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tolle commented on Satya Nadella uses an IBM AS/400 in 1993 thechipletter.substack.co... · Posted by u/klelatti

agumonkey · 2 years ago

I came into contact with z/OS, VSAM and the likes, but I couldn't see how they did relational queries (joins), all I remember is that every file is row based structured columns that doesn't require parsing (and language integrated in the case of COBOL). What am I missing ?

tolle · 2 years ago

z/OS is their mainframe OS. The AS/400 is something different. Different hardware and different software.

tolle commented on My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021) derekseaman.com/2021/11/m... · Posted by u/walterbell

ToniCipriani · 3 years ago

I suppose it's the common knowledge that Mac OS doesn't support MST properly and author assumed it applied to Thunderbolt docks as well. This is on Apple for not implementing that, because it's not the hardware. Intel Macbooks work perfectly fine with regular DP Alt Mode docks in Boot Camp.

tolle · 3 years ago

Sure. But it’s like in the marketing pics even. It works over thunderbolt. And that’s what they’ve said.

tolle commented on My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021) derekseaman.com/2021/11/m... · Posted by u/walterbell

jsjohnst · 3 years ago

MacOS supports MST mirror (which imho is mostly useless outside niche uses), but not MST extend.

tolle · 3 years ago

Over Thunderbolt at least. I imagine it might subpar on non supported stuff.

tolle commented on My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021) derekseaman.com/2021/11/m... · Posted by u/walterbell

tolle · 3 years ago

I mean did he try to just daisy chain them? He claims that he wanted to use DisplayPort 1.4 for connectivity. But the monitors do support daisy chaining over thunderbolt, and he also states that. But why not daisy chain? I mean I get that it's frustrating to get the thing working with DisplayPort, dongles and docks. But the best solution was right in front of him?

tolle commented on SUSE announces Liberty Linux, new distro for those who miss the old CentOS theregister.com/2022/01/2... · Posted by u/lproven

ianai · 4 years ago

Suse isn’t owned by a large consulting/marketing firm (IBM). Tech and specifically Linux support is central to their business case.

tolle · 4 years ago

SUSE is owned, through various companies, the Wallenberg Family nowadays, isn't it?

tolle commented on GnuCOBOL – a free/libre COBOL compiler gnucobol.sourceforge.io/... · Posted by u/pabs3

tempodox · 4 years ago

In that vein, I'd find it interesting to see a neural network implemented in COBOL. But I won't hold my breath :)

tolle · 4 years ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24370792

tolle commented on WhatsApp Beaten by Apple’s New iMessage Privacy Update forbes.com/sites/zakdoffm... · Posted by u/Tomte

ryukafalz · 5 years ago

As someone who doesn't currently use an iPhone... isn't Messages the only approved SMS app for iOS? What happens if you attempt to message a non-iMessage user with that setting disabled?

tolle · 5 years ago

Then it'll send as a text message.

When initiating a new conversation, the number you add to it appears blue if they can receive iMessages, green if not.

If for some reason iMessages can't be delivered to the receiving party at the moment. Text messages are used as a fallback for them. If you disable the fallback mode. It won't be.

The whole thing is kinda intuitive, and works really smooth IMHO.

tolle commented on Apple building search engine to take on Google, report claims forbes.com/sites/barrycol... · Posted by u/winterismute

spsful · 5 years ago

As someone who has used tv on non-Apple devices I can say it works completely fine. It doesn't stream 4k like it would on apple devices, but it works fine.

- As for iCloud, their Windows client is a little lackluster. For example, the only way they can sync your iCloud calendar on Windows is by creating an Outlook plugin. So the only place I can view my iCloud calendar on my Windows computer is on the Outlook app.

- As for Music, the web player is completely fine. Not any less optimized than the Apple device versions. Would actually go further and say it looks MORE optimized than the mess of iTunes/"Music" on the Mac. Apple's native music app on the Mac has never been good.

- As for Maps, I don't think I've ever seen a web based version of it. Haven't seen a windows app variant either.

Edit: made it easier to read

tolle · 5 years ago

iClouds calendar and contacts used to just be CardDAV and CalDAV. Has that changed?

tolle commented on Mac keyboard shortcuts support.apple.com/en-us/H... · Posted by u/tosh

rangera · 5 years ago

I recommend changing the ⌘-` shortcut to ⌘-§, which is right above Tab on Mac keyboards (Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Keyboard > Move focus to next window).

Having both in the same area of the keyboard makes my brain happy.

tolle · 5 years ago

That depends on the keyboard layout. ⌘-` with an US layout is equivalent to ⌘-§ in almost all other layouts.

tolle commented on Sampler for Mac Touchbars synthtopia.com/content/20... · Posted by u/anigbrowl

dml2135 · 5 years ago

Damn, too bad it requires Catalina. I've still been hanging on to Mavericks for the 32-bit app support.

tolle · 5 years ago

Mavericks? Do you mean Mojave? Because I don't even think Mavericks runs on the Touch Bar MacBooks.

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