i'd venture to guess that the 'linux cookbook' is what apple is secretly calling there plans to bring a unix like experience to the desktop crowd... so the linux cookbook here really is a roasted penguin... hehehe =)
Yeah, but if you don't put a call into tech support, it is likely that the store that sold the unit will not place a defect report on that unit. Those defect reports are how companies learn of unit failures and problems, so they can build a 'known problem' list and work their support magic in addition to, hopefully, correcting the problem in a future release... So calling into the manufacturer is often a good idea (when feasible).
If you expect anything of "Quality" to come out of Hollywood, it'll take a few years. So my predictions are that it'll be a few years before we see this influx of CGI movies...
Ummm... That's fine and all, but I for one saw an Xbox at BestBuy a week ago that was down. When I asked what happened to it, the sales guy said it overheated and wouldn't work anymore. He said it just doesn't bootup at all. So yeah, I'd say there is a problem there... Of course, the demo cases they have them in don't provide a lot of airflow either...
I was able to lockup the entire OS by issuing the "kill" command on any process, even the notepad app. Which led me to think, why put something like a kill command into the OS if it's going to go schitzo when I use it?
Hmmm... So, by your logic when you go to a doctor and say that when you twist your neck backwards it hurts, what do you think the doctor will say? Just kiddin' =)
...I can honestly say that the FF-formula has always been: good graphics, good characters/storyline, good "world", and an always-changing magic/battle system.
too bad the designers seem to put graphics ahead of gameplay as well...
Like every game id has put out since doom, final fantasy has the same basic storyline. Also you get to watch the same stupid FMV's over and over. If you like that sorta thing, it's great. Unfortunately it gets awfully boring after a while... Ugggh.
And really, the whole "running Windows in Linux" thing is a huge dead end of a commercial enterprise: We already have VMWare and it works absolutely beautifully.
Anyone remember "OS/2 for Windows"? It was actually a full copy of OS/2 that installed itself in your existing FAT partition alongside Windows 3.1. It was one of IBM's last ditch efforts to promote OS/2... Not that I miss it, but I do miss alternatives...
1. Offer a companion channel for cable networks that would allow multiplayer gaming. This would be similar to Sega's stunted SegaNet. To be the most sucessful it would have to be platform independent, allowing GCN, PS2, Xbox and DC to all play across the network. Possibly they could link it to an Internet network and allow others to play on the Internet too.
2. Create a system like SegaNet (I believe Nintendo Japan had something like this as well) where you could download games. This strategy would be interesting, although it is doubtful it would be very useful as games are exceedingly large, and the possibility of pirating would be extreme.
Those are a few things, in addition to compelling gaming programming that would be of use to someone like me.
Anyone know what the status of the suit against ibm over the 75gxp's is? I have one of these puppies and am afraid to touch it now. Magnetic media is scary enough (from a reliability standpoint) but to have to worry about it just going kaput is another matter entirely...
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i assume you mean a 'bose-einstein condensate'? =)
"There's only one man in the universe that would dare rasberry me... Lonestar!!"
heheh
gee, this sounds much more like a suped up "vmu" for the sega dreamcast than an actual portable gaming system...
i'd venture to guess that the 'linux cookbook' is what apple is secretly calling there plans to bring a unix like experience to the desktop crowd... so the linux cookbook here really is a roasted penguin... hehehe =)
Yeah, but if you don't put a call into tech support, it is likely that the store that sold the unit will not place a defect report on that unit. Those defect reports are how companies learn of unit failures and problems, so they can build a 'known problem' list and work their support magic in addition to, hopefully, correcting the problem in a future release... So calling into the manufacturer is often a good idea (when feasible).
If you expect anything of "Quality" to come out of Hollywood, it'll take a few years. So my predictions are that it'll be a few years before we see this influx of CGI movies...
Yup. Not to mention the fact the there is no such word as "noone"...
twilight zone baby, yeaaah! hehe :)
that was such a great show. i catch it every once and a while when i'm not feeling like sleeping and stay up to 2.30am on nbc...
i think the search they are looking for is more likely to be this one...
it's 49.99 here in the states with many games being sold for 8.99!
not with the gamecube as it has ports for 4 controllers out of box. you'll have to get a multitap for your poopstation2 though.
Ummm... That's fine and all, but I for one saw an Xbox at BestBuy a week ago that was down. When I asked what happened to it, the sales guy said it overheated and wouldn't work anymore. He said it just doesn't bootup at all. So yeah, I'd say there is a problem there... Of course, the demo cases they have them in don't provide a lot of airflow either...
sounds like the early days of os/2 development...
I was able to lockup the entire OS by issuing the "kill" command on any process, even the notepad app. Which led me to think, why put something like a kill command into the OS if it's going to go schitzo when I use it?
Hmmm... So, by your logic when you go to a doctor and say that when you twist your neck backwards it hurts, what do you think the doctor will say? Just kiddin' =)
...I can honestly say that the FF-formula has always been: good graphics, good characters/storyline, good "world", and an always-changing magic/battle system.
too bad the designers seem to put graphics ahead of gameplay as well...
yeah, i'd rather watch my dvd of blade runner instead...
or a game called FFVIII?
Final Fantasy 10: You've seen it all before, but now it's better. Really!
I would rather think of FFX as FFIX 'Upgrade Version' rather than a new game...
Like every game id has put out since doom, final fantasy has the same basic storyline. Also you get to watch the same stupid FMV's over and over. If you like that sorta thing, it's great. Unfortunately it gets awfully boring after a while... Ugggh.
And really, the whole "running Windows in Linux" thing is a huge dead end of a commercial enterprise: We already have VMWare and it works absolutely beautifully.
Anyone remember "OS/2 for Windows"? It was actually a full copy of OS/2 that installed itself in your existing FAT partition alongside Windows 3.1. It was one of IBM's last ditch efforts to promote OS/2... Not that I miss it, but I do miss alternatives...
Here are a few ways it might work:
1. Offer a companion channel for cable networks that would allow multiplayer gaming. This would be similar to Sega's stunted SegaNet. To be the most sucessful it would have to be platform independent, allowing GCN, PS2, Xbox and DC to all play across the network. Possibly they could link it to an Internet network and allow others to play on the Internet too.
2. Create a system like SegaNet (I believe Nintendo Japan had something like this as well) where you could download games. This strategy would be interesting, although it is doubtful it would be very useful as games are exceedingly large, and the possibility of pirating would be extreme.
Those are a few things, in addition to compelling gaming programming that would be of use to someone like me.
try the internet archiving project @ archive.org
Anyone know what the status of the suit against ibm over the 75gxp's is? I have one of these puppies and am afraid to touch it now. Magnetic media is scary enough (from a reliability standpoint) but to have to worry about it just going kaput is another matter entirely...
Yeah, this was the question I asked. Thanks for the info. =)