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    Poll: If you really want to play abandonware, you can...

    If you really want to play abandonware, you can do what Linux and MacOS users have to do with all Dos and Windows programs: make an emulator. None exist to my knowledge(yet), but such a project...
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    Poll: I do think anime is better, but I enjoy domestic...

    I do think anime is better, but I enjoy domestic animation as well. My favorite anime are:
    Gundam Wing(for strange reasons that no one else seems to agree with)
    Rurouni Kenshin(the OAV, not the TV...
  3. Thread: Encryption

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    1) Yes 2) It's because they are classified as...

    1) Yes

    2) It's because they are classified as a certain kind of advanced munition. It's also because they don't have the resources to crack 128bit encryption yet.(Although if there were a major...
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    GCC has an assembler in there somewhere. ...

    GCC has an assembler in there somewhere.

    svgalib is what you need to find, and probably some docs for it, too.

    SVGAlib works from the console, I think.
  5. Thread: foo and bar

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    Jargon File: Foo...

    Jargon File: Foo
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    1)system("cls") is a very platform dependent way...

    1)system("cls") is a very platform dependent way to do it. It will only work on MS-DOS.

    2)It's slow as hell

    As a practical matter, you could use numerous \n's(platform independent) or simply...
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    C can be translated very easily and literally to...

    C can be translated very easily and literally to assembly, which allows programmers to do low level things without the restrictions of assembly(one of which is that assembly is very platform...
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    ESC is to ensure that you're not in some kind of...

    ESC is to ensure that you're not in some kind of editing mode. If you're already in command mode, you can skip that if you'd like.
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    Where are you stuck?

    Where are you stuck?
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    If you're using a command line linker, the...

    If you're using a command line linker, the problem might be that you're not including all of your obj files on the command line.
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    Poll: Actually, IE has some "cutting edge" javascript...

    Actually, IE has some "cutting edge" javascript functions like one to set your homepage. Gah. What a blatant exploit.

    Netscape's not really into creating more "features" for their browser...
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    Poll: I use Mozilla--the prototype version of...

    I use Mozilla--the prototype version of Netscape's 6.x series browser.

    Yeah, it's got some performance issues, but in my case, I like it better than IE. Although opening a new window in IE is...
  13. Thread: Open Source

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    Poll: Free software(with a capital F) is what is...

    Free software(with a capital F) is what is generally referred to as cancer, but that's somewhat of a misnomer. Free software says that if you want to use part or all of the source code as part of...
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    Vi is duplicated in memory for each user. ...

    Vi is duplicated in memory for each user. Webpages are served, not accessed. Only one program, the webserver, has is actually accessing the page, but it is copied and sent over the network for each...
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    Won't bit flipping mess with characters that...

    Won't bit flipping mess with characters that aren't letters?
  16. Poll: Preferred subjective length of TV programs

    When watching really good TV programs, do they seem long or short? If a program really keeps you on the edge of your seat, it usually seems at the end that it took forever(even though it was...
  17. Thread: Open Source

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    Poll: What if developing is not an occupation? Suppose...

    What if developing is not an occupation? Suppose there was a world in which everyone wrote the code that they needed. Would there be anything wrong with giving away that code?

    The famous Apache...
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    To start an editor, you first need to know which...

    To start an editor, you first need to know which editor you want to use. Popular choices are vi and emacs.

    To create a new file, open a file in either editor that doesn't exist.

    To feed a file...
  19. Thread: Open Source

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    Poll: >and then one of their whizz kid programmers...

    >and then one of their whizz kid programmers modifies the OS so now my app doesn't work anymore, who is legally liable for this?<

    If Microsoft makes a new OS that breaks your program, are you...
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    Writing a virus in C or asm is really tough. ...

    Writing a virus in C or asm is really tough. Writing a destructive virus in C or asm is no tougher than writing a benign virus.

    Now, writing a virus that does something other than destroy and can...
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    Poll: If we are a disease, I've got a rope hanging in...

    If we are a disease, I've got a rope hanging in my garage if you want to do your part to cure the Earth.
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    Poll: Windows is better because I can download it from...

    Windows is better because I can download it from the internet and not have to feel the pangs of a clear conscience!

    And you should program everything on Windows because downloading something...
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    Try rebinding the enter key to whatever the...

    Try rebinding the enter key to whatever the command is to return & indent(can't remember right now what that is) Instructions can be found in the emacs manual.
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    Animation Shop. It comes with Paint Shop Pro.

    Animation Shop. It comes with Paint Shop Pro.
  25. Thread: Morpheus

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    There used to be an open source client for the...

    There used to be an open source client for the same network that Kazaa and Morpheus use, but they "updated" it so that it no longer works.(for now, anyway. Open Source is as hard to shut down as...
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