You couldn't even do a Super Mario or Sonic type game until the NES/SMS.
I recall a (really bad) coleco-vision game called Smurf that was a side scroller like mario...
Marketing works because the general public are mindless sheep. Take the radio for example:
Annoying Radio Jockey: And nooooow, your NEEEEWWW FAAAAA-vorate soooong!
Public: (monotone voice in unison) This is our new favorite song.
Works for software, movies... makeup... you name it.
You're actually claiming getting laid will get you closer to Jesus?
Really. Christians don't have to agree with the act sof homosexuality. Hating the act isn't necessarily bad for them either. Hating the people is. Love thy neighbour, even if they seem 'evil' to you.
Everyone's experiences are going to be different. Overall, from the customers I dealt with, the majority of mac users were much more pleasant to deal with. Overall, they were much nicer people.
Windows users on the other hand, went to "bob's bargain basement" and got the cheapest PC they could find, then called in complaining wondering why nothing's working.
That being said, there was the one old guy (mac user) that called in, I got him to write down his 15 character cryptic password on paper so he could read it back to me, and when it came time to type it in, I hear him go "Ooooooh". I told him "Oh, the password will just show up as little dots". His reply: "Ah-HA! You CAN see my screen".
Having done tech support over the phone for a major US ISP on both Mac and Windows platforms, I can tell you the majority of Mac users knew their computers much better than the majority of Windows users (if you take into account the fact that these are the people who actually need to call tech support).
Plus, compare a new computer user with either type of system.
Mac
Me: Please double click that icon
Mac User: Ok, it opened the application.
Windows
Me: Please double click that icon
Windows User: It brought up the right-click menu (In their own words of course).
Me: Ok, lets click that icon twice with the left mouse button.
Windows user: Ahhhhh, well that worked.
My horror when teaching my dad how to use windows 98, told him to double click, and I actually got to see someone press both mouse buttons at the same time.
Wow, this is great. We're looking at renting a projector for my brothers wedding coming up, but the cost is pretty high. We have access to a screen, and I'm pretty sure an overhead. If I can get my hands on a cheap LCD projector, that'll cut our costs by at least 400%. Wouldnt bother with all the casing and such. Plus I get to keep the thing =D
Although I'm not sure I'd want to use something so kludgy for a once in a lifetime event...
Actually, you can put the drivers on an image of windows, modify an ini file or two, and burn the image. Microsoft actually allows this legally. Download the drivers off the net, and no need for a floppy.
That being said, I always keep a floppy in my system cuz its a heck of a lot less hassle in my opinion...
Wow, this sounds all nifty keen, but its still using aging printer technology as the core...
Now if you're looking for a new way to print, this guy at the office was showing me something. Its a long transparent stick, with a blue line down the center on the inside. He moved it across a flat, thin, rectangular peice of processed tree matter, and voila! Words were being printed on it! Technology amazes me sometimes...
Superstore in Canada has this feature for JPGs, etc, where you upload them through the website, choose the location, and then pick up your 6x4's... This is more for photography than document printing, but for something like $0.20 a print, its a heck of a lot cheaper then shelling out for ink cartridges and 6x4 glossy paper.
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They make it sound like you download something they advertise as a trojan. I RTFA, and its made out to be a program to let you run your own games.
You couldn't even do a Super Mario or Sonic type game until the NES/SMS. I recall a (really bad) coleco-vision game called Smurf that was a side scroller like mario...
Looks like Amazon.ca has the strategy guide listed.
Item has not been released
But... It has a published date of June 06, 2002...
All Google needs to say is it will be fixed in the final release, once its out of beta... Problem solved indefinately
I mean, look... The future of robotic dogs is not a good thing...
Marketing works because the general public are mindless sheep. Take the radio for example:
Annoying Radio Jockey: And nooooow, your NEEEEWWW FAAAAA-vorate soooong! Public: (monotone voice in unison) This is our new favorite song. Works for software, movies... makeup... you name it.
I feel for the people losing their jobs... Will the be compatible with other companies?
Guess I'll write about my feelings on both my blogs.
You're actually claiming getting laid will get you closer to Jesus? Really. Christians don't have to agree with the act sof homosexuality. Hating the act isn't necessarily bad for them either. Hating the people is. Love thy neighbour, even if they seem 'evil' to you.
Good idea, except, this article is about Canadian law. The page you linked to is U.S.
SCUMM is actually the name Lucas Arts gave to the game engine to maniac mansion (which is the MM part, I can't recall the SCU part)
Everyone's experiences are going to be different. Overall, from the customers I dealt with, the majority of mac users were much more pleasant to deal with. Overall, they were much nicer people.
Windows users on the other hand, went to "bob's bargain basement" and got the cheapest PC they could find, then called in complaining wondering why nothing's working.
That being said, there was the one old guy (mac user) that called in, I got him to write down his 15 character cryptic password on paper so he could read it back to me, and when it came time to type it in, I hear him go "Ooooooh". I told him "Oh, the password will just show up as little dots". His reply: "Ah-HA! You CAN see my screen".
Having done tech support over the phone for a major US ISP on both Mac and Windows platforms, I can tell you the majority of Mac users knew their computers much better than the majority of Windows users (if you take into account the fact that these are the people who actually need to call tech support).
Plus, compare a new computer user with either type of system.
Mac
Me: Please double click that icon
Mac User: Ok, it opened the application.
Windows
Me: Please double click that icon
Windows User: It brought up the right-click menu (In their own words of course).
Me: Ok, lets click that icon twice with the left mouse button.
Windows user: Ahhhhh, well that worked.
My horror when teaching my dad how to use windows 98, told him to double click, and I actually got to see someone press both mouse buttons at the same time.
As long as the servers arent on the 13th floor...
So if pigs re-enter the earths atmosphere at sub-orbital speeds, that would make for some fine crispy bacon, just the way I like it.
Don't let George Lucas see this. He'll want to change the next release of episode 4 and have Luke looking over 3 suns setting.
"Really, I had always wanted it to be 3 suns, and now we have the technology to produce my original vision"
Next thing you know, them uppity women-folk are going to want to vote!
Relax, I kid! I kid!
They've already got their homepage set up.
Homepage
"Argh! I don't get technology... Better start banning stuff. That'll make all the problems go away."
Windmill? You looking to make flour or something?
Nope... that would be my brain... dang early morning slashdot posting...
Wow, this is great. We're looking at renting a projector for my brothers wedding coming up, but the cost is pretty high. We have access to a screen, and I'm pretty sure an overhead. If I can get my hands on a cheap LCD projector, that'll cut our costs by at least 400%. Wouldnt bother with all the casing and such. Plus I get to keep the thing =D
Although I'm not sure I'd want to use something so kludgy for a once in a lifetime event...
Actually, you can put the drivers on an image of windows, modify an ini file or two, and burn the image. Microsoft actually allows this legally. Download the drivers off the net, and no need for a floppy.
That being said, I always keep a floppy in my system cuz its a heck of a lot less hassle in my opinion...
Wow, this sounds all nifty keen, but its still using aging printer technology as the core...
Now if you're looking for a new way to print, this guy at the office was showing me something. Its a long transparent stick, with a blue line down the center on the inside. He moved it across a flat, thin, rectangular peice of processed tree matter, and voila! Words were being printed on it! Technology amazes me sometimes...
Superstore in Canada has this feature for JPGs, etc, where you upload them through the website, choose the location, and then pick up your 6x4's... This is more for photography than document printing, but for something like $0.20 a print, its a heck of a lot cheaper then shelling out for ink cartridges and 6x4 glossy paper.