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| 2001/4/24-25 [Computer/SW/Languages, Computer/SW/Languages/Functional] UID:21076 Activity:moderate 75%like:21071 |
4/387 review on Tripplite, APC, and others, thanks.
\_ t
\_ For the eternally clueless for who think whateverP is a generic
form of asking any question... it isn't. If memory serves, the P
stands for "P"redicate. This comes from the c60a (and maybe 50?)
days where everything in the A&S book was thisP and thatP for all
the true/false routines. thus: isnumP and isdigitP and foodP are
good. reviewP will only get you #t/f. Now please just stop
misusing shorthand in attempt to fit in. English works perfectly
most of the time and if you don't know that Engrish does ok, too.
\_ usage defined meaning. trace the etymology of many many
common expressions and you will find that they started out as
something compeletly different, and alot of ignorant idiots
missused the language for several decades, and now it's in
the dictionaries.
\_ Yes, yes, I took linguistics in school, too. Nice try.
This is based on a computer language, not Chomsky.
\_ nil is also acceptable in place of #f
\_ #t
\_ More precisely, in older lisps, the convention is P for
predicate, eg, isdigitP, with true and false being t and nil
\_ you mean "digitp"
(more precisely, nil is false and everything else is true).
The scheme convention is ?, such as isdigit?, with #t and
#f being boolean types returned. I don't remember what
r4rs says about nil in control flow, but #f != nil
\_ Even more precisely, older lisps only had upper case, so
you had things like ISDIGITP.
\_ Why would you ever have ISDIGITP instead of DIGITP ?
\_ Well, yeah, whatever. Give yourself a happy star.
\_ !#t? I think I got schooled.
\_ the more interesting question is when to use
eg digitp vs digit-p
\_ MGE!
\_ better, but still not a properly phrased question. here, I'll put
you out of your misery:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/peripherals.html
\_ Sorry. How to review on Tripplite, APC, and others, thanks? |
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| arstechnica.com/reviews/peripherals.html If you're like a lot of people Matt ran into during the course of his 29 testing, you're probably wondering what exactly that is. The next obvious question: what makes this any different from a laptop with a WiFi card? That is a darn good question and one that we had a lot of difficulty answering to our satisfaction. Network Attached Storage: the Snap Server 1100 Posted October 29, 2003 by 32 Jon "Hannibal" Stokes One of the problems inherent in working on different machines in multiple locations is where to store your files. You've got movies you want to watch on your laptop, mp3s you want to listen to when you're on your desktop machine, and documents you need while at work or school. Do you designate one of your machines as your fileserver? The Snap Server 1100, is a small server about the size of a brick. The 1100 is the smallest and least expensive in a product line that goes all the way up to much more elaborate and costly enterprise NAS solutions. Strictly speaking, the Snap Server is called a "server appliance" because it works kind of like a microwave or a CD player you plug it into the wall and into the network, turn it on, and use it. And having used it for the past two months I can attest to the fact that it does indeed live up to the "appliance" moniker. It's always on, always accessible, requires zero maintenance, is relatively silent (you can hear the hard drive sometimes), and always works. Does the server live up to Hannibal's lofty aspirations? Review: Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-RW drive Posted August 20, 2002 by 35 Caesar DVD-writers are slowly but surely on their way to being "all the rage," with fans egged-on no doubt by the technologies' (yeah, there's more than one) multi-faceted uses. Not only can you store gadzooks of data, but the notion of making your own DVDs strikes the director's nerve in all of us (and hopefully it won't make you start acting like Jeff Goldblum). Most important, however, is the simple fact that DVD burners are finally starting to ease down into more affordable price zones. Today Matt Woodward (forum goers would know him better as "Deffexor") offers us a 36 review of the Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-RW drive, along with with a brief introduction to the technologies that are waging a war for your DVD writable future (+RW versus -RW). There has been a lot of excitement and interest in the Pioneer DVR-A04 as of late, and for good reason. It's comparatively inexpensive, has a good reputation for drive and burn quality, and has copious capabilities. The review covers everything from origins of the technology, to the operation of the drive, to a full break down on each piece of software included in the retail kit. Review: QCast Tuner Posted April 16, 2003 by 38 Hannibal Last summer, a few of us Ars guys got together to chill at Caesar's house, and Beeba brought over his PS2 along with the preview edition of some PS2 software I had never heard of: QCast Tuner. It didn't take him long to get it up and running on Caesar's LAN, and when he did I sat and watched as he turned his laptop into a digital media server and played video files on Caesar's enormous widescreen TV. I knew right then that Ars had to do a review, and indeed a review was already in the works. But rather than review the preview edition, we waited until the gold code came out so that we could give the product a full round of tests. This past week, Ars A/V guru Deffexor and I tested the QCast on a whole slew of different media files so that we could bring you 39 this review of one of the best convergence products I've seen yet. So, using a PS2 controller and QCast's interface, you can stream media files from a PC to the PS2 and play them on your home entertainment system. As you might guess, there are two parts to the QCast Tuner software package: the client (QCast Tuner) and the server (QCast Station). The client consists of a disc of PS2 software that's run on a networked PS2 with a broadband adapter. The server is a program that runs on a PC located on the same LAN as the client PS2. The PS2 client software connects to the server software (which can run on a Windows, Linux, or OS X box) and lets the Playstation user browse and stream content from the server PC. If you're thinking about springing for a networked media player anytime soon, you should definitely check out this review. Compex NetPassage 16 Broadband Internet Gateway Posted May 15, 2002 by 41 Caesar One of our resident network gurus, Brandon "BobDole" Kahler, has 42 reviewed the Compex NetPassage 16 Broadband Internet Gateway. This SOHO internet router brings together traditional LAN router features with "Pseudo-VLAN" technology and the ability to expand out to support wireless clients. There are four RJ-45 ports for the integrated switch, one RJ-45 port for WAN connectivity, one DB9 serial port, and one Type-II PCMCIA slot on the top for adding WLAN features. I was pleased that the unit came with a power brick rather than the usual wall-wart. I dont appreciate losing an extra plug on my power strips to accommodate new toys. |