"B.) It's not for you Mr. Sixpack, it's for us artists. We plunk down $3000 -- $4000 once in a while for stuff like this."
Just wanted to apologize to everybody. That sounded elitist. I didn't mean for it to.
I'll add a lil more info here: The ability to see that many pixels on the screen is VERY important. Imagine trying to work at theater resolution (>2,000 pixels...) and only seeing a small chunk at a time, or seeing it downsized to where some of the detail is lost. That's problematic. Monitors that can run at >1,600 pixels are hard to come by. So if Apple is successful here, it'll drive prices down. Either we snag the Apple monitor, or the lower budget places get more bang for their buck.
That's why I was offended at the previous poster's comment. I wasn't trying to say "Im better than you", but rather "you're not the only person in the world". Sorry I didn't communicate that more clearly the first time.
" I love ya' Apple, but this whole move where you basically abandonded the mid-range can't really be good for business."
Are you kidding? There's so much competition in the mid-low range that their margins are thin. But in the higher end bracket where it's hard to get >1280 by 1024, they're probably making significantly more profit. Fewer units sold, greater profit.
In any event, it'll drive consumer prices down either directly or indirectly. You should be happy, not sad.
Microsoft creates a version of Windows that everybody here's been wanting, and what we get is a string of conspiracy theories and stale jokes about Windows reliablity.
"Whereas N. Korea government is a clear and present danger to their country, the USA, and the rest of the world, W. basically ignores them."
Ever notice how after we captured Saddam, Syria (man I hope I got the right country here) threw up its hands and said "I give up"? I don't think GW is ignoring Korea.
You're in for a pleasant surprise. I loved T2k for the Jaguar as well. The PS version is a significant upgrade, though. The music is much better, the graphics are considerably trippier, and I just plain like the PS controller better than the Jaguar's.
"Goes to show that all the money and time you spend on graphics and special effects is all for not if the gameplay suks. I mean these games are in 8 bits at best yet the game play is truly revolutionary and addicting still today."
Whoah, hold on there bud. There were a LOT of stinker 8-bit games. The situation back then really wasn't different than the situation is right now. You had your occasional 'classic' with a bunch of trash games, just like today. The classic games of the 80s were few and far between compared to the 1000's of games that weren't so classic.
After the years go by, we remember what we ache for, but we forget about E.T..
"The word Atari predates the videogame. It's a term from Go. It means the situation where a group of stones is one liberty away from being captured. Thusly, if you aren't directly in the videogame industry, you can probably use the word as much as you want."
Heh. I remember somebody wrote a video games magazine (Electronic Gaming Monthly?) with a theory about the success of video game consoles. It was all in the name, it was all subliminal. Atari, with the letters rearranged, is 'I a rat'. Gameboy, the most successful system, is 'Yo bag me'.
"m glad that some companies have figured this out! I love the latest and greatest games as much as anyone, but my heart still belongs to good old 2-D action games."
I think the retro games are okay, but I really like when they are updated to modern standards.
Tempest 2000 for the Playstation kicked ass. I loved how they retained the feel of the game, but updated with the trippy graphics and technoo music.
"Hi, I'm admittedly worthless, so I thought I'd bump up my karma by submitting an Ask Slashdot question about something totally obscure, since the editors seem to be on an 'accept all' kick today."
Hi, I'm a condescending jerk that wants to bump up his karma by trying to point out the silliness of an Ask Slashdot. I'm incapable of providing thoughtful input, and the idea of ignoring the subject I'm not interested in has escaped me, so I'm hoping that my critical attitude will demonstrate just how elite I am.
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"... it's only a matter of time before other software comapanies and eventually open source authors will be sued for the same."
For the record, I'd never ever contribute anything to the Open Source Community if I would be held responsible for the criminal act of another party.
Here's the problem: Viruses don't write themselves. It'd be like suing Ford because somebody put sugar in your gas tank.
"I'm also feeling addicted to Windows. And they pushed this on me when I was a kid."
Yeah I was a gamer, too.
Eh?
"B.) It's not for you Mr. Sixpack, it's for us artists. We plunk down $3000 -- $4000 once in a while for stuff like this."
Just wanted to apologize to everybody. That sounded elitist. I didn't mean for it to.
I'll add a lil more info here: The ability to see that many pixels on the screen is VERY important. Imagine trying to work at theater resolution (>2,000 pixels...) and only seeing a small chunk at a time, or seeing it downsized to where some of the detail is lost. That's problematic. Monitors that can run at >1,600 pixels are hard to come by. So if Apple is successful here, it'll drive prices down. Either we snag the Apple monitor, or the lower budget places get more bang for their buck.
That's why I was offended at the previous poster's comment. I wasn't trying to say "Im better than you", but rather "you're not the only person in the world". Sorry I didn't communicate that more clearly the first time.
"I didn't know there was that kind of money in waiting tables and hanging out on street corners with a can."
I'm sorry, I didn't mean for my comment to sound elitist.
"NanoGator, if you're an artist, I'm a frickin' Nobel laureate."
Then it's a pleasure to meet a Nobel laureate.
"What would you say if I told you I received a blowjob for giving the original Redneck Racing a 10/10?"
How much money did you save that week?
" I love ya' Apple, but this whole move where you basically abandonded the mid-range can't really be good for business."
Are you kidding? There's so much competition in the mid-low range that their margins are thin. But in the higher end bracket where it's hard to get >1280 by 1024, they're probably making significantly more profit. Fewer units sold, greater profit.
In any event, it'll drive consumer prices down either directly or indirectly. You should be happy, not sad.
"Could you please stop making stuff that only 2 people in the world will buy? (i.e. that $3500 30" Display that requires a special graphics card)"
A.) It'll drive down the price of current LCD's.
B.) It's not for you Mr. Sixpack, it's for us artists. We plunk down $3000 -- $4000 once in a while for stuff like this.
Microsoft creates a version of Windows that everybody here's been wanting, and what we get is a string of conspiracy theories and stale jokes about Windows reliablity.
Cheers, enjoy. :)
"You came here for an intelligent discussion on Microsoft? I feel sorry for you."
One man's troll is another man's Insightful.
"The EC voted for patenting software. Why should we be impressed by this new decision?"
Because we want M$ to desperately hemmorage money right and left anywhere it can even if it means their right to appeal is taken away?
"Wouldn't suprise me if someone was threatning to blow the whistle though..."
Like the 900,000 people that'd never buy HP products again?
"Whereas N. Korea government is a clear and present danger to their country, the USA, and the rest of the world, W. basically ignores them."
Ever notice how after we captured Saddam, Syria (man I hope I got the right country here) threw up its hands and said "I give up"? I don't think GW is ignoring Korea.
Oops, somebody pointed out that I got the title wrong. It's Tempest X.
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Enjoy!
You're in for a pleasant surprise. I loved T2k for the Jaguar as well. The PS version is a significant upgrade, though. The music is much better, the graphics are considerably trippier, and I just plain like the PS controller better than the Jaguar's.
"Goes to show that all the money and time you spend on graphics and special effects is all for not if the gameplay suks. I mean these games are in 8 bits at best yet the game play is truly revolutionary and addicting still today."
Whoah, hold on there bud. There were a LOT of stinker 8-bit games. The situation back then really wasn't different than the situation is right now. You had your occasional 'classic' with a bunch of trash games, just like today. The classic games of the 80s were few and far between compared to the 1000's of games that weren't so classic.
After the years go by, we remember what we ache for, but we forget about E.T..
"The word Atari predates the videogame. It's a term from Go. It means the situation where a group of stones is one liberty away from being captured. Thusly, if you aren't directly in the videogame industry, you can probably use the word as much as you want."
Heh. I remember somebody wrote a video games magazine (Electronic Gaming Monthly?) with a theory about the success of video game consoles. It was all in the name, it was all subliminal. Atari, with the letters rearranged, is 'I a rat'. Gameboy, the most successful system, is 'Yo bag me'.
"m glad that some companies have figured this out! I love the latest and greatest games as much as anyone, but my heart still belongs to good old 2-D action games."
I think the retro games are okay, but I really like when they are updated to modern standards.
Tempest 2000 for the Playstation kicked ass. I loved how they retained the feel of the game, but updated with the trippy graphics and technoo music.
"Hey! I get to PAY AGAIN for this game I bought 10 years ago! YEAH!!!!"
You had a Pacman machine?
"Hi, I'm admittedly worthless, so I thought I'd bump up my karma by submitting an Ask Slashdot question about something totally obscure, since the editors seem to be on an 'accept all' kick today."
Hi, I'm a condescending jerk that wants to bump up his karma by trying to point out the silliness of an Ask Slashdot. I'm incapable of providing thoughtful input, and the idea of ignoring the subject I'm not interested in has escaped me, so I'm hoping that my critical attitude will demonstrate just how elite I am.
"Installing Vaporware? Good to know that the person who wrote that article has no clue what he/she is talking about."
Maybe vaporware is a reference to their medication.
"on how long it will take until MS changes Excel to make it incompatible with this application?"
You mean like they did when OO came out? Or how about how they changed Word and Powerpoint's format?
"Actually "outsourcing" would mean that the US comic was being created in India which it clearly isnt."
That wasn't the joke. Imagine Spiderman sitting at home in his underwear reading the want-ads.
Ah never mind, i blew it.