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(...) And considering that I just got a single bootable CD Linux system, which runs both KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice.org and a bunch of other stuff, it would probably not be difficult to modify this with some LDraw tools added. The big problem - as I see (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It finally dawned on me (after a less than subtle yet very helpful IM from someone who shall remain nameless :-) that you're the LDGLite author. :-, I've tried the LEdit mode, and gave up in frustration due to the slow redraw (particularly (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) So it all boils down to speed? Has anyone actually tried the LEdit mode (besides the Mac folks who currently have no other option)? I'm just wondering how much of a speedup is required. I've used it for small things on my 486 laptop, but that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I just tested a POV-RAY scene with my syster's pc the P-75 and it took 35seconds with the dos version of POV-RAY In my P-3 pc takes 2 - 3 seconds with windows XP runing using a command line dos window. About making a boot disk with povray.exe "dos" (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Sorry, didn't mean to be insulting there. :-, What Linux (and to some extent, Windows too) really needs is a semi-fast LEdit clone. I understand that one of the newer tools (LDGlite?) has an LEdit mode, but is kinda slow without hardware (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ouch! That really stings! All kidding aside, what exactly would comprise "a handful of decent LDraw tools". Besides a linux l3p executable, what's missing? I'd like some ideas to add to my "to do" list. (...) That's an interesting thought. Is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Eduardo, I really like this idea. I have no experience whatsoever with making bootable CDs, but I'm sure someone else here does. Some questions... I assume that all file saving would happen to hard disk or floppy, unless a rewritable medium such as (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Isn't this a topic more tuned for lugnet.off-topic.geek? Just ask'n. (X-posted it there anyhow) Adrian "Luke Ma" <Luke_Ma@brown.edu> wrote in message news:H0rqG5.n1v@lugnet.com... (...) these (...) level. (...) would (...) this (...) Gravity (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I did some more investigating and figured out some useful stuff... (...) Excel has a useful function NORMDIST, you can generate the above table using: =NORMDIST(A1,0,1,TRUE) Excel generates slightly different values: -3 .0013 -2 .0228 -1 .1587 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
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(...) :-) It seems it would make more sense for 51 to be called a first order composite rather than a second order prime since it is, in fact, a composite number and *not* a prime. Then again, any positive whole number is a product of primes and the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) it's a composite number, which happens to have 2 prime factors, not three or so on, so, if anything it might be a first level of composite. this seems to be a friendly starting point: (URL) linear differential equations: boy am I rusty at (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Cast iron--they don't make 'em like that anymore! Dave K (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I believe those are the Optimus Primes. Dave! (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Speaking of prime numbers..., does anyone know if there is a special name for number whose two factors are each prime numbers? For instance, 3 and 17 are prime, an their product is 51. Is there a special term for the number 51, since the only (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Light is getting slower...
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Ross Crawford writes: Hey, so am I! :-/ -John (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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For fans of dots in a regular grid, meet the 50nm scale: (URL) computer called possible with today's tech My understanding: Using design rules for conventional chip fabrication, researchers at University of Wisconsin (Madison) have simulated a (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) As usual Davies is exaggerating. His junior partner Lineweaver is a little more rational. How big is the difference calculated? (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(URL) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: My identity has been stolen
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Dr. Hayes. We moved here a few years ago from Texas. One of my friends girlfriends worked for Gelband until his.......incident. EJ (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Too wierd, we have another thing in common.. I did my undergrad and Masters at UF... I worked with Dr Gelband and Dr Harrison, who's your advisor? Felix (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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