Know more about Windows-operating systems..

Do you think it was either of Paul allen or Bill Gates who was behind naming the Microsoft's (GUI) operating system as -->windows ..

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who do you think was the the guy behind Windows it was none other than

The marketing whiz ------>>> Rowland Hanson ..

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On November 10, 1983, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows, a next-generation(in those days) operating system that would provide a graphical user interface (GUI) and a multitasking environment for IBM computers.

Windows might have been released under the original name of Interface Manager if marketing whiz, Rowland Hanson had not convinced Microsoft's founder Bill Gates that Windows was the far better name.

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Goin to the backstage of development of windows !!!!!!!!!

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* windows didnot get encouragement from IBM at first as in those days MS-DOS Microsoft's other operating system was more successful .

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* The Graphical user interface(GUI) in windows were a taken from Apple's Lisa and Macintosh(Mac) pc's..

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* Microsoft Windows version 1.0 was considered buggy, crude, and slow..

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* Apple computers filed a law suit against windows warned Bill Gates that Windows 1.0 infringed on Apple copyrights and patents, and that his corporation stoled Apple's trade secrets. Microsoft Windows had similar drop-down menus, tiled windows and mouse support.

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The most Brilliant act of Bill Gates ...

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Bill Gates and his head counsel Bill Neukom, decided to make an offer to license features of Apple's operating system.

Apple agreed and a contract was drawn up. Here's the clincher: Microsoft wrote the licensing agreement to include use of Apple features in Microsoft Windows version 1.0 and all future Microsoft software programs. As it turned out, this move by Bill Gates was as brilliant as his decision to buy QDOS from Seattle Computer Products and his convincing IBM to let Microsoft keep the licensing rights to MS-DOS.

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And when Microsoft Broke The Rulesssssssss.....

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Microsoft released a much-improved Windows version 2.0 that made Windows based computers look more like a Mac. Windows 2.0 had icons to represent programs and files, improved support for expanded-memory hardware and windows that could overlap. Apple Computer saw a resemblance and filed a 1988 lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that they had broken the 1985 licensing agreement..

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In their defense, Microsoft claimed that the licensing agreement actually gave them the rights to

use Apple features. After a four-year court case, Microsoft won. Apple claimed that Microsoft had infringed on 170 of their copyrights. The courts said that the licensing agreement gave Microsoft the rights to use all but nine of the copyrights, and Microsoft later convinced the courts that the remaining copyrights should not be covered by copyright law. Bill Gates claimed that Apple had taken ideas from the graphical user interface developed by Xerox for Xerox's

Alto and Star computers.

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What would have happened if Microsoft had lost the lawsuit? Microsoft Windows might never have become the dominant operating system that it is today.........

Wat is this LCOS ???

Our past HDTV image viewing technologies were CRT(Cathode Ray Tube) , then came LCD's(Liquid crystal displays) , then came the turn of PLASMA's and then the beautiful techonolgy being implemented was of DLP which stands for Digital Light Processing and within a very short notice came the newest technology----->>> LCoS which stands for Liquid Crystal On Silicon ..

Liquid Crystal on Silicon, LCoS, is a new display technology that is now making its grand entrance into the HDTV marketplace...Of course, LCoS isn’t really brand new because it’s been under development for more than a decade, and JVC has actually been shipping high-end professional front projectors with this technology since 1998...It’s also been a very difficult technology to perfect and quite a few companies have either given up or gone bankrupt trying.

LCoS provides the highest resolutions, the highest non-CRT Contrast Ratios, and the most artifact-free images of any display technology. For people who are sensitive to flicker and eye-fatigue, LCoS operates at the highest refresh rates (120 Hz) for the smoothest most flicker-free images..


Want to know about the brand names !!!!!!!!!!

Thomson produced the first commercial LCoS HDTV in 2001, followed by Toshiba and then Philips, but all of them had dropped out by October 2004. Intel shook the industry in January 2004 by announcing that it would begin manufacturing LCoS panels but then abandoned the project in October 2004 before anything was shipped.


The second generation of LCoS began with JVC followed by Sony and then Brillian...

Wanna c the comparison between all the 5 technologies ..
http://www.displaymate.com/ShootOut_Comparison.htm

sources :: http://www.displaymate.com/

Do you know about NFC ????

Believe it or not !!!!!!!!!

Now you can interact with bill boards , pay your travel fares and prove your identification by just moving a NFC-enabled device near the screen ...

But what is this NFC n stuff ?????????????

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a new, short-range wireless connectivity technology that evolved from a combination of existing contactless identification and interconnection technologies.

Products with built-in NFC will dramatically simplify the way consumer devices interact with one another, helping people speed connections, receive and share information and even make fast and secure payments !!!!!!!

And how does it work ????????

Operating at 13.56 MHz and transferring data at up to 424 Kbits/second, NFC provides intuitive, simple, and safe communication between electronic devices. NFC is both a “read” and “write” technology.

Communication between two NFC-compatible devices occurs when they are brought within four centimeters of one another: a simple wave or touch can establish an NFC connection, which is then compatible with other known wireless technologies such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

There is even a forum for NFC(Near Field Communication) technology which promotes the usage of such short range wire-less devices which is a gift to the consumers ..

NFC can be used with a variety of devices, from mobile phones that enable payment or transfer information to digital cameras that send their photos to a TV set with just a touch. The possibilities are endless, and NFC is sure to take the complexities out of today’s increasingly sophisticated consumer devices and make them simpler to use

Hope this technology reaches to greater heights ..

Want to own your own Flying Saucer !!!!!

This isnt a lie , it is true a company called Moller International of Davis, CA is actually selling Flying Saucer like cars for $90,000 !!!

This Flying saucer doesnot help you to get into space but it's really a car-sized craft intended to fly no higher than 10 feet..

Named as M200G by Moller this vehicle is run by 8 small but powerful rotary engines which can carry a payload of 250 pounds and is stabilized by a computer system..

The driver uses a joystick for steering and sets the desired altitude (detected by a radar) with a lever.

It can fly to much higher heights than 10ft but for doing so it would require a pilot's license..

Besides gasoline, the craft’s rotary engines can burn a combination of ethanol and water, giving it very low emissions.

DISADVANTAGES--

1)The craft emits an earsplitting 85 decibels when in running state..

2)Would consume 40 gallons of fuel in an hour with a top speed of 50mph ..

The firm plans to launch its next six demo models in the next 12 months ..

Grand Theft Auto IV posponed to 2008

To the much disappiontment Take-Two Interactive stunned the game industry by announcing it was delaying Grand Theft Auto IV to the second quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, which begins on February 1, 2008 ..

Actually it was to be released on 16th october , 2007..

The company declared the reason for postponment as it is requires additional development time to complete the title ..

Some of the rare pic's of Google earth

Victoria Falls
Would u like to go for a sight-seeing ..
Most of the people prefer to watch wonderful sites from a plane but Google Earth provides us oppurtunity to watch such sites from home itself ..
Google Earth coordinates for Victoria Falls is -17.925511,25.85822




Interested in Mysteries ??

wonder why this fighter jet is parked in an residential area in Paris !!!!

The Google Earth coordinates 48.825183,2.198579



Interested about aliens and crop circles then Google earth is the best way to browse through crop circles around the world .

The above Gigantic crop circle was found outside beatty , Nevada .. The Google Earth coordinates 37.401437,-116.86773

Google earth not only tracks the stationary locations but can also capture moving things ..

In the above image 10 elephants were captured in Africa ..

Google earth not only captures some of the rare locations but also accidents such as the one above is a sinking ship.. The Google Earth coordinates were 30.541634,47.825445


Google earth is very helpful in finding locations though it may misused only by some people ..

Dual Layer DVD

With the introduction of dual-layer DVD+R technology comes the next important milestone in the drive to continually improve and expand the optical data storage options available to consumers..

It will benefit from the additional storage capacity of the DVD+R disc as it will enable users to record 4 hours of DVD-quality video or 16 hours of VHS-quality video, without the need to turn over the disc !!!!!!

Users will be able to archive up to 8.5 Gbytes of computer files on a single disc, which almost doubles the storage capacity compared with the 4.7Gbytes for the single-layer DVD+R discs currently available ...

Working of Dual Layer Dvd -------

The dual-layer DVD+R system uses two thin embedded organic dye films for data storage separated by a spacer layer.
Heating with a focused laser beam irreversibly modifies the physical and chemical structure of each layer such that the modified areas have different optical properties to those of their unmodified surroundings.
This causes a variation in reflectivity as the disc rotates to provide a read-out signal as with commercially pressed read-only discs.

Wat else are we waiting for ??????