Other than the games that I play on a regular basis, I'm starting to keep some of my games in the garage now. On one wall hangs my gardening tools and on the other I've attached steel shelfing to the wall. I live in a moderately humid climate so to prevent the games from going mouldy and keep bugs out at the same time I keep the games in air lock bags which in turn at placed inside covered storage boxes.
"The point about making the storage capacity external to the system is that it reduces the perception of the cost of the system... they're not out to save you money, they just want you to think you're spending less on the system than on buying a competitors product..."
I think he means the cost to manufacture the xbox2 not the store price. The RRP won't differ that much from the ps3 in order to stay competitive and up profits but ms will skim on the xbox2 where ever possible to save a buck, unlike the xbox which is the main cause for ms's entertainment division being in the red.
I think it would actually. When the OS doesn't come bundled with something that the end-user wants then he/she will have to make a conscious decision on which program they want to get the job done. Some will just go to Microsoft's website and get IE or whatever. If so then oh well, it was the user's action that put IE on their computer and nothing can be said about that. Others will look at it more objectively and compare the programs that are available, their pros and cons, security issues etc. This is what will give Firebird and the others a greater chance at getting on peoples computers. Right now most people use IE, WMP, and Outlook because it came preinstalled with their OS. How fair is that on Firebird and the others? Its not and this is what the EU is trying to change.
btw I was wrong about the MS unbundling IE and Outlook from Windows,it's just WMP, but it would be good if they added IE and Outlook in as well for the reasons I stated above.:)
I wouldn't be surprised if they did just that. Whenever I patch the vanilla install of IE that comes with XP, Outlook express miraculousy comes back. I have to boot into safe mode to erase the files.
Say all the article is accurate and all they are taking out is IE, WMP, ms messenger and outlook express... for each of these programs there are better alternatives out there that are free.
IE = Firefox WMP = Mplayer (w32 binary is available) for movies, winamp for audio ms messenger = gaim outlook express = thunderbird
wow. reading that really saddened me. I still buy psx games from time to time and if I find one that not complete or the manual/disc is in shoddy condition (the case I can change if it's broken) I wont pick it up, even if its some rare game that I really really want.
That store might not have enough space for the cases because the games arent selling because they aren't complete.... The major dept stores in the city I live in keep their music cds separate from the cases to deter theft. They cds are kept in plastic sleeves behind the counter and one thing I've found about plastic sleeves is they (still) scratch the disc, and leave specks of dust behind. Another annoying thing I've found is the number of clerks who dont know how to handle the cds properly. They put their fingers all over the reading surface when they are placing it back in the case. grrr. I can't really avoid fingerprints when buying used psx games but I still would like to have them complete...
charging exhorbient prices for a camera dock which didnt work on different model kodak cameras when you upgraded. Compared to the others which charged a much more fairer rate for accessories which reflected their value/build quality, it comes as no surprise their marketshare is so low.
hi mr troll...er bridge. You only have half of slashdot's motto. Its news for nerds, stuff that matters and privacy is stuff that important not just to nerds but for everyone. Also theres a sub section on slashdot where this topic goes, called 'your rights online' and that subsection has been there even before I lost my original account.
Thats true and they also have patents and trade secrets in the code, although with trade secrets its unknown if they still hold up in court now that the source is leaked.
Check your sources. Bill Gates has given away less than $8B to charity, far from the 'half of his wealth' that you say.
Also remember that when Bill gives stuff away its not always in cash, most of the time its software so giving away something like XP isn't going to drop his bank balance by $200.
After you give them your name the site even generates a a really cool, serial numbered certificate you can print out and hang up on the wall.
The parent wasn't being a troll by saying it only accepts the english character set:
http://deepimpact.umd.edu/sendyourname/namehelp. ht ml "At the present however, our database is unable to accept foreign characters, so please use the English alphabet/character set when adding your name. Also, please avoid using special characters such as quotation marks, ampersands, brackets, underscores, mathematical symbols, etc. These characters may cause unexpected errors, and you may not be able to retrieve your certificate from the database. Numbers, apostrophes, dashes, and letters with accents or other embellishments (such as "e" or "n") are acceptable."
I think its pretty cool I can have my name sent to a comet. The mission wont be launched until 2005 or so but I can wait. The last time NASA did something like this I missed out.
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I think the reason they don't have the necessary licences is due to them not qualifying for them rather than the cost of obtaining them.
Found this little tidbit on the web pdf about another license that is needed to build dvd players. It says:
In order to manufacture any sort of DVD related item, whether it be DVD discs (i.e. the movies) or the players (DVD Players or DVD-ROM's), the manufacturer must obtain a license from the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA). The DVD CCA is a non-profit organisation responsible for licensing CSS to such manufacturers. It is not possible to use the DVD logo, or even the word DVD without this licence.
When the manufacturer make players that can skip/ fast forward anywhere, advertise prominently how to change the region code etc, they can have their license revoked. In reality this only really prevents them from using the logo and the word dvd. Like your article mentions it doesnt stop grey importing of these products.
The CSS license is more expensive too, at $15,000 a year.
Or just look on the web and let somebody else do the finding out for you. =)
A lot of the time the look of the player and the remote are the same, buttons are in the same spot etc, . You can tell what rebadged/unbadged model you have just by looking at it.
I would buy more game soundtracks if they were available here. Residing in Aust, the only game soundtracks I have come from imported titles or came bundled with some PC games. I know for a fact that a lot of japanese games have soundtracks launched in conjunction with the release of the game, like how soundtracks come out in parallel with Hollywood movies. importing the soundtracks of out of the queston because they are just so damn expensive... yesasia has many japanese cds but check out the prices.
Another thing, this one concerns Riaa, if they intend to cash in on song revenues in games they better up their standard or they will be facing the same problems they have with selling cds. The original matrix sndtrk was awesome, the second was not.
Only a few Dreamcast games were made using Windows CE so even if it were possible (which I doubt) you would only be able to play SEGA Rally 2, Super Robot Wars Alpha and one or two other games. None of the good Dreamcast games were made on CE. Sega Rally 2 is the worst being that it can't even keep a steady framerate when you force it to run at 30fps.
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CAn I use the vga cable that comes with the linux kit to play all my ps2 games on a computer monitor?
Other than the games that I play on a regular basis, I'm starting to keep some of my games in the garage now. On one wall hangs my gardening tools and on the other I've attached steel shelfing to the wall. I live in a moderately humid climate so to prevent the games from going mouldy and keep bugs out at the same time I keep the games in air lock bags which in turn at placed inside covered storage boxes.
"The point about making the storage capacity external to the system is that it reduces the perception of the cost of the system... they're not out to save you money, they just want you to think you're spending less on the system than on buying a competitors product..."
I think he means the cost to manufacture the xbox2 not the store price. The RRP won't differ that much from the ps3 in order to stay competitive and up profits but ms will skim on the xbox2 where ever possible to save a buck, unlike the xbox which is the main cause for ms's entertainment division being in the red.
I think it would actually. When the OS doesn't come bundled with something that the end-user wants then he/she will have to make a conscious decision on which program they want to get the job done. Some will just go to Microsoft's website and get IE or whatever. If so then oh well, it was the user's action that put IE on their computer and nothing can be said about that. Others will look at it more objectively and compare the programs that are available, their pros and cons, security issues etc. This is what will give Firebird and the others a greater chance at getting on peoples computers. Right now most people use IE, WMP, and Outlook because it came preinstalled with their OS. How fair is that on Firebird and the others? Its not and this is what the EU is trying to change.
,it's just WMP, but it would be good if they added IE and Outlook in as well for the reasons I stated above. :)
btw I was wrong about the MS unbundling IE and Outlook from Windows
I wouldn't be surprised if they did just that. Whenever I patch the vanilla install of IE that comes with XP, Outlook express miraculousy comes back. I have to boot into safe mode to erase the files.
Why would it suck?
Say all the article is accurate and all they are taking out is IE, WMP, ms messenger and outlook express... for each of these programs there are better alternatives out there that are free.
IE = Firefox
WMP = Mplayer (w32 binary is available) for movies, winamp for audio
ms messenger = gaim
outlook express = thunderbird
so right you are.
He is like saying "there are no elephants in my garden therefore the chilli covered peanuts on the lawn works"
wow. reading that really saddened me. I still buy psx games from time to time and if I find one that not complete or the manual/disc is in shoddy condition (the case I can change if it's broken) I wont pick it up, even if its some rare game that I really really want.
That store might not have enough space for the cases because the games arent selling because they aren't complete.... The major dept stores in the city I live in keep their music cds separate from the cases to deter theft. They cds are kept in plastic sleeves behind the counter and one thing I've found about plastic sleeves is they (still) scratch the disc, and leave specks of dust behind. Another annoying thing I've found is the number of clerks who dont know how to handle the cds properly. They put their fingers all over the reading surface when they are placing it back in the case. grrr. I can't really avoid fingerprints when buying used psx games but I still would like to have them complete...
charging exhorbient prices for a camera dock which didnt work on different model kodak cameras when you upgraded. Compared to the others which charged a much more fairer rate for accessories which reflected their value/build quality, it comes as no surprise their marketshare is so low.
hi mr troll...er bridge. You only have half of slashdot's motto. Its news for nerds, stuff that matters and privacy is stuff that important not just to nerds but for everyone. Also theres a sub section on slashdot where this topic goes, called 'your rights online' and that subsection has been there even before I lost my original account.
If there were any gpl infringement in Windows, MS could just remove the code.
Thats true and they also have patents and trade secrets in the code, although with trade secrets its unknown if they still hold up in court now that the source is leaked.
When I have kids one day, the Mario game I buy for them won't be for them, it'll be for me to play!
"ps2 was the only console that was ever backwards compatible except for the gameboys"
Actually quite a few consoles have been backwards compatible; a few of segas consoles, the successor to the atari 2600
Check your sources. Bill Gates has given away less than $8B to charity, far from the 'half of his wealth' that you say.
Also remember that when Bill gives stuff away its not always in cash, most of the time its software so giving away something like XP isn't going to drop his bank balance by $200.
This is where you can
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submit your name for the Deep Impact Mission
After you give them your name the site even generates a a really cool, serial numbered certificate you can print out and hang up on the wall.
The parent wasn't being a troll by saying it only accepts the english character set:
http://deepimpact.umd.edu/sendyourname/namehelp
"At the present however, our database is unable to accept foreign characters, so please use the English alphabet/character set when adding your name. Also, please avoid using special characters such as quotation marks, ampersands, brackets, underscores, mathematical symbols, etc. These characters may cause unexpected errors, and you may not be able to retrieve your certificate from the database. Numbers, apostrophes, dashes, and letters with accents or other embellishments (such as "e" or "n") are acceptable."
I think its pretty cool I can have my name sent to a comet. The mission wont be launched until 2005 or so but I can wait. The last time NASA did something like this I missed out.
Only if you have Winamp 3 but why would you?
Winamp 2 and 5 support Icecast 2.0 OOB
http://www.icecast.org/3rdparty.php
I think the reason they don't have the necessary licences is due to them not qualifying for them rather than the cost of obtaining them.
Found this little tidbit on the web
pdf
about another license that is needed to build dvd players. It says:
In order to manufacture any sort of DVD related item, whether it be DVD discs (i.e. the movies) or the players (DVD Players or DVD-ROM's), the manufacturer must obtain a license from the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA). The DVD CCA is a non-profit organisation responsible for licensing CSS to such manufacturers. It is not possible to use the DVD logo, or even the word DVD without this licence.
When the manufacturer make players that can skip/ fast forward anywhere, advertise prominently how to change the region code etc, they can have their license revoked. In reality this only really prevents them from using the logo and the word dvd. Like your article mentions it doesnt stop grey importing of these products.
The CSS license is more expensive too, at $15,000 a year.
look at point 3 here
Or just look on the web and let somebody else do the finding out for you. =)
A lot of the time the look of the player and the remote are the same, buttons are in the same spot etc, . You can tell what rebadged/unbadged model you have just by looking at it.
If you dont mind paying more for your goods without having an improvement in quality, then nothings wrong...
The article is looking at this topic from a consumers view, which is the same way I'm looking at it.
Yea because you know the extra cost in making American goods goes into the design and materials and not the wages.
http://www.yesasia.co.jp
I would buy more game soundtracks if they were available here. Residing in Aust, the only game soundtracks I have come from imported titles or came bundled with some PC games. I know for a fact that a lot of japanese games have soundtracks launched in conjunction with the release of the game, like how soundtracks come out in parallel with Hollywood movies. importing the soundtracks of out of the queston because they are just so damn expensive... yesasia has many japanese cds but check out the prices.
Another thing, this one concerns Riaa, if they intend to cash in on song revenues in games they better up their standard or they will be facing the same problems they have with selling cds. The original matrix sndtrk was awesome, the second was not.
Only a few Dreamcast games were made using Windows CE so even if it were possible (which I doubt) you would only be able to play SEGA Rally 2, Super Robot Wars Alpha and one or two other games. None of the good Dreamcast games were made on CE. Sega Rally 2 is the worst being that it can't even keep a steady framerate when you force it to run at 30fps.
Ayumi Hamasaki does rock in her new album.