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I plugged it into my Mac yesrday, and went portrait with it, it is 
pretty amazing.  you see twice the hight, and web pages look like 
they are meant to.  also being DVI makes it really crisp.

but does it strain your neck, having to look up and down all the 
time? :-)

don't know, but it might.  I'm old, so my vision is poor, and I need 
to have it close enough to me to read it all, so it in fact goes 
above and below my vision.

I personally like having the top edge of the screen just below eye 
level

Firefox XUL example  http://www.faser.net/mab/chrome/content/mab.xul

If you like windows.. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2005UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolList.aspx

My list is shorter : Rebol.exe ;-)

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8606this explains why 
I'm not a cat person.

because you're not a suicidal rat?

oh right, toxoplasmosis. Fun stuff.

Oracle acquires Sleepycat
http://sleepycat.com/

After some time, I am really glad we can see QNX related interview! 
- http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13688

I still think it is so far the bes commercial OS design ... many 
say so about Plan9, but I don't know it. I met Dan Dodge back in 
98 in Germany, when Gateway choosed QNX as a future kernel for AmigaOS. 
What a pity it all failed ...

Their kernel is really small ... IIRC it was something around 75KB 
back at that time? This is kind of Core I would like to see Rebol/Core 
be running :-)

For me the best arch is a nanokernel.

Uh, I really suggest to read the article, so nice. I still remember 
how we were blowed by what QNX could do. most of system parts are 
components, which can be plugged/unplugged in a real time, so cool 
...

will look for nanokernel to read something about it.

Pekr. Thats how a nanokernel works.

Imagine a small kernal, sever stitched together drivers, and nothing 
more than a browser with a built in frame work for the UI.  This 
would be more than good enough for 95% of people's computer needs. 
 No Linux, no OSX, no Windows.  Barely an OS at all.

MagmaOs (Rebol OS) was supposed to be like that, no? :-)

Reichart: That sounds like the old browser & OS on floppy disk demo 
that QNX had.

that demo was fun. worked well on a 486 with 8 MB RAM

Cool.  If we can make this part of the Open Source project of FireFox, 
I think it could "win" this time around.

Imagine a small kernal, sever stitched together drivers, and nothing 
more than a browser with a built in frame work for the UI. 

Will the Nintendo DS be close to what this is?


A portable game handheld...with the ability to plug-in browser (opera) 
and wifi support

http://touch-ds.jp/news/lite/

The problem is Opera.  you need a framework INSIDE the browser

yeksoon - the PSP (although I don't like it) has a larger screen 
and the same wifi ability - and many of it's games already have web 
browsers

Seems we've had something like this for quite some time -- http://www.campfirenow.com

Uh oh, <canvas>  http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Canvas_tutorial

Canvas? I posted about it few times already .... but why do you say 
"uh, oh" .... do you like it or not? :-)

At last! MAC OSX gets its own virus:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/osxleapa.html

After buying Sleepycat, Oracle tried to buy mySQL - it starts to 
be worryig :-)

http://news.com.com/Oracle+tried+to+buy+open-source+MySQL/2100-7344_3-6040197.html?tag=nefd.lede

... or it shows how open source sw can develop to something worthy 
...

That doesn't surprise me. If there was no money in opensource IBM 
will not have pour over 1 billion into it.

The funny part is that companies are now trying to buy there way 
into opensource.

So, we should be expecting some WhyWire source code shortly?

Isn't BEER enough?

Plus the threads libraries and timers that come with it?

Please sir, may I have some more?

More Beer?

thanks.

Pass the bottle.

I would rather close source BEER, and have more docs ;)

Comunity project. Just kidding ;-)

sunanda, I'm terribly disappointed by this virus. :-) OSX is so far 
behind in this regard, basically like a Ford T vs. a modern Ferrari 
where WinXP is so far ahead in virus propagation

I don't expect an exponential growth in virus like in windows, but 
it sad to see such malware showing up.

it's always going to be there. I remember cleaning the Saddam virus 
from my old Amiga floppies, oh boy. :-)

Well Henrik, a basic rule of security is that attacks only get stronger, 
never weaker.
So just wait a while...... :-)

sunanda, it surely will be very interesting to see

Well finally there is a market for virus checkers on the Mac, I bet 
there are many virus suite companies who are pleased with that. ;-)