The Dixons Group (for those who dont know: Dixons, Currys, The Link and PC World) recently 'upgraded' their computer system.

Bearing in mind how many stores they have nationwide, they used to use a program called REPOS (Retail Electronic Point Of Sale) written in COBOL, with a Server in each shop and a series of dumb terminals throughout the store, and a couple of mainframes at the HQ in Hemel Hempstead. Not the fastest or newest of systems, but so stable it was unbelievable.

They 'upgraded' to using an HP PC at each point where there used to be a dumb terminal, and a router instead of a server in each store. And ONE server at Hemel Hempstead, to which every PC is individualy logged into. The new program was called Eclipse. It was written in Java. ITS SHITE. It crashes constantly, the server crashes, and when the server is down - each individual shop cannot even check its own stock.

Probably a bad example, but I just dont think Java was meant for something like that. Websites and funky bits like VCDQuality Desktop - yes. Corporate Financial/Stock Control systems - no.

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a gigantic community of FAGGOTS ! LOL

/Derail over

4 hour late edit: SPELLING NIGGA WHUT WHUT

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Originally posted by Sobaku
but java can run on any OS.

i would like to see this on many OS' not just windows

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Doesn't the website do that already ?
Oh wait, it doesn't give the same info as the app anyway. Or does it !?

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did something wtih general settings... search works now.

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Is it just me, or does that menu down the left-hand side look remarkably like the one in the Firefox Options window?

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at the time of design I may or may not have looked in firefox :P

but, its hot fire.. eh?

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I will certainly use it whenever its ready, looks bloody handy!

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any way to turn that sections option into checkboxes instead of radial buttons?

only saying that for someone that would like to look at all releases but say one or two groups, other then that, looks ace so far, keep it up.

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I did wanna do that actually.. but for now I can only get it to download 1 section at a time

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but java can run on any OS.

i would like to see this on many OS' not just windows

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Is this released to the public? Is there a download link somewhere.

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Saying that is like saying "Anal sex is good because it works on all genders"

Looks really damn cool though, I know a bit of java (for cheats in java based games)

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To finish the logic loop...

Anal Sex works on all genders...
All genders use VCDquality...

Therefore... VCDquality = Anal Sex?

I think I've been at work for too long.....

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its about that time... wanna beta test? find me - tell me...

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I'll test it

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Ill test it too! let me know.

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where do i sign up

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I'd love to test it

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Same here - will test it!!

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