No BS Podcast #116: Deconstructing Lynnfield
No BS Podcast #116: Deconstructing Lynnfield
Posted 09/11/2009 at 10:45am
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This week, the gang gives the scoop on Intel's Lynnfield processor, sorting out the differences between the new Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs. To go along with that discussion, we announce a gaming PC giveaway (details here). We also preview Microsoft's new Windows 7 avertising campaign, and give our reactions to Apple's Fall keynote. Gordon dishes out a rant about the next generation of Star Wars fans, and we answer a bunch of listener questions (including one reader's happy ending).
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nerddownthestreet
September 14, 2009 at 1:00pm
The reason why Windows 7 is Windows 7 has nothing to do with Windows 3x, 95, etc. Windows numbers now all have to do with Windows NT. Microsoft released Windows NT 1.0 in 1993 as the first true 32-bit OS, while Windows 9x/ME were 16/32 bit hybrids. Windows 3.11 and before were 16 bit. Windows NT was not DOS based (although it had DOS support), while Windows 3x/9x/ME where based on DOS, even though Windows 95 and up was packed with its own version of DOS. Windows NT evolved separately from other Windows versions until Windows 2000. There, DOS Windows was dropped and Windows NT became the main Windows OS. Therefore, Windows 2000 is technically Windows NT 5.0. Then Windows XP was released as Windows NT 5.1, and 64-bit Windows XP became Windows 5.2 along with Windows Server 2003. Then, Windows Vista was released with a whole new version of Windows NT as Windows NT 6.0, along with Windows Server 2008. Now, Windows is being updated to Windows NT 6.1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Now, it has seemed Microsoft has lost all sense of imagination when it comes to naming things (Windows Mail. Seriously.), but "Check out the awesome and new... Windows 6.1!" just doesn't sound too good,so they decided to call it Windows 7 for marketing. Hope this clears things up.
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Teugif
September 12, 2009 at 1:06pm
What do you always finish the podcast with "talk to you next week" when it's often approx. a fortnight between podcasts?
Or does it just feel like 2 weeks?
Scapegoat
September 11, 2009 at 7:00pm
According to the Apple website, the nano actually does still shots as well as video.
praetor_alpha
September 11, 2009 at 1:31pm
STOP THE PRESSES!! HELL HAS FROZEN!!! GORDON GOT AN IPHONE!!!!
And on the topic of iphones and pedometer apps, this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpIU08GX7Lk about a minute or so in. Especially the Steve Jobs one.
nekollx
September 14, 2009 at 9:24am
well you know what they say about the dark side
Anger leads to hate (Gordon's Rant of the week anyone?)
Hate leads to suffering
suffering leads to....
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Coming soon to Lulu.com --Tokusatsu Heroes--
Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Havok
September 11, 2009 at 4:19pm
I think they were joking about how Gordon's voice quality was crap...just like an iPhone in San Fransisco, crap audio quality.
OMGWTFBBQ
QUINTIX256
September 11, 2009 at 1:26pm
It's San Fransisco (or more accurately, the government of San Fransisco). They don't want to needlessly murder the poor helpless trees.
You can have your recession. I'm not participating.
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