Computer illiterate people who think they know things V5 = I FLICK PSU VOLTAGE SWITCH - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=don818;22995945]Dat screen. It's fucking huge. What is it? A whole 3 inches?[/QUOTE] Oh come on now, its gotta be 5 inches.

[QUOTE=don818;22995945]Dat screen. It's fucking huge. What is it? A whole 3 inches?[/QUOTE] I think it was 9 inches.

I'll just drop this off... [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Compaq_portable.jpg[/img] The keyboard folds up and then you just pick it up by its carry handles and take it right to work. Probably my favorite thing from my networking class was that we had two of these: [img]http://www.michaeldaw.org/images/pringlesonstandbig.jpg[/img] That's right, potato chip can WiFi antennas. Don't think anyone but a few of us even knew anything was up, I mean we weren't trying to do anything with them :tinfoil: Ours were just... more low profile and passed as potato chip cans... who could catch on to a potato chip can sitting on a desk until someone wants one and you're over-protective of it? Especially when they find out its empty.

Ok my friend was talking to me on xFire about a month ago braging about his brand new Alienware machine and how it was 10x better than my machine because of the brand name (it had a core i3 dual with a hd4650 with 3gb of ram) I said it would break in a month he said "OMG HOW CAN YOU BE SO IGNORANT!" so I said "Sigh" logged off. Now just a few minutes ago he said how his alienware broke. I typed "Well I told you, but you wouldn't listen. I said alienware have a horrible reputation for being overpriced, unreliable and having terrible support but you would just not listen and kept bragging about how it's better than my machine, which it was not." Idiot.

[QUOTE=4rawrs2;22995916]Thank you for clearing that up. I guess I would be wrong in a way, but he was being so damn annoying about it. Now how about the older Mac operating systems? (OS 8 or 9 for instance) Are they in the same boat or are they actually Unix based?[/QUOTE] The older ones are on a totally different kernel, not based on any other operating system. The earliest versions of Mac OS shared a few similarities with Xerox's Alto systems (Apple stole a good bit of the code for the GUI, be sure to bring that up with him), but used a different kernel, different architecture, different compilers, etc..

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;22997351]The older ones are on a totally different kernel, not based on any other operating system. The earliest versions of Mac OS shared a few similarities with Xerox's Alto systems (Apple stole a good bit of the code for the GUI, be sure to bring that up with him), but used a different kernel, different architecture, different compilers, etc..[/QUOTE] Alright, thanks again.

I boot into Ubuntu off a USB at school once. The teacher walked by and said that it was a nice background. I don't know if that counts for anything. She also knows we're not allowed/can't change the background because it's windows xp that looks like windows 98.

[QUOTE=4rawrs2;22995916]Thank you for clearing that up. I guess I would be wrong in a way, but he was being so damn annoying about it. Now how about the older Mac operating systems? (OS 8 or 9 for instance) Are they in the same boat or are they actually Unix based?[/QUOTE] While OS X is "just" a variant of BSD. OS x<5-9 is based on Unix to my belief. On another note. The reason Hackintosh goes badshit insane and almost always fails is because of Kernel panics which are caused by anything from a bad driver (Kext) to the wrong hacked kernel, which is then unstable as hell.

[QUOTE=Bomimo;22997969]While OS X is "just" a variant of BSD. OS x<5-9 is based on Unix to my belief.[/QUOTE] nope, all NeXTStep based.

I was talking to this guy about consoles vs PC and he was all "well they all have different Hard drives!" in reference to operating systems. And he then said that the hardware for the consoles to do 3d don't require a 3D tv and that the hardware for the computer is going to cost more because they have to port it from the consoles...

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;22995882]Then your Mac isn't an all-in-one, the keyboard and mouse are still external. The only TRUE all-in-one I've used is the Commodore PET, [img]http://classof1985.org/classblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/commodore_pet_2001-321.jpg[/img] This shit had everything you needed to run it in one metal case. That's a true all-in-one.[/QUOTE] Laptops.

I was waiting for someone to say laptops.

All-in-ones are usually glorified laptops(Put laptop parts in desktop and profit majorly) unless they are really expensive.

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;22995882]Then your Mac isn't an all-in-one, the keyboard and mouse are still external. The only TRUE all-in-one I've used is the Commodore PET, [img]http://classof1985.org/classblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/commodore_pet_2001-321.jpg[/img] This shit had everything you needed to run it in one metal case. That's a true all-in-one.[/QUOTE] PET is the danish CIA. Connection? :ninja:

[QUOTE=Xelatomis;22997587]it's windows xp that looks like windows 98.[/QUOTE] Oh god I hate that shit so much... Apparently 90% of the labs in the world have it that way. Un-changeable win98 theme on XP. I still don't know why.

[QUOTE=Mike!;22990884]Not trying to start a war but NO windows laptop matches the trackpad on the macbook.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/technology/gestures/touchpad[/url] [editline]06:20AM[/editline] You really wouldn't want to start a war.

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;22998018]nope, all NeXTStep based.[/QUOTE] Actually, i found this: [quote] [LIST] [*]The Mac OS Classic family, which was based on Apple's own code [*]The Mac OS X operating system, developed from the Mac OS Classic family, and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP"]NeXTSTEP[/URL], which was [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX"]UNIX[/URL]-based. [/LIST] [/quote]so... we're both right and very wrong!? Here's the weird thing. OS X contains code from BSD by extension of NeXTSTEP.[quote]Nextstep was a combination of several parts: [LIST] [*]a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix"]Unix[/URL] operating system based on the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_kernel"]Mach kernel[/URL], plus source code from [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution"]BSD Unix[/URL][/quote] [/LIST] that also clears up why they drop snippets of improvement source-code their way once in a while. [editline]01:36PM[/editline] [QUOTE=GoDong-DK;23001268]PET is the danish CIA. Connection? :ninja:[/QUOTE] Why are you telling them about our Politiets Efterretnings Tjeneste? who wants to hear about a police force conducting arrests wielding a double edged battleaxe and helmets? Besides, they're not like CIA... More like FBI i think... aren't they?

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;22998784]Laptops.[/QUOTE] Thought of that after I posted.

[QUOTE=Bomimo;23002920]Actually, i found this: so... we're both right and very wrong!? Here's the weird thing. OS X contains code from BSD by extension of NeXTSTEP. [/LIST] that also clears up why they drop snippets of improvement source-code their way once in a while. [editline]01:36PM[/editline] Why are you telling them about our Politiets Efterretnings Tjeneste? who wants to hear about a police force conducting arrests wielding a double edged battleaxe and helmets? Besides, they're not like CIA... More like FBI i think... aren't they?[/QUOTE] IIRC, BSD is Unix-based but Linux is Unix-like. Is that right?

[QUOTE=Bomimo;23002920]Actually, i found this: so... we're both right and very wrong!? Here's the weird thing. OS X contains code from BSD by extension of NeXTSTEP. [/LIST] that also clears up why they drop snippets of improvement source-code their way once in a while. [editline]01:36PM[/editline] Why are you telling them about our Politiets Efterretnings Tjeneste? who wants to hear about a police force conducting arrests wielding a double edged battleaxe and helmets? Besides, they're not like CIA... More like FBI i think... aren't they?[/QUOTE] Yeah probably... Maybe a mix?

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;22995048]I said fuck it and got a PCI Edimax wireless card, the comments said it worked out of the box with Linux, and hey it did. I hate USB for that sort of thing anyway.[/QUOTE] I'm on a laptop, so that'll be a bit of a bitch. It'd be worth it though, that's the big problem keeping me from using Linux as the main OS. (If it's way easier than I think, rate me bad reading and quote me as an illiterate in a couple pages)

My browser has started crashing every time I try to scroll over a post by LinuX. I think it figured out what was best for me. Oh technology <3

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;22998784]Laptops.[/QUOTE] But mine is a laptop... sort of... first generation and you would lose your legs from lack of blood flow if you put it on your lap... fine, its a portable computer, but yes a laptop is an all in one. So my friend's uncle buys the iPad when it comes out. His dad (my friend's grandpa) decides he wants to one-up him and buys the biggest most expensive iMac you can get before going to Mac Pro. He's so proud of his purchase while his wife is ranting about how nothing works right and it has no support for anything she uses the computer for. On top of that, nobody could figure out how to turn the thing on. [editline]05:51PM[/editline] [QUOTE=hTux;23003236]IIRC, BSD is Unix-based but Linux is Unix-like. Is that right?[/QUOTE] Linux is Unix with a GUI from what I understand about it.

[QUOTE=4rawrs2;23009205] Linux is Unix with a GUI from what I understand about it.[/QUOTE] Nope, not at all.. Linux is a kernel. It was made to be similar to Unix. The most basic Linux OS you can get is the Linux kernel + GNU. That's entirely command line driven.

[QUOTE=Boris-B;23010153]Nope, not at all.. Linux is a kernel. It was made to be similar to Unix. The most basic Linux OS you can get is the Linux kernel + GNU. That's entirely command line driven.[/QUOTE] Well quote me in V6 then for that one. I just install it, I don't program it.

[QUOTE=Boris-B;23010153]Nope, not at all.. [B]Linux is a kernel.[/B] It was made to be similar to Unix. The most basic Linux OS you can get is the Linux kernel + GNU. That's entirely command line driven.[/QUOTE] Fuck yeah, I'm a [img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:XLKl8R4VMezXuM:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3232147590_74b6d340ed.jpg[/img] [U]Back on topic[/U] On the back of the Mac OSX 10.4 box, it says it is unix based.

Well, it's Apple what do you expect? It's like half true...

OS X is derived from BSD (through NeXTStep)

[QUOTE=jabba69R;22991908][B]extremely damaging prank[/B] at my college i tricked a classmate into playing with the little red swich on the back of the PC power unit while it was turned on, once he flicked that swich and the CPU exploded and a smell of burning plastic and sulfur filled the computer lab the tutor seen him do this and kicked him out of class and i've never seen him again LOL also he was charged for the computer he blowed up!!![/QUOTE] I hope you get horribly punished for that. You're a cruel and evil bastard. He probably lost A LOT of money AND schoolwork and will probably never get into college. but hey atleast u blowded up somting ey :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 [editline]09:18PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Mike!;22992178]Doesn't the psu just blow?[/QUOTE] Probably not even that. Probably the fuse went.

I was just asked today to remove some viruses and the like on someone's laptop. First it had some adware which can be removed fairly quickly with the right software, but when the guy gave me the laptop, he said he tried some things with it. There's about 6 different antivirus programs on this thing, 4 of them out of date, and the other 2 are those scam ones that pretend to find a thousand things wrong with it, load up their own viruses, and ask you to pay before removing the viruses. I would say he installed them himself. "Security Master AV" being one of them, its not just sitting around for easy removal, I can't find what process it's running as, and even when I "shut it down", it keeps alerting me annoyingly during the scan I have going currently. I've seen bigger messes with computers, but this sure isn't good.