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After the crash, the screen showed a familiar PC boot screen and a Microsoft representative explained that the memory configuration on the floor models was different than that of the final version. This shows XBox is just a disguised PC! Typical eh!
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christos wrote:
> After the crash, the screen showed a familiar PC boot screen and a
> Microsoft representative explained that the memory configuration on
> the floor models was different than that of the final version. This
> shows XBox is just a disguised PC! Typical eh!
Have you ever been to a Computer Trade show? Do you know how often games crash? Jesus, at least years ECTS I crashed both the PlayStations running Driver 2 within thirty seconds - I declined the boot assistants offer of a reset.
How exactly do you mean the X Box is just a disguised PC? Is it cause it has Windows OS like the Dreamcast? Is it because it has stuck to the same archeticure as a PlayStation 2, GameCube, SNES, Mega Drive etc as well as a PC? Or is it because of the Hard Drive and internet connection like the PS2?
Remembering the fact that Sony have actively tried to convince Duty and Excise that the PS2 is a home computer and not an entertainment system for tax reasons. Oh - and they are releasing an LCD monitor, mouse and typewriter - coupled with the tower casing style console and the BASIC processing it is all looking very PC over there too. There's the PS2 printer and multimedia accessorys on the way too... ermmm... it looking a bit like a poorly disguised PC too.
Am I missing something? Can't see why that is a bad thing...
> After the crash, the screen showed a familiar PC boot screen and a
> Microsoft representative explained that the memory configuration on
> the floor models was different than that of the final version. This
> shows XBox is just a disguised PC! Typical eh!
Have you ever been to a Computer Trade show? Do you know how often games crash? Jesus, at least years ECTS I crashed both the PlayStations running Driver 2 within thirty seconds - I declined the boot assistants offer of a reset.
How exactly do you mean the X Box is just a disguised PC? Is it cause it has Windows OS like the Dreamcast? Is it because it has stuck to the same archeticure as a PlayStation 2, GameCube, SNES, Mega Drive etc as well as a PC? Or is it because of the Hard Drive and internet connection like the PS2?
Remembering the fact that Sony have actively tried to convince Duty and Excise that the PS2 is a home computer and not an entertainment system for tax reasons. Oh - and they are releasing an LCD monitor, mouse and typewriter - coupled with the tower casing style console and the BASIC processing it is all looking very PC over there too. There's the PS2 printer and multimedia accessorys on the way too... ermmm... it looking a bit like a poorly disguised PC too.
Am I missing something? Can't see why that is a bad thing...
But I bet you're running Linux or Win NT.
The fact is, expecting a PC to crash after a few days is just not on. Linux servers (which are basically PCs with a huge Net connection) are left on for years, and I mean years. I bet the Google, Yahoo or Freeola servers have been on for at least a year, because if you turn them off the server goes down. Therefore, they have to be on 24/7 and that's one of the main reasons Linux is so popular.
That and it's got a penguin as a mascot!!!
The fact is, expecting a PC to crash after a few days is just not on. Linux servers (which are basically PCs with a huge Net connection) are left on for years, and I mean years. I bet the Google, Yahoo or Freeola servers have been on for at least a year, because if you turn them off the server goes down. Therefore, they have to be on 24/7 and that's one of the main reasons Linux is so popular.
That and it's got a penguin as a mascot!!!
residentevilfan wrote:
when i used my pc
> for games i saved every 2 minutes not that i might die that it might
> crash.
"this program has performed an illegal
> operation" blue screen with loads of writng on it aka Windows
> has buggered itself.
Perhaps the problem with your PC is the PC itself (or the idiot who built it) and not the operating system.
The PC I'm using to type this message has been on since November of last year, 24/7, and has never crashed, or shown the blue screen in anyway at all.
It is connected to the internet via a Broadband modem, I play Unreal Tournament for a couple of hours every other day, I surf the net and use the PC to run an online business. NO PROBLEMS EVER. Now that is a stable O/S.
when i used my pc
> for games i saved every 2 minutes not that i might die that it might
> crash.
"this program has performed an illegal
> operation" blue screen with loads of writng on it aka Windows
> has buggered itself.
Perhaps the problem with your PC is the PC itself (or the idiot who built it) and not the operating system.
The PC I'm using to type this message has been on since November of last year, 24/7, and has never crashed, or shown the blue screen in anyway at all.
It is connected to the internet via a Broadband modem, I play Unreal Tournament for a couple of hours every other day, I surf the net and use the PC to run an online business. NO PROBLEMS EVER. Now that is a stable O/S.
My mates iMac crashes all the time when he tries to scan something!!
Too right!
Apple Imacs never crash maybe they should be the people making a console.
Apple Imacs never crash maybe they should be the people making a console.
Now, you said that it showed a PC crash screen, are you really so niave???
You have only ever seen that screen whilst using MS software, I bet it didn't come up a Linux crash screen did it????
You have only ever seen that screen whilst using MS software, I bet it didn't come up a Linux crash screen did it????
Dont know if you read it but a while back Microsoft had to re-release its firewall software for large companies. Why I hear you ask?? Well it seems they forgot a large section of coding which made the firewall function correctly. This seems to be a problem for Microsoft ( how many times does windows crash for no reason) now they hire hackers to find flaws. Can the programmers not find these. it seems the always rush things to make deadlines insteed of making them as good as they can then bring out updates and charge us"the public" more of our hard earned cash. So no doubt the same will happen to the X-box, the first one won't be good enough so they will have to release a second version and so on.......
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