phone device software
i suck at programing, maybe you can help me?
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Steven Wabik wrote:
i don't wanna use linux. i have two batteries in my notebook, the main
one
and then the multibay battery. when the multibay battery is in the
notebook
i can't use the dvd drive. i can either have one multibay device
installed
at a time. the multibay battery, the dvd drive, the floppy drive, the
ls-120
drive, or the zip drive.
i already have an application that boots without windows. quickplay is an
application that can do that. applications that can boot without running
windows usually use less system resources and then end up using less
battery
power. if i do get the kinda software that i want, i want to have it so
that
the mulibay drive port is inactive along with a few other ports and
devices.
i have software within windows that can reprogran all of the quicklaunch
buttons so i guess if i try to write my own application i guess i can
take
some of the code out of that and put it in the application i wanna try to
make.
i wanna try to find the software i want first before i attempt to make my
own. i have a very long lasting battery in my laptop, dispite its age.
the
main battery will last up to 3.5 hours. 1.5 hours if you use it to watch
a
dvd while on battery power. i benchmark the system performence. i already
know how to get some applications to run without booting windows.
so, will you please just help me look for what i want?
What you want is specialized. Very Specialized. Quickplay is a
generalized application, it plays DVDS, there's a market for it. There
are lots of applications that are Boot CDs in and of themselves, they
mostly hardware diagnostics, and firmware or BIOS upgrades, also OS
rescue and virus recovery. Things Windows cannot DO very well. This is
mostly aimed at computer geeks.
The only other class of such software, are "LIVE CDS." Linux "live" CDs
are very cool, you can customize them to any degree you desire. If
you're willing to do the legwork, you can strip them to virtually
nothing.
Right now, the market for what you're after consists of 1 member: you.
And you want it "just so" with a dozen special equirements that few
people ask for. ITs NOT something that exists on the open market.
When companies want some special software that deos not exist on the
open market, and they have special requirements, they will hire someone
(or several someones) to write it. Individually, the requirements are
not so tough: Reprogramming buttons being the easiest. Taken together,
plus the requirement that it be standalone and bootable, you have a
Custom Project.
What you're describing is a basic operating system in and of itself. So
if you don't want to run Linux to get you past the basic hurdles, then
you're left with a lot of work on your hands. You might get something
that runs on DOS for one of the things you're after. But you still have
a lot of DIY to do.
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