While setting up my new computer, I switched an Adaptec 29320-R (SCSI RAID) with a 3ware 8506-8 (SATA RAID). Before the SATA card was in the second PCI slot from the top and the SCSI card was below it; now the SCSI card is on top.
The system is no longer recognizing the SATA RAID card, but it...
I am building a system with two Fujitsu MAS3735NP drives in RAID-1 on an Adaptec 29320-R. The drives are on the same cable, and that cable is attached to channel B - that's the connector closest to the bracket. The terminator is past the drives, not past the card. The cable has no bent pins...
Let's have a thread filled with handy-dandy C++ tutorials, since several people seem to be interested in learning modern, Standard C++.
Integer Data Types
C++ has lots of integer data types, and it can get pretty confusing.
char - This type (I pronounce it "care" as in character; infidels...
I am pleased to announce that I have completed a new version of my MinGW distribution.
http://nuwen.net/files/mingw.zip (15.6 MB)
MinGW is a port of GCC to Windows. My distribution includes GCC, as well as a large number of libraries and utilities, all set up so that you can immediately...
Where can I get the C++ Standard?
Online as a PDF for $18.
INCITS/ISO/IEC 14882-2003, informally known as the C++ Standard, or 14882 2003, is available as a PDF for $18. You can purchase it and then download it immediately. This is the most modern revision of the Standard.
Where can I get...
By Shadow2531's request, here is Boost 1.31.0, including prebuilt Regex and Filesystem:
http://stl.nuwen.net/boost-1.31.0.zip (3 MB)
Extract the ZIP so that its include and lib directories overlay MinGW's include and lib directories.
This should work with MinGW gcc 3.3.x, though I have...
I feel like venting.
http://www.vanshardware.com/news/2004/03/040315_Bits_and_Bytes/040315_Bits_and_Bytes.htm
> For years we have detailed the weaknesses of Intel's NetBurst architecture
Sure, the Willy sucked. Then the Northy came along and dominated everything for a long time.
> it...
Version 1.0.9.0 of my GPLed personal C++ library libnuwen is now available:
http://stl.nuwen.net/libnuwen-1.0.9.0.tar.bz2 (26 KB)
Full documentation will be available Real Soon Now. Here's a short summary of some of the most interesting libnuwen components:
* SOCKETS
libnuwen's socket...
I'm building a new computer before I graduate, and this is (hopefully) the final spec. I'm pretty sure I won't have any compatibility problems, but I'm posting the spec so everyone can look it over and scream at me if I'm doing something really stupid.
(For example, I was going to use the...