Frequently Asked Questions FAQ1
For more about JavaScript and the timing System it uses, see clocks
Good News
From 1st November 2011 you will be able to purchase a legal copy of the Mozilla/Netscape javaScript capable browser for £100*.
If you would prefer to wait, the price for this shareware on a 30 day free trial will be £200 in December.
Bad News
Illegal possession of Bank of England Forging Equipment (a personal computer with unlicensed software) carries a penalty of up to 40 years' imprisonment.
*The current price is one hundred pounds per copy, world wide. If you are under 20 years of age, your parent oor guardian is responsible. You may try the browser free for 30 days, and either pay for it after that or delete it.
To register see the contact page.
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Get out of Jail Free
Sun sold to Oracle for 7.4 billion?
See the history of Sun brand on this page:
It begs the question, who did Oracle pay for the aquisition? Did the money go to Sun, in which case, Oracle gets it as the new owners. An example of this type of 'deal' is when Cathay Pacific made Dragonair a wholly owned subsidiary.
My correspondence file includes letters from Cathay Pacific warning me not to contact Dragonair employees. At the time of the takeover, Dragon was the biggest domestic airline in China with more destinations and passengers than the other two. It was decided in a closed meeting of teh leaders, by vote, that Dragon's opposition would handle their bookings. (more)
My programming experience producing software for Dragon Systems, in speech recognition and language suites.
Background from this page:
http://park-lane.yolasite.com/sun.phpSun is a proponent of open systems in general and Unix in particular, and a major contributor to open source software.[5]
On April 20, 2009, Sun and Oracle Corporation announced that they entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun for $7.4 billion.[6][7] The deal is still pending, with no date yet given for its completion.
Sun's manufacturing facilities are located in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA and Linlithgow, Scotland.
Q-What do you get for your money?
A-The JavaScript timing system.
The Timing system is part of the browser which you are currently using for free.
Microsoft uses its profits to distribte a JavaScript capable browser for free, despite losing a Court action to Sun.
When you register (pay for) your timing system, you get the rest of the browser for free. This enables you to connect to the world wide web.
We are also considering throwing in the latest version of Microsoft (or NEC -in Asia) Windows for free, but you would have to ask Microsoft for a refund if you already have a copy- good luck!
Q-What are the advantages?
There is a full lifetime replacement guarantee, but you cannot get your money back, otherwise you will have had use of it for free. You may however sell it to a third party. The advantage is that there is a strong possibility that at some stage it may stop working correctly. If you are using a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser you will find yourself connected to a Microsoft network, and at some time in the future you may no longer be able to connect to the internet, just as Microsoft now makes it difficult for Mozilla browsers to connect to some of their services.
How does it work?
There are three parts to the software which connects you to the internet. (Operating System/Browser and Timing System)
One is the Operating System of the computer you are using. This is software not hardware, and because the browser does not have all the software it needs, you need to purchase the other half (or third) from microsoft. This includes all the software originally sold as DOS 5 (or Disc Operating System 5) which was under 1mb at 640k.
It includes ASCII (AmericanStandard Code for Information Interchange)
The DOS Commands, such as copy, and xcopy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MS-DOS_commands
Device Drivers such as ANSI.sys, DISPLAY.sys, HIMEM.sys, SMARTDRV.sys, used to access expanded (physical) memory and extended (Virtual) memory, according to the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/AST eXtended-Memory Specification (XMS). This is the Microsoft Virtual Machine which is now the Java Virtual Machine, and ensures that only one specific piece of software occupies one physical space within memory.
various Keyboard Layouts and Code pages. Codes are accessed by holding down the Alt key while typing in the code number (1) ☺
How does it work?
There are three parts to the software which connects you to the internet. (Operating System/Browser and Timing System)
One is the Operating System of the computer you are using. This is software not hardware, and because the browser does not have all the software it needs, you need to purchase the other half (or third) from microsoft. This includes all the software originally sold as DOS 5 (or Disc Operating System 5) which was under 1mb at 640k.
It includes ASCII (AmericanStandard Code for Information Interchange)
The DOS Commands, such as copy, and xcopy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MS-DOS_commands
Device Drivers such as ANSI.sys, DISPLAY.sys, HIMEM.sys, SMARTDRV.sys, used to access expanded (physical) memory and extended (Virtual) memory, according to the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/AST eXtended-Memory Specification (XMS). This is the Microsoft Virtual Machine which is now the Java Virtual Machine, and ensures that only one specific piece of software occupies one physical space within memory.
various Keyboard Layouts and Code pages. Codes are accessed by holding down the Alt key while typing in the code number (1) ☺
more about the Microsoft Operating system
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The Browser
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browserA web browser can also be defined as an application software or program designed to enable users to access, retrieve and view documents and other resources on the Internet.
Although browsers are primarily intended to access the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems.
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The JavaScript Timing System
The JavaScript Timing System comes installed with the web browser software you already have on your computer, but includes the mouse software (and scroll bars) as they were originally part of the Microsoft operating system, but became redundant when the browser included them, and there was no space for two copies of the same software, causing a conflict.
The Mouse
In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface.
The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a cursor on a display, which allows for fine control of a graphical user interface.
The trackball was invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball.
It was not patented, as it was a secret military project.[3]