[links] X

[Edward Rosten]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007, Kali wrote:

> Dear Ed:
> This monitor is a CSS dual scan monochrome monitor cs14DA. DB9 connector.
> I like it for its readability/reliability/low power/no flicker/no
> aliasing/ independent real power switch/no start surge on inverter, etc.
> The computer uses 47 watts, starts from cold in 30 seconds and stops in
> 12.
>
> No DOS or windows graphics mode has ever worked, but my partner just
> informed me that ANY monitor can talk X, so I stand corrected!
>
> The card, OTIVGA (OT1067) might be the problem in what modes it supports.


Sounds good, but if the monitor is old, then be a bit careful. Some old 
monitors can die if you feed them the wrong signals, but I've never 
actually encountered one myself. If the OTI card if supported by X, then 
it probably supports fully programmable timings. The drivers for X 
generally give more flexibility than you can get anywhere else.


> He (James) also says links should use CORBA and not DOM.

CORBA is a RPC (remote procedure call) system, as is DCOM (a Microsoft 
specific RPC system). Are you sure he's not confusing DCOM with DOM?

I thought that the DOM was just an tree structure representing an HTML 
(or XML) document that allowed you to refer to the elements using a 
standard naming scheme.


-Ed