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I started working with personal computers and sporting my sexy bowl cut. Starting with a green- screen 4. Commodore PET in 1. Toronto Canada, I purchased my own Atari 4. Since then I've owned numerous Atari ST, VIC- 2. Commodore 6. 4, Apple II, Apple Macintosh and Windows computers. I've made a full- time living from computers since age 1.

That was followed by paid articles in other computer magazines, starting my own company at age 2. Atari ST emulator (Gemulator) and the first Apple Macintosh emulator for Windows (Soft. Mac). I moved to Seattle Washington in 1. Microsoft where I participated in the development of Windows XP and Vista, Office 9. Office 9. 7, Mac Office 9.

Xbox 3. 60, multiple releases of Visual Studio, and contributed to several papers including this one on . More recently I have been funding my own research on the many interesting facets of virtual machines for the era of 6. CPUs. I presented the Virtualization Without Direct Executionpaper and slides at the AMAS- BT workshop at ISCA 2. Beijing, proposing portable methods of implementing emulation- based virtualization for mainstream PCs.

In late 2. 00. 8, I joined a new microprocessor group at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, where I worked until the summer of 2. I am presently back in Seattle and diving into all things cloud computing.

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When sending in your Starbucks gift card or a self- address stamped mailer, please therefore specify if you are interested in: Macintosh System 7. Macintosh System 7. CD- ROM (boot/setup CD), or,Mac OS 8. CD- ROM. Please folks, take these 1. Mac OS packages off my hands! OCTOBER 2 2. 01. 0Talk about taking a long time to open a package.

What I thought were some old boxes of Macintosh computer parts that I had put away in storage back in 2. Macworld New York show, well, turned out have a shipment of Mac OS packages I had forgotten about. After liquidating my inventory of Mac OS 7.

CD- ROM packages in 2. Mac OS liquidation), I find myself today rummaging through the storage space and opening up three never opened boxes containing the floppy disk based Mac OS 7. Macintosh System 7. Mac OS System 7. 5 packages on floppy disk that I have now left to liquidate, along with a handful of Mac OS 8.

CD- ROM based packages left over from before. System 7. 5 (which as you can tell from the box was the version that Apple decided to rebrand as . System 7. 5 boots on everything from Mac Plus through Mac II to Mac Classic to Mac Quadra and LC, as well as the early Power.

Macs. Which means that System 7. Macintosh emulators - Soft. Mac, Gemulator, v. Mac, Fusion, Basilisk II, etc.

Pretty much any Mac models prior to the appearance of the i. Mac in the late 1. System 7. 5 is the one universal Mac OS for use on classic Macs. So, if you are interested in getting over of these never used, never opened (heck, never exposed to sunlight) packages of Mac OS 7.

System 7. 5 floppy disk based system disks, now is your chance. As before, I am giving these away to anyone that either sends me a suitably sized self- addressed stamped mailer large enough as you see to hold a typically sized Mac OS package, or sends me a Starbucks gift card of at least $1. Use the Starbucks option if you live outside of the United States, and you can order Starbucks gift cards online at Starbucks. Send pre- paid pre- stamped envelopes or the Starbucks gift cards to my usual address:    Darek Mihocka, c/o Emulators.

N. E. 2. 0th Street, Suite 3. Bellevue, WA 9. 80. United States Of America. Please specify specifically whether you are requesting the floppy disk package of Mac System 7. CD- ROM package of Mac OS 8. Besides the almost hundred of the 7.

I have maybe ten packages of the 8. CD- ROM. With each Mac OS package I will also include another of the liquidation items I never quite got rid of, the Emulators shareware CD- ROM containing over 6. Macintosh shareware suitable for running on classic Macintosh systems. JULY 1. 6 2. 01. 0The Momentus XT has arrived! Announced back in May, the new generation of hybrid notebook hard disk from Seagate finally made its appearance in stores this week.

I spotted one in the wild and captured it (well, ordered online), bringing it into my lab for testing. For the past year, Seagate's leading notebook hard disk has been their 5.

Momentus 7. 20. 0. ST9. 50. 04. 20. AS, a 7. SATA hard disk with 1. That notebook hard disk fared so well in my tests, I made it the standard hard disk in just about all of my notebooks and desktop machines. I put one into my Apple Macbook, replacing the traditionally slow and cheap 5.

Apple puts into Macbooks by default. I put one into my Mac Pro G5 desktop. Another one replaced the stock 2. Gateway laptop. Yet more served as the boot drives of various Atom systems, delivering a high- capacity low- noise low- power disk for those systems. So how does Seagate top the 7.

For starters it doubles the size of on the onboard disk cache to 3. But, the real leap forward with the new drive is the addition of 4- gigabytes of flash memory, making the new drive what is called a hybrid disk drive. The flash memory acts as a sort of secondary disk cache (not unlike the analogy of an L1 and L2 cache in a microprocessor), buffering 4 gigabytes of the most frequently accessed hard disk data in fast low- latency flash memory. The net effect of the flash memory is that in theory the new hybrid drive should exhibit most of the speed of an SSD (solid state drive) without the prohibitive cost of a purely solid- state drive, which for 5.

The new Seagate Momentus XT drive on the other had cost me all of 1. Amazon, virtually exactly the same price as last year's drive. In fact the two hard disks look almost the same, as shown in the photo below, where the distinguishing markings between the two are of course the . The 2. 00. 9 Seagate 7. Seagate XT on the right. So, first test, I thought I would tackle a system that most other web sites would not jump on benchmarking first, or for that matter one that Seagate might have optimized their drive for. I chose as my first test subject my Apple Mac Pro G5, since that system has already been running on last year's 7.

Mac OS X and Fedora 1. Linux installed on the same 5. I booted the Mac Pro back and forth several times between Mac OS X and Fedora several times to get a rough idea of OS boot times and some other quick metrics, listed here: Mac OS X 1. OS selection menu to fully rendered desktop): 5.

Mac OS X running Virtual PC 7. Windows 2. 00. 0 VM: 5. Mac OS X running Virtual PC 7.

Windows 2. 00. 0 benchmark run: 2. Fedora 1. 2 Linux boot (from OS selection menu to logic screen): 5. Fedora 1. 2 Linux running QEMU emulator, boot time of Windows 2.

VM: 6. 3 seconds. Fedora 1. 2 Linux running QEMU emulator, a Windows 2. Using HDClone (http: //www. I performed an exact sector- for- sector disk copy, made trivial by the fact that the storage capacity of both the old drive and new drive is identical. I then repeated my tests. The first test I measured was the first boot of Fedora 1. Linux from the new hard disk.

This test can only be performed once, when ther solid- state flash memory is empty and the drive has not been . As Seagate documents, continued use of the drive will populate the flash memory with frequently used disk data, and since I am not aware of a way to . Boot time of Fedora dropped from 5. This is very much representative of the same kind of boot speed up people have observed with fully solid- state drives.

Bravo Seagate! The Windows benchmark run dropped from 1. Not impressive due to the fact that the scenario is mostly gated by QEMU's slow emulation speed, but keep that number in mind for a few seconds. Switch then to booting Mac OS X 1. Virtual PC 7. 0. 2 booting Windows 2.

Windows benchmark run improved from 2.

Going Linux . We get questions on screen resolution, App. Images, network drives and issues, mouse buttons and more. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: TV as a monitor: http: //goinglinux. Connect? 3. 2: 4. David: Hardware? 3.

Troy: Learned something new 4. Bob: Here's HOW he solved his mouse configuration problems 4. Bob: A strange network problem 5. Tips on listening to music while you work 5. End Jul 2. 0: #3. Sometimes the process the same, and sometimes it's different. Click the show notes links to find even more than we can cover in this short episode.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Our article: http: //goinglinux. Thing. You. Can. Do. Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http: //www. Episode 3. 27 Time Stamps.

Going Linux #3. 27 . We find out how, and some other things to consider. We find there is no magic key for installing Linux on Apple hardware.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Ubuntu MATE: Upgrading from Windows or OSX https: //www. Ubuntu Server Edition: https: //www. Install Parallels Tools Fedora 14 Server.

Kodi: https: //kodi. Myth. TV: https: //www. Hauppauge: http: //hauppauge. Intel Home Theater NUC: https: //www. Plex: https: //www.

NAS4. Free: https: //www. Refind: http: //www.

Pystromo: https: //github. Pystromo. Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http: //www. Episode 3. 26 Time Stamps. Going Linux #3. 26 ! George: 'Magic Key' to installing Linux on a Mac 0. Orion: Refind 0. 9: 3. Steve: Mouse button mapping with Pystromo 1.

Malte: Backup files created in the future! Jim: Problems with Skype 1. John: Ethernet unplugged in Virtualbox 1. Paul: Where does a command- line installation get its applications? David: The steps for clearing a filled hard drive 1. Heath: Other filled hard drive possibilities 2.

Greg: Any update on Thinkpad T4. We provide several points of view on the concpets of Nuke and Pave vs. Rolling Release, and the differences between the 'remove' and 'purge' options for the command 'apt- get'. We also describe how to keep your preferences and settings for all of you Linux applications after an OS upgrade and after a nuke and pave. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Going Linux on G+: https: //plus.

Carbon Copy Cloner: https: //bombich. Clonezilla: http: //clonezilla. Apt. Get/Howto: https: //help.

Apt. Get/Howto. Removing unused packages (“cruft”): https: //www. Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http: //www. Episode 3. 25 Time Stamps. Going Linux #3. 25 . Rolling release vs. End Jun 0. 5: #3. Chard has a recommendation for Bill's next computer.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Gaming Laptop - Eluktronics N8. HK1 Pro Premium: https: //www.

B0. 6WCZMKL1/ref=oh! Chard: A suggestion for Bill 3. End May 2. 0: #3.

In today's episode we review Ubuntu MATE from the perspective that it is a typical modern Linux distro for the average user. Who needs specs? 4. End May 0. 5: #3. We get comments on a password manager and on installing Linux on an HP Stream.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Password Safe: https: //pwsafe. Simple Note: https: //simplenote. Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http: //www.

Episode 3. 22 Time Stamps. Going Linux #3. 22 ? Bob: The trackball, continued 1. Ambrose: Responds 2. Sebastien: Needs help 2. David: MATE Rocks! App pick: Simplenote 3.

End Apr 2. 0: #3. He revises his score, gives some specific examples, plus and minus. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Sabayon: http: //www. Gentoo: http: //www. KDE: http: //www. Display Data Channel (DDC): https: //en.

Display? 0. 4: 5. Larry's upgrade to Ubuntu MATE 1. Sabayon revisited 0.

System resource usage is quite low 0. What is Sabayon? 1. Sabayon facts 1. 2: 5.

Package Manager: Rigo 1. Pros and cons 1. 5: 3. Rolling release 1. System requirements 2.

Sabayon community 2. Rant: KDE! 2. 2: 4.

Replacing KDE with Cinnamon 2. Official versions 2. Recommendation 2. Applications available 3.

Bill's new rating for Sabayon 3. Ubuntu MATE or Linux Mint still better for a new Linux user 3. Sabayon should give you a pretty good experience as long as you stay away from KDE 4. Ubuntu Gnome vs. MATE 4. Recommend a new machine for Bill 4. End Apr 0. 5: #3. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Home networking: http: //goinglinux.

Basics. Of. Home. Networking. html. Mapping trackball buttons: http: //spartanideas. Xbindkeys: https: //wiki. Xbindkeys. Remote X1. Using x. RDP on Ubuntu.

Computrace. https: //threatpost. Wine: https: //www.

Linkman Pro: https: //www. Coup. 0. 5: 2. 3 Mario: Comment on Episode 3.

Nicholai: Browsing a home network 1. Paul: Computrace? Mike: Remote to Linux from a Surface 1. Bob: Using Wine 2. Bob: Logitec M5. 70 mouse buttons 2. Rainy: Experience with Firefox Ubuntu Gnome 2.

Daniel: Installing on a USB drive 3. Chard: Buggy Ubuntu wifi 3. Paul: Optimal home partition size 4. Jim: Lucky Backup 4. Bill's app pick. Libre. Office 4. 3: 3. 6 goinglinux.

End Mar 2. 0: #3. Almost all the options of rsync in a graphical form without the disadvantages of rsync. With the approaching release of the next iteration of Ubuntu and its derivatives, many of us will be looking to upgrade. Before making any major change to your system, a backup is an essential precaution.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Automatic backups using Rsync Bash and Cron: http: //goinglinux. Rsync- Bash- Cron- Backups. Grsync outputs the rsync commands 2. End Mar 0. 5: #3.

We have a word of caution for Windows users burning Linux ISO files with Img. Burn, questions on Linux drivers and the differences between distros, suggestions on getting Ubuntu MATE installed, and a Gone Linux story. There is much more feedback in the episode than we can list here, so you will just have to listen. We know you will anyway! The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Gecko Linux: http: //geckolinux. Kamakshi Media: http: //www.

The manual for HP 1. Manual/c. 04. 77. Installing Linux and UEFI/Secure Boot: https: //help. UEFIMatt's work: Favorite podcasts on Youtube: https: //www. FBjvp. 2m. 1Qg. Mrp. Tech Reviews: http: //www. Mrp. Tech Podcast: http: //podnutz.

Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http: //www. Episode 3. 18 Time Stamps. Going Linux #3. 18 ? Paul: Mint 1. 8 or 1.

Mario: Congrats on 1. Armin: Discovered Linux through BSD 2.

Michael: What are the real differences between distros? Amar: Congrats on 1. Michael: Does Mint MATE come with Orca by default?

David: MATE 1. 6. Virutal Box 2. 8: 5.

Michael: Needs some help 3. Matt: Provides a review on video 3. Anders: Suggests Lubuntu 3. Carl: What kind of voodoo witchcraft is this? Jacabo: About the last episode 3. Joshua: Gone Linux! End Feb 2. 0: #3.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Distrowatch: http: //distrowatch. Distribution: Sabayon Home Page: http: //www. Mailing Lists: http: //lists. User Forums: http: //forum.

Alternative User Forums: Linux. Questions. org http: //www. Documentation: http: //wiki. Distribution: Scientific Linux. Home Page: https: //www. Mailing Lists: https: //www.

User Forums: http: //scientificlinuxforum. Alternative User Forums: Linux. Questions. org http: //www. Documentation: https: //www.

Distribution: open. SUSE Home Page: http: //www. Mailing Lists: http: //en. SUSE: Communication. DEB 0. 7: 1. 2 Sabayon 1. Scientific Linux 2. Su. SE 3. 5: 5. 3 Fedora 4.

PCLinux. OS 5. 0: 1. Arch. Bang 5. 3: 5. So.. 6. 0: 2. 9 goinglinux. End Feb 0. 5: #3. Michael needs help burning a Sonar Live. DVD on Windows. David provides a 3- part email.

Tony is burning DVDs. Chandra would like to see more content on RPM distros. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Burning ISO: https: //help. Burning. Iso. Howto#Burning.

Cloud- based software enables Linux 0. How the cloud helps eliminate license fees for operating systems as well as applications 0. How cloud software improves data security 1.

Michael: Burning a Live DVD in Windows 1. David: Installing and mounting additional drives 3. Tony: Burn You. Tube videos to DVD 3. Chandra: More on Fedora, Su. SE, and RPM- based distros 3.

End Jan 2. 0: #3.