XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux
From: niet@home.com
"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in message
news:Xns958FC3719A059BjrnarBolsy@212.83.64.229...
> Gary Beeton wrote in
> news:XlOfd.37159$nl.34357@pd7tw3no:
>> Hawk wrote:
>>> Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why should your PC be any different than your TV, washing
>>>> machine or micro oven?
>>>
>>> Can you design a press ready catalog layout with your washing
>>> machine?
>>
>>> Encode DVD compliant video with your microwave? Send a fax
>>> with your TV?
>>
>> Can you clean your laundry with your PC?
>>
>>> Comparing the "start up" time of a washing machine or microwave
>>> oven to a pc is ridiculous.
>>
>> I think the point Bjørnar was making is that a computer is just
>> another appliance (albeit a multi-function appliance) so why
>> should we have any different expectations for a PC than any
>> other appliance?
>>
>>> Of course a single purpose machine is going to start up faster.
>>> It's orders of magnitude more limited in it's use and
>>> flexibility as well.
>>
>> As long as you're happy with that. Personally, I'm with Bjørnar
>> in that I'd rather have an instant-on computer.
>
> We used to have that, so I see no reason why we shouldn't
> have that today. Think about it, four out of five electrical
> appliances that surround myself on a daily basis are instant-on
> (for me that's two-three seconds from power-on).
>
> Trouble is, programs have grown tremendously in complexity
> and size. The mass storage devices used to store them have too,
> but not their speed -- transfer rates and access times.
>
My standalone Pioneer DVD player shits me because when I switch it on I
cannot eject the tray to put a disc in until it has shown it's stupid
welcome message on the display.
I find it such a stupid design flaw that I seriously want to put an axe
through it.
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