As in ad sponsored free OS. It was about time they did a feature like that, was more or less feasible on 2000 and xp, but now it's kinda impossible :S
On 7 Jan, 02:57, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm, what do you mean like quake 3 live exactly? sounds interesting lol > > and the OS refresh thing is awesome! > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:47 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've heard something about it, though I didn't know about x86. Another > > thing that's sweet beyond measure, is that they finally having > > understood that OSes need refreshes from time to time, so they will > > enable the user to reinstall windows, making it a fresh copy, but > > retain all installed apps, configs, etc :) > > > Also, can you imagine if they launched a version of win8 like quake 3 > > live? > > > On 7 Jan, 02:44, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> very nice! > > >> I heard on win8 that the x64 version is gonna have like a completely > >> GPU accelerated desktop interface or something that has to be on, > >> whereas the x86 will either not have it or have an option to disable > >> it > > >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:41 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > As in it running on arm cpus. It's set to have x86, x64, arm, and > >> > there are talks that the arm version might have its code a bit more > >> > open. > > >> > On 7 Jan, 02:39, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> hmm a non x86 version of win8? like how we have win7 32 n 64 bit now? > > >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:33 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Exactly :) that's kinda the only way I'd use a netbook and not > >> >> > complain. If it has lower specs for the sake of portability, then at > >> >> > least be actually portable, and I do love it having a keyboard. Btw, > >> >> > have you heard about microsoft going to do a non x86 version of > >> >> > windows 8? which means it will kinda run on just about anything, being > >> >> > specially interesting for the tegra 2 soc that's going to be having a > >> >> > blast this year ;) > > >> >> > On 7 Jan, 02:29, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> that thing looks awesome (a netbook, that can go flat and go into > >> >> >> touchscreen) :) > > >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:25 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > Almost reminds me of some kool aid business I've heard some time > >> >> >> > ago, > >> >> >> > but I don't want to go into that. > > >> >> >> > A few days ago I've seen some very nice pics about a samsung tablet > >> >> >> > that also has a qwerty keyboard, hdmi, usb, card reader, and feels > >> >> >> > like what ipad should have been. I think it's called samsung pc 7 > >> >> >> > series, take a look. > > >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 02:21, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> meh not really (my mom is a yahoo fan herself, but I look down on > >> >> >> >> that > >> >> >> >> hahaa) but ppl might start to love google more knowing they gave > >> >> >> >> laptops out pretty much > > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:15 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > >> >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > I think this year might be good for sdd storage tech, so wait a > >> >> >> >> > little > >> >> >> >> > before rushing out to spend cash on mechanical or solid stage > >> >> >> >> > storage. > > >> >> >> >> > On a non related note, do people now look suspicious at you and > >> >> >> >> > run > >> >> >> >> > away from sheer fear due to you using the tools of the devil > >> >> >> >> > that is > >> >> >> >> > google? > > >> >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 02:12, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> Not sure, Ive heard of gstreamer but I never used it. > > >> >> >> >> >> But yea I don't really need another windows laptop atm anyway > >> >> >> >> >> lol, but > >> >> >> >> >> maybe if I can buy a bigger SSD or get a bigger SDHC card, > >> >> >> >> >> then I'll > >> >> >> >> >> highly consider it (having windows on its own SSD alone is > >> >> >> >> >> nice for > >> >> >> >> >> performance) > > >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:07 PM, tribaljet > >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> > So now is the time where I get there and slap you silly? :) > >> >> >> >> >> > Just > >> >> >> >> >> > joking, but I kinda sacrifice a few GBs for full windows > >> >> >> >> >> > compatibility. Tell me something please, is gstreamer still > >> >> >> >> >> > being > >> >> >> >> >> > actively used in linux? > > >> >> >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 02:05, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> Well I mainly want to use ubuntu cuz it doesn't take up as > >> >> >> >> >> >> much space > >> >> >> >> >> >> as win7 lol (I think it took up 2-3GB after install on my > >> >> >> >> >> >> Radeon HD > >> >> >> >> >> >> 3200 laptop) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:58 PM, tribaljet > >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> > Well, you could still use it with win7, and addreg the > >> >> >> >> >> >> > heck out of > >> >> >> >> >> >> > it ;) but if you really want to put ubuntu on it, you > >> >> >> >> >> >> > could also put > >> >> >> >> >> >> > the memory of the atom on your laptop :) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 01:55, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Well I might switch over to Ubuntu (I hear all drivers > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> are working > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> fine on it) and use it for internet browsing and maybe > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> some lite > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> gaming (diablo 2 lol) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> As for my other laptop (950GMA 1) I'll just keep using > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> it for media > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> lol since its the only computer I have that has SPDIF :) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:53 PM, tribaljet > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > You get to keep it?? Oh snap! :D > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Though, keep in mind that now you have a weaker cpu > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > with twice the > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > number of cores. What about drivers for that GMA 3150? > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Are you going > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > to put your old laptop as a folding mule? :) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 01:51, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Na I get to keep it :) which is kinda awesome cuz > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> this computers kills > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> my $500 950GMA laptop... for free... which makes it > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> not as awesome > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> knowing I paid $500 for a worse laptop lol > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:43 PM, tribaljet > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > So you're saying it kinda sucks, as in a netbook in > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > a notebook > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > chassis :S I was hoping for some stealth tech > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > pentagon james bond palm > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > reading hardware. But do you have it for a limited > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > time? > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 7 Jan, 01:41, Espionage724 > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I meant an Intel GMA 3150 > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Espionage724 > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Windows update gives me the option to support a > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 3150 > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > CPU is a dual core atom 1.6Ghz > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 2GB RAM (I'll get specs later, but it looks like > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > it has 2 slots, with > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 1 only used) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > HDD is 14GB (windows 7 took 10GB on install...) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Windows 7 couldn't boot EFI mode (didn't see an > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > option in bios > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > anywhere so I did normal install) but it > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > installed normally > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I might switch it over to Ubuntu though > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:30 PM, tribaljet > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Any more insight on the specs? Cpu, ram, hdd, > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> megatron egg? For how > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> long do you get to keep it? > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7 Jan, 01:27, Espionage724 > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> The cr-48 is a test notebook sent by google > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> (for some of those who > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> participated in the Pilot project) that came > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> with Chrome OS for those > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> who didn't know > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> But this laptop came with a EFI BIOS that only > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> let you boot into > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Chrome OS (Ubuntu also possible though mad > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> work) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I flashed mine with some Insyde BIOS and was > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> able to basically operate > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> it like a normal computer. > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> If I understand correctly, it has some Intel > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> gfx chip inside of it so > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> it could be interesting to see how it performs > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> :) > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> > -- > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > -- > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
