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From Midway to Xbox, The story of Seamus Blackley

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the aye-capn'n-blackley dept.

Matey-O writes: "Red Herring has an interesting look at Seamus Blackley, the Man behind the Xbox, and what it took to bring the console to market." I like that this article points out the risks that Microsoft took by trying to enter a field with very established competition (and with mixed results, so far).

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  1. Livin' Large @ MSFT by Knunov · · Score: 5, Funny

    "As they were leaving, they all piled into one elevator. Mr. Blackley was the last to come diving in. The elevator was already sinking...Once Mr. Blackley was inside, the elevator promptly fell four floors to the ground."

    The article fails to mention that there were only 5 people in the elevator.

    Drop the donuts and pick up some dumbells, fellas.

    Knunov

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  2. Re:actually 2 systems by Matey-O · · Score: 5, Informative
    damn, i wish i could mod that up
    Why? It's incorrect. The OS for the XBOX boots' from the INSIDE LAYER on the RIM of the DVD, counter to normal DVD's being read with sector 0 bein on the OUTSIDE layer at the innermost track on the disc.

    MOD THAT UP. It's accurate.

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