Archive for April, 2008
Mouse in TC++
Want to use mouse in C/C++ in DOS ? This section gives the basics to use a mouse in the 16-bit DOS world using C. The graphics mode used here is 640×480×16 color.
We use the int86() function to handle interrupts. Lets start. Put the declarations below first in your mouse header file.
REGS I,O;
SREGS s;
int visible,state;
1. [...]
Heat from data center to warm a pool!!!
A new computer center in Switzerland is making novel use of the hot air thrown off by its servers and communications equipment: The heat is being funneled next door to warm the local swimming pool.
When computing companies talk about “greening” their energy-guzzling data centers, that usually means powering the centers with renewable sources or using [...]
GRID
The Internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, “the grid” will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less [...]
MinWin
A minimalistic variation of the Windows kernel, known as MinWin, is being developed for use in Windows 7. The MinWin development efforts are aimed towards componentizing the Windows kernel and reducing the dependencies with a view to carving out the minimal set of components required to build a self-contained kernel as well as reducing the [...]
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Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows as the successor of Windows Vista. Microsoft has announced that it is “scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year timeframe”, and that “the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar.” [...]
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