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by dpaus
Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:58 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: AMD-Intel GPU joint venture?
Replies: 6
Views: 4631

Re: AMD-Intel GPU joint venture?

I just can NOT believe the skepticism you heathens are showing.

Except Chuckula: I accept your offer :-D
by dpaus
Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:56 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: AMD-Intel GPU joint venture?
Replies: 6
Views: 4631

AMD-Intel GPU joint venture?

Hey, don't shoot the messenger; he's not under a 'deny' NDA....

https://wccftech.com/amd-project-canis- ... nture/amp/

Anyone who's allowed to speak know anything (other than the date...)? And has anyone sent the paramedics to administer CPR to Chuckula?
by dpaus
Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:13 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: Vulnerable Minix system in Intel chipsets
Replies: 23
Views: 7427

Vulnerable Minix system in Intel chipsets

Oh, crap...

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171 ... rver.shtml
by dpaus
Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?
Replies: 12
Views: 9603

Re: Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?

EndlessWaves wrote:
they only support up to 1920x1200 each.


In the immortal words of The Monks: 'Nice legs, shame about 'er face'
by dpaus
Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:54 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?
Replies: 12
Views: 9603

Re: Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?

Can't DP be adapted to HDMI relatively cheaply and easily? Yes, it can, and that's our default solution right now. It just seems silly that AMD and Nvidea make cards that are mostly used with HDMI displays with only DP ports... Ironically, BTW, miniDP-to-HDMI adaptor cables are actually less expens...
by dpaus
Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?
Replies: 12
Views: 9603

Video card with 6x or 8x mini-HDMI ports?

Both AMD and Nvidea make cards that support 6 or 8 displays... via DisplayPort. But, of course, those cards are mostly used in digital signage applications where the displays typically don't have DisplayPort inputs, but do have multiple HDMI inputs. So, 2 questions: 1.) Why?? For the love of God, ma...
by dpaus
Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:42 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The economy is FINE, dammit!!
Replies: 4
Views: 1505

The economy is FINE, dammit!!

Our company has orders from clients for ruggedized laptops totalling over $350,000 and I CAN'T GET A BLOODY SALES REP FROM EITHER PANASONIC OR DELL TO RETURN MY FRIKKIN' PHONE CALLS!!! So don't tell me there's anything wrong with the economy! Thanks for letting me rant, fellow gerbils :-) And if any...
by dpaus
Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:24 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??
Replies: 9
Views: 3533

Re: Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??

Ewww, yech! But is says the standard spec is 2 GB; maybe it's upgradeable. Let us pray...
by dpaus
Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:14 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??
Replies: 9
Views: 3533

Re: Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??

Thanks for the suggestions! I should have mentioned that I'm aware of the ToughBook/ToughPad models, and they are a prime contender, but the price makes us require an alternative for smaller clients. I don't have a 'hard' cut-off, but I'd like to find something that's about 2 lbs or less. Battery li...
by dpaus
Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:40 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??
Replies: 9
Views: 3533

Ultra-light x86 Win7 tablet??

Can anyone suggest a very light-weight x86 tablet that comes with Windows 7 and can be equipped with at least 4 and preferably 8 GBytes of RAM? Aside from the HP Slate, that is, which we're aware of (and have used, but we'd like to find something lighter). It's for a Public Safety application, so ru...
by dpaus
Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:12 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?
Replies: 28
Views: 8196

Re: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?

And plugs into what? Those systems only have HDMI, which isn't going to drive my ZR30W.

I actually went to the Lenovo site to price a system, and kept getting frustrated by missing information and dead links. After about 30 min, I gave up.

I'll order the XPS 14 tomorrow.
by dpaus
Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:23 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?
Replies: 28
Views: 8196

Re: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?

grantmeaname wrote:
Any of the 13.3" ultrabooks that don't have a 1366*768 panel, like the Samsung Series 9, Asus Zenbook UX31E, and Asus Zenbook UX31A.


Samsung Series 9 - no DisplayPort
Asus Zenbook UX31E - no DisplayPort
Asus Zenbook UX31A - no DisplayPort

Thanks anyway :-)
by dpaus
Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:57 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?
Replies: 28
Views: 8196

Re: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?

Dell calls the XPS 14 an Ultrabook, but I don't consider it one. Which model are you talking about?
by dpaus
Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:18 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?
Replies: 28
Views: 8196

Any reason I shouldn't buy a Dell XPS 14?

Aside from the general fact that it's Dell, of course :-) I need (well, 'want') a new laptop, and the criteria (more-or-less in order of importance/priority) are: - 'reasonably' small-and-light - I've decided on a 14" screen as the maximum size so that it will easily fit into my motorcycle sadd...
by dpaus
Sun May 06, 2012 9:20 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The most amazing movie scene in film history
Replies: 121
Views: 17368

Re: The most amazing movie scene in film history

For sheer impact/sec, I'd nominate the assasination scene from the original "Day of the Jackal" - where he pulls the trigger, we hear the gun fire, and de Gaulle leans forward to kiss the soldier's cheeks, and we see the bullet stike the pavement where is head was. I remember the entire au...
by dpaus
Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: SFF Station
Topic: Recommendations/suggestions?
Replies: 3
Views: 6292

Re: Recommendations/suggestions?

Most of our system run Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and we do virtually all system administration remotely.
by dpaus
Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:58 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Enter our Anomaly: Warzone Earth giveaway here
Replies: 161
Views: 22281

Re: Enter our Anomaly: Warzone Earth giveaway here

This one I'd actually enjoy trying, so just send it on over, thanks!
by dpaus
Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:44 pm
Forum: SFF Station
Topic: Recommendations/suggestions?
Replies: 3
Views: 6292

Recommendations/suggestions?

I'm quite new to SFF, and really don't know any of the players, any of the gotchas, etc., so I'm turning to y'all for some guidance. We need a system to install in Firehalls and Police stations to drive a 40" - 50" wall-mounted HDTV via an HDMI output. The display is not CPU or GPU -intens...
by dpaus
Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:38 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: i3 SB Graphics
Replies: 15
Views: 2181

Re: i3 SB Graphics

but for an everyday user, it is perhaps the first (or second, if you count Intel HD graphics from the first-generation Core i-Series) generation of Intel graphics that is more than enough. Until recently, I would have agreed. But a few weeks ago, a sales rep of our s found that his new i7 -powered ...
by dpaus
Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Request for laptop recommendations
Replies: 12
Views: 1786

Re: Request for laptop recommendations

If anyone cares, it looks like I found what I'm looking for in the Alienware store at Dell. They have both an 11" and a 14" model that meet most of my specs (Nvidia graphics, though, so my third display will be dongleized, but at least they both have 3x USB 3.0 ports to drive a high-speed ...
by dpaus
Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:23 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Ten years later: Where were you when you first heard?
Replies: 42
Views: 5037

Re: Ten years later: Where were you when you first heard?

I was - are you ready for this - giving a talk to a group of Fire and Police Chiefs about 'Critical Incident Stress Management'. The talk started at 9am. The last person to walk in commented that he'd just heard a news report about 'a plane' flying into the World Trade Center. We all assumed it was ...
by dpaus
Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:16 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Amazing picture of Saturn
Replies: 7
Views: 2850

Amazing picture of Saturn

Slightly off-topic, but still uber-geeky:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-bu ... 03757.html

I don't care how much the Cassini program cost, that was worth it!
by dpaus
Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:12 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Request for laptop recommendations
Replies: 12
Views: 1786

Re: Request for laptop recommendations

Sonic, you're on the right track; that's what the second USB 3.0 port is for (the first being for the fast thumbdrive) And to those of you saying I ask too much, I quote Freddie Mercury: "I want it all. And I want it now." :-) Seriously, as long as I'm willing to pay for it, why should 'ul...
by dpaus
Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Request for laptop recommendations
Replies: 12
Views: 1786

Re: Request for laptop recommendations

Thanks for the suggestion, but I can't even get close to the specs unless I go to the 15.6" models, which is no size/weight improvement over what I have now at all...
by dpaus
Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:50 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Request for laptop recommendations
Replies: 12
Views: 1786

Request for laptop recommendations

Fellow gerbils, I need to buy myself a new 'engineering executive' laptop (so I can foist my Dell XPS15 off onto a new researcher we just hired), and I eagerly seek your suggestions and recommendations. Here's my list of "must haves" and "nice to haves" Must-have: - quad-core CPU...
by dpaus
Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:40 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway here
Replies: 1004
Views: 71950

Re: Enter our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway here

Kindly add my name to hat - my living room work PC needs a new video card!
by dpaus
Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:35 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??
Replies: 8
Views: 2316

Re: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??

You'll need one of these: http://www.diamondmm.com/BVUMD3.php Sadly, that device only supports 1080 lines, and even then, only in 'wide' mode. I'll need to find one that can drive my 1920x1200 display in portrait mode. On the other hand, this little device would be an excellent way to implement mul...
by dpaus
Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??
Replies: 8
Views: 2316

Re: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??

sheltem wrote:
The HP Elitebook 8740w can drive 3 displays in addition to it's own.


Oh, PMO big time! I wanted to buy an HP, but gave up when they dropped the high-res display for the envy14 (which was my first choice)
by dpaus
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:51 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??
Replies: 8
Views: 2316

Re: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??

You'll need one of these: http://www.diamondmm.com/BVUMD3.php Well, I suspect that you're correct in that I'll need to use a USB video adaptor (stupid Nvidia!!), but I think I'll look/wait for a USB 3 implementation (the XPS 15 has two - 2! - USB3 ports; that was another big factor in it's selectio...
by dpaus
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??
Replies: 8
Views: 2316

Re: GeForce 435M only supports 2 displays? Seriously??

Crayon Shin Chan wrote:
I don't even think laptop Radeons can drive more than 2 displays.


The Radeon 5730 in the Dell 17s (one Vostro and one Inspiron) do.

What a pisser! :-) I wonder if the situation will be different if I daisy-chain two monitors off the DisplayPort output?

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