The Future History of Linux
It goes without saying that something really big is happening with Linux. It strikes me there are some parallels to what is happening. One is what happened with PC in the early 1980’s and the other is what happened with tcp/ip during the middle 1990’s. Don Estridge at IBM made a very important decision during […]
Convergence
Convergence as a technology concept has been around for decades. Many have predicted the convergence of electronics and entertainment, of PC’s and TV’s, and more recently of WiFi and cellular. All of these areas are in fact undergoing various degrees of convergence but there is another area that many are not as familiar with. It […]
Marvel Of The Vatican
The Vatican Library is home for many of the world’s rarest books and documents.The library has more than 150,000 manuscripts, including the four oldest surviving manuscripts of the Roman poet Virgil dating from the fourth and fifth century AD; and the oldest known manuscript of the Bible, written in 350 AD. There are also more […]
Linux – The Penguin Marches On
Japan’s largest national research organization has ordered an IBM eServer Linux supercomputer that will deliver more than 11 trillion calculations per second, making it the world’s most powerful Linux-based supercomputer. It will join other Linux supercomputers on the Top 500 List.The new supercomputer is planned to be integrated with other non-Linux systems to form a […]
Flying The Flag
Shortly after September 21st, 2001, more Americans flags began to appear than ever –it was obviously a good idea. It always feels good to ride through the small towns of America on a motorcycle and see an American flag on every house and telephone pole. I decided to attach flags to my motorcycles and found […]
