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The 1991 "X-Box"

Posted by michael on from the old-skool dept.

Jim Hall writes "Back in college (1991), I wondered why no one had bothered to make a DOS-based game console. One day, in the back of a notebook, I made some notes about how you might go about creating a DOS-based game console. (I even called it an "X-Box", but really the "X" was there because I didn't know what else to call it. Microsoft's current "XBox" console is completely different, and I don't claim any rights to the "X-Box" name.) I've posted some scans of my notes, and a discussion about how you would create a DOS-based game console."

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  1. SHENANIGANS! by motardo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I call shenanigans on this one. YARR

  2. Re:Geez by aztektum · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMG! Someone is actually RTFA!

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  3. Missing feature! by termos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it have the ability to play Nethack in fullscreen colors?

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  4. Re:Prices are out of whack for 1991 by Didion+Sprague · · Score: 5, Funny

    And who adds "(c. 1991)" to their notes?

    Yeah, whenever I jot something down, I'm always sure to add "c. 2003" -- just in case.

    I'm surprised Slashdot got suckered in by this guy.

    Well, no, I'm not surprised.

    Hey, I had this idea for an on-line auction house after I read Thomas Pynchons 'Crying of Lot 49'. First I figured 'eLot' but then I though, nah, 'eBay' would be much more appropriate.

  5. Guys... Guys... Take it easy... by fordboy0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The '1991' on the front page is his BirthDate. The idea was conceived yesterday...

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