Azaka - Home: "This site keeps records of hardware that is and isn't compatible with Syllable.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
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DeathRow OpenVMS Cluster
DeathRow OpenVMS Cluster
A Cluster of VAXen and Alpha's for general public (Non-Commercial) use. The idea here is to promote the OpenVMS operating system. People are welcome to test security features (On the cluster - Please, no DoS attacks!), port code (we've got lots of compilers and porting kits online), or use this cluster for learning the basic in-and-outs of the OpenVMS operating system.
This is NOT Unix/Linux/BSD/Etc!!!!
If you're not sure you want a account, or simply wish to play with OpenVMS first, try out our DEMO account. You get near full access to play with the system(s) (Some network objects are restricted). There are several ways to use this demonstration account. You can telnet to a member of the Cluster, and login with the username DEMO with a password of USER.
Old VMS Databases Never Die
Old VMS Databases Never Die: "November 29, 2004
By Drew Robb
Like old soldiers, it could be said that old databases never truly die.
But instead of fading away like their military counterparts, some databases conceived in the 1980s are still very much a part of the IT fabric of many large enterprises. Particularly on the OpenVMS platform, products such as Rdb, Ingres and even System 1032 still can be found in various nooks and crannies of the technology universe.
The Rdb database, for example, claims millions of users worldwide -- more than 2,000 companies are using it, some with more than 60,000 users, according to Jim Steiner, senior director of product management at Oracle Inc. of Redwood City, Calif. Oracle purchased Rdb from Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) more than a decade ago. Many thought that would be the end of the popular database, which was then Oracle's major competitor. But Rdb survived and may now be set for a new lease on life, thanks to a renaissance in VMS via its impending port to Itanium 2-based servers.
''I have used SQL Server and Oracle 7 and 8, and there is nothing even close to Rdb,'' says John Creed, database manager at Kittles Home Furnishings Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana. ''There is one obvious disadvantage though -- you cannot run Rdb on any platform that OpenVMS doesn't support.''"
Be geek, watch a movie :: ppcnerds.org :: powerpc addicted guys
Be geek, watch a movie :: ppcnerds.org :: powerpc addicted guys: "Want to watch a movie in the geek way? Well, you might consider using Geexbox, then.
What is it?
It is a media player. Or better: it is an operating system that fits in a 6 MB ISO and based on the 2.6 Linux kernel (at least for version 0.98 I tested) and the great mplayer media player most of you know. You simply burn the ISO and you get a bootable CD that will recognize most of your hardware (in my case it recognized all of that): video card and its tv-out, sound card and cd/dvd-rom and hard disks. It does not supply a console, but just a menu (look at the screenshots we made and those provided on the project's homepage) with a good range of choices.
You can look to DivX-Xvid, DVD's, VCD's and SVCD's, listen to audio CD or to a mp3's playlist. You can navigate through the menu using your keyboard, as I did, or using a remote controller: as stated on the project's documentation ' GeeXboX can be controlled using a LIRC-compliant remote and receiver. The only officially supported remote is the Remote Wonder, provided by ATI. Many other brands sell exactly the same controller....'.
A LiveCD, but installable, as it often happens. At the boot prompt you can type install and the installation takes place in few steps and few seconds. Tested in both modes, working just fine in both modes.
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Yamada Language Center: Self-Study Languages
Yamada Language Center: Self-Study Languages: "Self-Study Languages"
Monday, November 29, 2004
Geekzone, mobile forums
Geekzone,Intelsat Americas-7 satellite lost in space:
posted 29/11/2004 17:42:26 NZ
"Intelsat, Ltd. said that its Intelsat Americas-7 satellite experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the permanent loss of the spacecraft on 28 November 2004 at approximately 2:30 am EST. Intelsat has made alternative capacity available to most of its IA-7 customers, many of whom have already had their services restored. The company is working with Space/Systems Loral, the manufacturer of the satellite, to identify the cause of the problem. "
Slashdot | Kazaa Trial In Australia Underway
Slashdot | Kazaa Trial In Australia UnderwayPosted by Hemos on Monday November 29, @10:30AM
from the attacking-on-all-fronts dept.
wadiwood writes "Five record companies are suing the makers of Kazaa. Sharman (moved to vanuatu in Feb 2004) say they are not responsible for what their users do with the software. Personally I don't get what Sony is doing selling MP3 players for all your "favourite tunes" and then selling music which they say you are not allowed to copy to their MP3 players, but that's another story."
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