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“Sent from my iPad”

June 25th, 2010 iAPX Comments off

This is the signature my iPad adds to each of my emails…

So tonight I received an email from my client aftet 7PM, friday, and I decided it is not urgent, so I answered that I will handle that tomorrow, adding “Sent from my iPad” as a signature :-)

Thanks Apple

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Grandpa!

June 17th, 2010 iAPX Comments off

I found the grandpa of my actual computers, and yours probably: the Datapoint 2200 Terminal.

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This terminal was in fact a full blown micro-computer, based not on a microchip but on a hundred TTL modules that executes 8bits instructions. These instructions were the same on the Intel 8008 that is binary compatible: they where contractors but couldn’t meet the deadline of Datapoint, they keep the chip and released it later.

The ISA of the Intel 8008, and the 1971 Datapoint 2200 is the same that we have on our x86 computers these days, extended in many ways, but still keeping same basic instruction set: this datapoint 2200 is the ancestor of my 64bit MacBook Pro, and if Intel have cope with deadline, first 8bit micro-computer with a microchip should have been this “terminal”.

Many companies program it to do classical computation instead using it as a terminal, and with up to 16KB and 2 x 130KB tape drive, in 1972, it was a kinda powerful computer. Remember that ‘79 IBM PC-XT shipped with 16KB RAM too, but only one tape entry!

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Phoenix BIOS into troubles?

June 10th, 2010 iAPX Comments off

Phoenix seems to resell every technology or piece that is not part of it’s core business: producing BIOS or EFI-BIOS for PC motherboard.

Focus on core business, or real problem?

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Digital Copy, pure as original?

June 4th, 2010 iAPX Comments off

This link will show you what happens with the digital copy of today, that is probably worse than analog copies used in old days, due to lossy codec!

Yes, digital makes perfect copy over and over. That was the theory for CD, it was wrong. That was the theory for video, see for yourself what happens :-)

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Craigslist post for a netbook

June 2nd, 2010 iAPX Comments off

Hi, I have a mini hp 110 netbook with bluetooth/wifi/built-in camera etc. It works really well, very fast and has a battery life of around 3 hours. I don’t need it anymore because I got an ipad 3g for work. :) The original price was around 370 but I don’t mind letting it go for 250. There are a few little scratches, but everything works great!

This is the whole story :-)

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