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    I like Windows XP Pro becuase it does what I need, and I got it for 45$ on student discount. I have never tried any Linux distro's but to me, its the best Windows yet .

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    Since when was MD5 and encryption algorithm?

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    Favourite OS has to be Mac OS X, Linux as second and Mac OS 'Classic' as third. Never been an M$ fan..

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    Originally posted by Eibro
    Since when was MD5 and encryption algorithm?
    since it was invented.
    It doesn't allow you to send encrypted information, but it does allow you to verify information, without sending the information itself, such as a password.

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    Originally posted by Eibro
    Since when was MD5 and encryption algorithm?
    Right after it wasn't a one-way hash, it was... of course.

    Favorite OS: IRIX
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    does IRIX run ok on normal intel hardware(i mean functioning corretly and like it did in the computer stone age)?

    i like checking out the old stuff, i was thinking about open vms but irix might turn out to be kooler...

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    >> i mean functioning corretly and like it did in the computer stone age

    Eh? IRIX is still in exsitence, and currently being worked on. www.sgi.com


    >> does IRIX run ok on normal intel hardware

    Unfortunately, not. It runs on machines with MIPS processors.
    The word rap as it applies to music is the result of a peculiar phonological rule which has stripped the word of its initial voiceless velar stop.

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    encrypt
    Computer Science. To alter (a file, for example) using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.

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    IRIX is still in exsitence, and currently being worked on.
    yeah i know, it just reminds me of the old school computers.

    maybe i can dig up a open irix just for fun....

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    But encrypted data can be decrypted. MD5 is a one-way hash, like Zach said.

    It's all semantics, actually. I'm sure different people will give you different answers. Personally, I think you can call it whatever the hell you want.

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    But of course you can decrypt it... Just not uniquely... or within the Sun's lifetime. Minor details, really.

    At any rate, it still falls under the category of "cryptographic algorithm".
    The word rap as it applies to music is the result of a peculiar phonological rule which has stripped the word of its initial voiceless velar stop.

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    Originally posted by mart_man00
    yeah i know, it just reminds me of the old school computers.

    maybe i can dig up a open irix just for fun....
    I'm sure it'd be possible to find some old CDs of IRIX 6.3 or the earlier versions of 6.5 laying around somewhere. The architecture difference poses a problem, though.
    The word rap as it applies to music is the result of a peculiar phonological rule which has stripped the word of its initial voiceless velar stop.

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    architecture difference poses a problem
    i hoping a open irix for intel.....

    i have alot of old os hanging around, any one remember nextstep?

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    Just face it people, if you're not using Windows you're just doing so for the attention of others.

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    Originally posted by Eibro
    Just face it people, if you're not using Windows you're just doing so for the attention of others.
    Nah. I just like to get work done.
    The word rap as it applies to music is the result of a peculiar phonological rule which has stripped the word of its initial voiceless velar stop.

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