide rule and I never mixed... I loved it. (My experience with wooden slide rules and NordicTrak wooden ski machines were quite similar. Some sort of coordination required.)<BR/><BR/>The day in technology I wish I had taken advantage of? The day back in 2000 or was it 1999 when Apple shares were going for $11 a share and Steve Jobs was getting set to come back to the company. Shoulda, shoulda, shoulda....<BR/><BR/>I am primarily a Mac person, although right now use a PC. I never had to have all this fancy virus protection with a Mac and it didn't freeze up as much as the Windows does. Someday when all my dreams come true I will go back to the Mac, perhaps with a notebook or just get out my old machines and see if they still work.<BR/><BR/>Here from Michele.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164956329434756292006-12-01T01:58:00.000-05:002006-12-01T01:58:00.000-05:00Hey Carmi,I got directed over here from ExitStageR...Hey Carmi,<BR/>I got directed over here from <A HREF="http://snaggedt.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">ExitStageRight</A>. It would appear we have all featured train tracks in recent posts.<BR/><BR/>I was going to point out the purchase of my first computer, the venerable Commodore 64, but someone beat me to the punch. However, in that same general technological genre, I would say the the debut of Windows NT (3.5 I think was the first commercially available, but I could be mistaken) was a huge step forward.<BR/><BR/>Non-computer technology...<BR/>My first cell phone. It was made by Motorola (of course!), came in a purse, had a sealed lead-acid battery and a plan that didn't include any free minutes. Now <I>that</I> was living!<BR/><BR/>I like your blog... I'll be back.<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164947690216870922006-11-30T23:34:00.000-05:002006-11-30T23:34:00.000-05:00Lucky businesses get to find the new buggs first! ...Lucky businesses get to find the new buggs first! <BR/>Always more to buy n learn-Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164940605244520902006-11-30T21:36:00.000-05:002006-11-30T21:36:00.000-05:00Hi Carmi. You visited my old blog earlier. I can't...Hi Carmi. You visited my old blog earlier. I can't get there anymore. A mishap due to Blogger's faulty Beta rollout. Now I publish to Utenzi2 instead.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of big days in technology. I guess the one for me was when the Commodore 64 came out. It was the first personal computer that was affordable to me and could do what I needed doing. At the time it cost $600 a semester to rent a dumb terminal--and the C64 was discounted to $495 to own. It was an easy decision!utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164907796457934762006-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:00Windows is the debil. How about that? Ack. Just ki...Windows is the debil. How about that? <BR/><BR/>Ack. Just kidding. I'm just a MAC lover. *runs and hides*<BR/><BR/>Drop by for a slice soon! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164907529673399922006-11-30T12:25:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:25:00.000-05:00When Al Gore singlehandedly invented the internet....When Al Gore singlehandedly invented the internet.<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, you didn't ask for FAIRYTALES...did you?<BR/><BR/>The advent of the digital camera. Even though it took me MANY years to get one after they came out (and gosh, remember the Sony Mavica that used a FLOPPY?), I am SO thrilled to have one. Course, now I need to get my butt in gear and print all those pictures I take...sigh.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956372504248127591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164905907552081092006-11-30T11:58:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:58:00.000-05:00Hey Carmi.There are a few fun read about vista's i...Hey Carmi.<BR/><BR/>There are a few fun read about vista's interface and inevitable success with this new version of the MS OS - people I no Mac fan boy, I run 2 PC's on XP and dang well plan on staying that way for the next 18 months. This first one is from a supposed MS developer : http://moishelettvin.blogspot.com/2006/11/windows-shutdown-crapfest.html<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>why we will all be assimilated in the end : http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230258,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1164896573485374932006-11-30T09:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:22:00.000-05:00I sure hope you tell us if it is worth the upgrade...I sure hope you tell us if it is worth the upgrade...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com