That's like a choice between "disappointment" and "anguish"

Both are fantastic for MS, because you paid for one screwed up OS so you can pay for another one.

Try ebay.

> How much exactly you have to py for premium services.
a) your job title needs to be something like "CIA Director", "US Chief of Staff" or "President"
b) $100M+

Sounds perfect - go for it.

> but I don't know if it's a good idea to let them know I'm looking for another job
Are you that set on finding another job?

I mean, if your current employer offered you more money, a better...

http://clusty.com/search?query=company+formation+chennai+india&sourceid=Mozilla-search
Find a specialist company that deals with company formations.

a) it will be a lot quicker. Here in the UK,...

One is a language
http://java.sun.com/

One is a framework
http://www.microsoft.com/net/

The question it as meaningless as asking a carpenter whether a hammer or chisel is better.

half joking + half serious = complete ass

My mistake, this is a joke thread after all - carry on.

DOS has all the hallmarks of a "there are no rules" embedded system.
- limited memory
- no memory protection
- limited interrupt capability
- poor device support
- only able to run one program...

> "Because I feel like it" is as valid a reason as "because the standard says so".
How about "I want my programs to work" vs. "My programs work by magic so long as I use the codemangler 3.0...

Lowlife ripping off other content just to spam a sig-link
http://msmvps.com/blogs/carlosq/archive/2009/02.aspx

http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?gettext+3

Eg.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <libintl.h>
int main ( ) {
printf( "%s\n", gettext("hello world") );
return 0;
}

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum14.html
Lots of ideas there, all un-heeded.

> how would you decompile it in order to see its code?
Short answer - you can't disassemble code.

Long answer, you can disassemble code, but the result is likely to be the most horrible mess...

> Is COBOL still in?
If by "in", you mean fashionable and trendy, and popular with all the kiddies and wannabies - no.

Which is why it makes a good solid career move.
...

Because if you do, then you've ticked most of your boxes.

> I graduated in 1993 after obtaining a 2 year diploma in Mainframe Computer Programming
So do you know COBOL?

> - Learn an I.T. skill in the shortest period of time
Does moving the mouse count?
Seriously, anything which pays well takes a LONG time to learn. You can't just chew on the end of a cat-5 cable,...

"worried"?

You search the web for software sellers, you find a shop you like, you pay the money and the job is done.

10 posts of whining, just go away and pester someone else.

Go to the doctors, keep saying "I need help" and ignoring whatever they ask in response (where does it hurt, what are you feeling), and...

The vagueness continues
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread191291.html

> Again i not asking anyone to do my work just the right push in the right direction
Try asking an actual question in one...

Ask your IT guy where the support contract for this program is placed.

What kind of program is it? It seems like it's some 40 year old DOS fossil from the way you describe it.

> We use a lot...

I'd go for 1.

> I just made a script that when i give a password, it destroys the whole site, delete every file. is that enough?
This is dangerous!
- How would you explain it, if the owner found out about it? ...

Surely this is just some off-the-shelf product.
What development is needed, other than plugging in the device, and installing some s/w from a CD?

http://clusty.com/search?query=fingerprint+reader&sourceid=Mozilla-search

A couple of links might give food for thought.
http://www.osdev.org/
http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles

This has some interesting possibilities
http://clusty.com/search?query=HP35s+internals&sourceid=Mozilla-search

In particular, www.hpmuseum.org seems like a good place to look around.

Your average s/w engineer can work regular hours (for the most part).

A DBA would probably have to work a shift pattern, and perhaps even be "on call". If you want a job which can drag you out of...

My new standard answer to such questions is this.
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post751726.html#post751726

Anyone with aspirations of completing a doctorate really ought to:

a) have a passion for the subject. If you had this, you wouldn't be asking this kind of question.
Your approach of "I want to...

Bored now....

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Perhaps it only bans idiots like you who haven't learnt how to speak properly yet.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#writewell

Plus associated morons who's IQ is lower than their...

Dunno.

But comparing "i want to design a new web browser" with the cast of thousands (probably) who work on firefox, what exactly are you hoping to achieve?

Firefox it seems uses many...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_instruction_set_computer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risc

Hell, when I did this, I had to get out of my chair, walk to a library (y'know, where books are...

A hint of geography wouldn't hurt either.
Like "where in the world are you" and "where are you prepared to travel to".

Well no one will give you loads of money just because you think you're worth it. Without a good CV from well known companies (ie, people might be able to verify what you say), or an excellent online...

Well how well do you actually know Java?

Knowing a bunch of easy answers might seem like a good idea, and may occasionally get you the job.

Keeping the job on the other hand will require you to...

http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles (down just at this moment).
There's a whole section of various file systems.