Nah. What Microsoft should have done is made a kit simular to those 'PC Relocator' programs where you could network the old Xbox with the 360 to transfer the contents of the hard drive to the new machine.
I may get modded troll for this but I am annoyed with the whole 'Hot coffee' ordeal because I can't trade in my copy of GTA:San Andreas at any used game store because it has the 'bad' content on it and apparently has been banned from sale. I didn't really care for GTA:San Andreas and I was very pissed off when I was told that I couldn't trade it in towards something else because of this.
I would sell it on Ebay but last time I checked, they're flooded with other people trying to unload their copy. In turn, it wouldn't be worth all of the hassles of Ebay to get the few dollars that it would fetch.
I and many others have always suspected Microsoft had some sort of secret backdoor to shutdown any Windows machine. It makes me wonder if Microsoft used this as a threat to the U.S. government to get the anti-trust case dropped (aside from possible bribery). Heck, they could use this same backdoor to bring the E.U. to its knees should they (the E.U.) decide to keep pressing the anti-trust issue....
It all depends on what featurs you are looking for but PD Pro is dirt cheap and not only does animation very well, it has "Painter" like abilities. I would sayt that this software is the closest I have found to the old Deluxe Paint from the Amiga days.
I will be impressed if they can get single cell organisms to evolve into multi-cell organisms. Now that would be groundbreaking. I think the key would be to somehow put the organisms into a situation where they would have to work together as one to survive a common threat or predator. The thing is, it might not take several of the same organisms but a few different ones with varying skills/abilities that complement each other.
I used to do this on my Commodore VIC-20 with the text adventure cartridges. I would play part of one and then carefully swap the cartridges. Sometimes the machine would freeze, other times I'd find myself in a strange world where everything was mixed around. I would have items in my inventory that normally couldn't be carried. Room descriptions would have lines from all sorts of different rooms. Using room exits would send you to all sorts of bizzare places, sometimes you'd end up inside your own inventory. It was pretty crazy.:P
I apologize if I am being off topic but since Revolution Dev Kits are pretty cheap. I was considering getting one myself as a way to break into the console gaming market. However, $2000 is still a big investment for someone of my current income level. Therefore, I have to ask if anyone can point me in the direction of some reviews of the dev kits as well as some more detailed information of what they include (especially in the form of development tools).
Block reoccuring IP addresses used by spammers, non browser programs (yes bots do tend to identify themselves in access logs), and those who seemed to have directly access (bookmarked perhaps) the post page from nowhere.
how did I get modded troll? I thought this was a valid question. I guess some tools out there have it in for me or something as this seems to happen alot lately. A few people mod me up and then a hour later someone else comes along and mods me down into oblivion. WTF? >:(
Does that mean that now that it's possible to run Windows on a Mac that Microsoft will expect everyone who buys a Mac to pay their tax reguardless of whether the buyer actually plans on using Windows on it?
Perhaps this is part of their strategy to keep the cost of the console down. Instead of having a ethernet port, you could just use your PC and SD/USB storage to get the games to the machine.
This could open up the possibility of downloading games via your PC instead of just directly to the console. They would probably ask for your Revolution's serial number to lock/encrypt the game's rom to play on just that machine.
Yeah, I saw a story on PBS about this (think it was on NOVA). Scientists had a monkey hooked up to a mechanical arm that it could control with its mind. The arm was in another area but it could be seen by the monkey. The monkey would control the arm to pick up a treat and drop it in a chute that would bring it to the monkey. It was quite amazing to see.
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Nah. What Microsoft should have done is made a kit simular to those 'PC Relocator' programs where you could network the old Xbox with the 360 to transfer the contents of the hard drive to the new machine.
I may get modded troll for this but I am annoyed with the whole 'Hot coffee' ordeal because I can't trade in my copy of GTA:San Andreas at any used game store because it has the 'bad' content on it and apparently has been banned from sale. I didn't really care for GTA:San Andreas and I was very pissed off when I was told that I couldn't trade it in towards something else because of this.
I would sell it on Ebay but last time I checked, they're flooded with other people trying to unload their copy. In turn, it wouldn't be worth all of the hassles of Ebay to get the few dollars that it would fetch.
I and many others have always suspected Microsoft had some sort of secret backdoor to shutdown any Windows machine. It makes me wonder if Microsoft used this as a threat to the U.S. government to get the anti-trust case dropped (aside from possible bribery). Heck, they could use this same backdoor to bring the E.U. to its knees should they (the E.U.) decide to keep pressing the anti-trust issue....
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Especially if you get the optional 'Foreman grill' attachment.
:-P
Then you can cook burgers while getting your game on!
It all depends on what featurs you are looking for but PD Pro is dirt cheap and not only does animation very well, it has "Painter" like abilities. I would sayt that this software is the closest I have found to the old Deluxe Paint from the Amiga days.
I will be impressed if they can get single cell organisms to evolve into multi-cell organisms. Now that would be groundbreaking. I think the key would be to somehow put the organisms into a situation where they would have to work together as one to survive a common threat or predator. The thing is, it might not take several of the same organisms but a few different ones with varying skills/abilities that complement each other.
What do other slashdotters think of this?
Isn't a million units sold the point where a PS(2) title becomes a "greatest hits" title?
If so, when will we see KH2 at $20? ^_^;
At least to women anyway, I smile and say hello and they don't seem to see me. Go figure. :-P
I used to do this on my Commodore VIC-20 with the text adventure cartridges. I would play part of one and then carefully swap the cartridges. Sometimes the machine would freeze, other times I'd find myself in a strange world where everything was mixed around. I would have items in my inventory that normally couldn't be carried. Room descriptions would have lines from all sorts of different rooms. Using room exits would send you to all sorts of bizzare places, sometimes you'd end up inside your own inventory. It was pretty crazy. :P
I apologize if I am being off topic but since Revolution Dev Kits are pretty cheap. I was considering getting one myself as a way to break into the console gaming market. However, $2000 is still a big investment for someone of my current income level. Therefore, I have to ask if anyone can point me in the direction of some reviews of the dev kits as well as some more detailed information of what they include (especially in the form of development tools).
:-)
Thanks in advance.
Then they could re-release all those great books / worlds to be compatable with 3rd edition AD&D thus giving us the best of both worlds. :D
That would be great! Then you could blame that rotten egg smell on your laptop instead of that burrito you ate earlier. :-P
because its always looked brown to me...
Block reoccuring IP addresses used by spammers, non browser programs (yes bots do tend to identify themselves in access logs), and those who seemed to have directly access (bookmarked perhaps) the post page from nowhere.
...maybe the sun is made out of milk, which would explain why the moon is made of cheese.. :P
how did I get modded troll? I thought this was a valid question. I guess some tools out there have it in for me or something as this seems to happen alot lately. A few people mod me up and then a hour later someone else comes along and mods me down into oblivion. WTF? >:(
Does that mean that now that it's possible to run Windows on a Mac that Microsoft will expect everyone who buys a Mac to pay their tax reguardless of whether the buyer actually plans on using Windows on it?
Its called a mood ring!
Perhaps this is part of their strategy to keep the cost of the console down. Instead of having a ethernet port, you could just use your PC and SD/USB storage to get the games to the machine.
This could open up the possibility of downloading games via your PC instead of just directly to the console. They would probably ask for your Revolution's serial number to lock/encrypt the game's rom to play on just that machine.
Yeah, I saw a story on PBS about this (think it was on NOVA). Scientists had a monkey hooked up to a mechanical arm that it could control with its mind. The arm was in another area but it could be seen by the monkey. The monkey would control the arm to pick up a treat and drop it in a chute that would bring it to the monkey. It was quite amazing to see.
shall be named "alimony"!
Does that mean when Windows crashes on it, they'll get the PLAID screen of death?
If you ever played Timesplitters 3 (future perfect), you'll know that true fun begins when you taser one of them.
They get down and boogey disco style!
Why not just get an Archos Jukebox or any other mp3 player that already has the feature to record from any audio source?
Sure it won't automatically tag the files for you but it is much more convenient being able to record anything while anywhere...
Heck, mine has a standard audio in, an optical audio in, and a built in mic.
I just keep a patch cable with it and I'm good to go.
The "Patent it now!" button followed by the "Sue them now!" button.