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Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store
Rob Hearn sends in a piece up at PocketGamer.co.uk on why Apple suddenly pulled Manomio's C64 emulator soon after finally approving it. (El Reg has coverage too.) "It was a glorious few moments for retro gamers when Manomio's C64 emulator was finally approved by Apple and released to the eager, nostalgic iPhone public. Then, calamity! It was gone again. Apparently some wily users figured out how to access the Commodore 64 BASIC system that was originally packaged with the emulator — something that Apple wasn't too happy with, given the nature of the interpreter's code. By setting the keyboard to 'always on,' launching a game and restarting BASIC, players got into the 'empty shell' of their C64 emulator."
For technophiles, the iPhone is dead. The n900, with it's Debian-based-OS and open platform, is our new lord and savior.
http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/
Remember folks, it's okay to tout your fanboy product if popular opinion also likes it.
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
Look, the n900 is a great phone, so was the n810, n800, n97, n95.
If you think they are going to do anything like the iPhone in sales, you are an idiot. Having an amazing phone isn't enough.
What do you people not understand, you still think it is a faster processor, or higher megapixel camera that sells phones. You are just complete morons.