Tablet PCs running Windows have existed for almost a decade. If people really cared about them running windows software, then why is the iPad such a success while the Windows based PCs haven't been?
it is not "code speak for pirates". Here's 61 homebrewed games in cartridge form for play on your Atari VCS/2600. My game Medieval Mayhem, an updated take on Warlords, is one of them. My other homebrew, Stay Frosty, was part of the 2007 Holiday Cart, Stella's Stocking.
to trigger audio samples from radio version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide". It would play "Thank You" when a floppy was inserted and "Glad to be of service" when it was ejected. If I remember correctly those were the doors in the Heart of Gold.
Keyboards 'dirtier than a toilet'. Without new keyboards we risk the same consequences as what happened to Golgafrincham after they shipped off all their telephone sanitizers.
If you want to blame the FCC for something, blame them for selecting ATSC. Why on earth they chose MPEG2 when everyone else gets MPEG4 or H.264 is anyone's guess (greed from patent holders maybe?).
Development of the ATSC standard started in 1987, with the decision to use digital being decided in 1993. The FCC adopted the standard in 1996.
No need to guess as to why they didn't use a MPEG4(1998) or H.264(2003), they simply didn't exist when the standard was established.
It's not a matter of not caring, it's a matter of lack of choice.
In my neighborhood the choices for internet access are Comcast or Dialup. Verizon provides phone service for my neighboord(Houston metro area) but they don't offer FiOS, let alone DSL.
I'd love to switch off Comcast as until recently they'd been throttling my connection to less than dial-up speeds after exactly 2 minutes of a video conference via iChat. No P2P was involved, just iChat. I use iChat to keep in touch with my parents,my dad's job took them out of the country, and my brother, who lives in central Wisconsin.
Even though they've stopped the throttling in the past few weeks I'll be leaving Comcast as soon as FiOS is available because Comcast lied to my face, "we're not throttling", whenever I'd call about the iChat issue.
reminds me of how all the people upset with "Activist Judges" have conveniently forgotten that the judges are part of the checks and balances of the system..
at the 2 minute mark of using iChat for a video conference, my bandwidth from Comcast in Houston gets throttled to less than dial-up speeds, effectively making iChat useless.
After dealing with that for a few months I finally tracked down a preference in iChat to limit bandwidth useage, and if I set it to 100 kbps the throttling doesn't occur, but then 4-way video calls don't work well.
Comcast is the only broadband choice where I live. I have Verizon for my phone service, but they don't offer DSL or FiOS in my neighborhood.
I've modified my Atari with S-Video and Stereo and it generates a crystal clear picture on my old C= 1084S. The other key thing is Medieval Mayhem is a paddle game and paddle emulation leaves much to be desired. Something like the Stelladaptor helps, but I only have one of those which limits me to 2 players and Medieval Mayhem really shines when played with 4 players.
You might like Medieval Mayhem, my homebrew version of Warlords for the Atari. You can even play online, though note that the mouse makes a poor substitute for a paddle.
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unlike Flash, the browser makers can actually address HTML5 performance issues.
Tablet PCs running Windows have existed for almost a decade. If people really cared about them running windows software, then why is the iPad such a success while the Windows based PCs haven't been?
Yep, for most for PC users the Desktop is their filesystem.
and then later retroactively removed. Apple has never sold the iPhone/iPad with the ability to run Flash. Big difference.
that 1 million in iPad sales occurred in a single country.
I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't get sick playing Portal as I've always gotten sick playing FPSes before.
though anything other than white will cost extra - ColorWare Mac mini.
it is not "code speak for pirates". Here's 61 homebrewed games in cartridge form for play on your Atari VCS/2600. My game Medieval Mayhem, an updated take on Warlords, is one of them. My other homebrew, Stay Frosty, was part of the 2007 Holiday Cart, Stella's Stocking.
What's Microsoft's? Shrinking
to trigger audio samples from radio version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide". It would play "Thank You" when a floppy was inserted and "Glad to be of service" when it was ejected. If I remember correctly those were the doors in the Heart of Gold.
From the AtariAge Homebrew forum I see Ballblazer, K.O. Cruiser, KITE!, Jack and the Beanstalk and others in progress.
The AtariAge Store currently has 61 homebrews available for purchase in cartridge form so you can play them on a real console.
Keyboards 'dirtier than a toilet'. Without new keyboards we risk the same consequences as what happened to Golgafrincham after they shipped off all their telephone sanitizers.
I didn't realize that Texas had the ability to elect the President of the US all by itself.
and have them reverse the charges
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They throttled my iChat video conferences to less than dial-up speeds, effectively making it useless.
Development of the ATSC standard started in 1987, with the decision to use digital being decided in 1993. The FCC adopted the standard in 1996.
No need to guess as to why they didn't use a MPEG4(1998) or H.264(2003), they simply didn't exist when the standard was established.
It's not a matter of not caring, it's a matter of lack of choice.
In my neighborhood the choices for internet access are Comcast or Dialup. Verizon provides phone service for my neighboord(Houston metro area) but they don't offer FiOS, let alone DSL.
I'd love to switch off Comcast as until recently they'd been throttling my connection to less than dial-up speeds after exactly 2 minutes of a video conference via iChat. No P2P was involved, just iChat. I use iChat to keep in touch with my parents,my dad's job took them out of the country, and my brother, who lives in central Wisconsin.
Even though they've stopped the throttling in the past few weeks I'll be leaving Comcast as soon as FiOS is available because Comcast lied to my face, "we're not throttling", whenever I'd call about the iChat issue.
reminds me of how all the people upset with "Activist Judges" have conveniently forgotten that the judges are part of the checks and balances of the system..
at the 2 minute mark of using iChat for a video conference, my bandwidth from Comcast in Houston gets throttled to less than dial-up speeds, effectively making iChat useless.
After dealing with that for a few months I finally tracked down a preference in iChat to limit bandwidth useage, and if I set it to 100 kbps the throttling doesn't occur, but then 4-way video calls don't work well.
Comcast is the only broadband choice where I live. I have Verizon for my phone service, but they don't offer DSL or FiOS in my neighborhood.
I've modified my Atari with S-Video and Stereo and it generates a crystal clear picture on my old C= 1084S. The other key thing is Medieval Mayhem is a paddle game and paddle emulation leaves much to be desired. Something like the Stelladaptor helps, but I only have one of those which limits me to 2 players and Medieval Mayhem really shines when played with 4 players.
You can order up a cartridge from AtariAge for play on a real Atari. They have a number of other homebrews as well.
You might like Medieval Mayhem, my homebrew version of Warlords for the Atari. You can even play online, though note that the mouse makes a poor substitute for a paddle.
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
ITake anything Microsoft does with an extremely large grain of salt.