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... But we can take the source and keep it alive, so Oracle can't kill MySQL. And as others have pointed out, MySQL targets a different market then Oracle. Who...
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Apr 21, 2009
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Given that MySQL is a competitor of Oracle and that Oracle will almost certainly let MySQL die, this sale should be prohibited by federal statute....
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Hello, i've somes problem to install qnx on my laptop indeed at the begin of the install the qxn doesn't find the hd drive so... i've done with success the...
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28952 howard goldberg
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Hi I know they aren't cheep but what about a slid state drive (SSD) they are getting lower and lower in price buy the month and their are even a few of them...
Peter Fork
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Dec 15, 2008
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... Sure, but for modest blocksizes the transfer time you mention is less than either the seek time or rotational latency. Rotational latency for 7200 would be...
Allan Gottlieb
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Dec 15, 2008
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Almost totally agree with Ardell, but it depends on the computing needs of a person. I'm in the low profile side, since I don't have multi core cpus to do all...
Alexandre Lymberopoulos
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Dec 15, 2008
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... The specs I read from the manufacturers indicated the newer generation 7200's were no more power hungry than the older 5400's. I didn't look and see if...
Jim Diamond
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Dec 14, 2008
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I remember reading some battery performanace tests, from Phronix I think, that said 5200 rpm provided better life and the read write performace was not much ...
bil
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Dec 14, 2008
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... I don't see much different. I plug my monitor and keyboard/mouse into the laptop; every hour my files are rsync'ed to the desktop and I have the single...
Allan Gottlieb
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Dec 14, 2008
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... Have you considered Unison? I've been using that for a while, with good success. On the days when I go in to my university (Acadia), I often work from my...
Jim Diamond
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Dec 14, 2008
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... I agree. At home every morning I do a backup (dump) from the laptop to a desktop and via the internet to New York University, where I teach. Those days...
Allan Gottlieb
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Dec 14, 2008
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... Your reply is neither helpful nor well-thought out. Just because someone has a large drive in their laptop does not mean that they don't have it backed up...
Jim Diamond
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Dec 14, 2008
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I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become your friend! Check my personal page here: ...
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Dec 14, 2008
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Hi Ardell Faul, Seems you are frustrated or trying to blame everyone who is having the internal hard drive with large size. I did asked for the suggestion and...
kiyer25
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Dec 14, 2008
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For what it's worth, I see a lot of failed hard drives in the laptop repair business, and my experience has been that the drives most prone to fail are the...
Ardell Faul
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Dec 14, 2008
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Hi all, My 80 GB 7200 rpm internal hard drive (hitachi) died (just 3 year and 1 month). I would like to buy a internal hard drive which is reliable and best...
kiyer25
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Dec 14, 2008
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If you go to http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Inspiron%201420 you will find that the max the unit will take is 4G. Ardell Faul Computer...
Ardell Faul
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Dec 14, 2008
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I have an Inspiron 1420N which I use for software development. I'd like to upgrade from 4G to 8G to avoid paging. Can I using a pair of 200 pin 4G DDR2...
Drew Eckhardt
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Dec 14, 2008
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... 1100. ... what's ... I found out what the problem is: I needed to "RTFRN" In the release notes, there's a workaround for the Intel 845 series- video...
Greg Viola
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Dec 7, 2008
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Have you tried getting to a text console? It may be that the X server is not happy with the hardware, but that the system is still actually running. Try...
Andrew Lees
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Dec 7, 2008
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I am having a problem getting Ubuntu 8.10 to run on my Inspiron 1100. While it installed without issue, after reboot and signon, the OS appears to hang with...
Greg Viola
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Dec 4, 2008
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I'm sorry Peter. I don't remember where I came across that specification. It's quite possible I got it from either the Dell forum or from ATI, but I don't...
chris kirner
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Nov 21, 2008
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Good for you, Ted. I went through so many configurations I don't know what was going on with my system. I do know that for some reason xorg wasn't...
chris kirner
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Nov 21, 2008
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Hi, mine came spec'd at 1600x1200 and is a 15" screen. that is the default graphic screen size. I have had it for almost 8 years and is a staple, it always...
r0adawg
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Nov 20, 2008
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Hi Chris and everyone. I find it very intresting that you say that the Radeon M4 was constructed for a 17inch laptop witch one might I ask? Is their any...
Peter Fork
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Nov 20, 2008
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I have an Inspiron 8000 with Hardy Heron in front of me right now Thanks for the Fn-F7 tip, didn't know this. But re screen res - All I did was edit xorg.conf...
Hayes, Ted (London)
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Nov 19, 2008
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Alex, I'm wondering how things are with your display now. After a lot of searching and fussing, including one complete re-installation, I finally have my...
chris kirner
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Nov 18, 2008
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I remember I had a similar problem with an old Latitude C800 with nvidia geforce (2 or 4?). The display was 1400x1050 (I think this is the problem). I do not...
Tessier Alexandre
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Nov 16, 2008
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Hi. Dell Inspiron 8000 with ATI Mobility M4 graphics! Iam a tester who want to be a user of linux and I have chosen Ubuntu to be my distro at the moment. Since...
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