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Following the launch of the Xbox Bill Gates hosted a press conference to answer the medias questions himself.
here is a transcript:-
A small room with a dozen or so reporters all talking amongst themselves and arming their notepads.
Bill Gates walks in and the reporters gradually shut up.
Bill: Ok so what am i here for?
a burly bloke walks up and whispers in his ear.
Bill: Ah the Xbox the greatest thing on earth. I presume you want to ask me some questions? Well ok.
Reporter 1: Why did you call it the Xbox?
Bill: I didn't. The tech guys who made it did.
Reporter 1: ummmmm right. so *pause* um *pause* is it any good?
Bill: yes
reporter 1 looks really put out and begins hitting himself with his notepad.
Bill: any more questions?
Reporter 2: Is it better than the GameCube.
Bill: Im glad you asked me that. the Xbox has: 733MHz CPU and a custom-designed 250MHz graphics chip, dubbed X-Chip (to be developed by Microsoft and Nvidia)
Unified memory architecture bank to share 64MB between CPU and graphics tasks. Memory bandwidth of 6.4GB/second. 125 million polygons per second
Full-scene anti-aliasing, graphics texture compression at a 6:1 ratio
Pixel fillrate of 4.8 gigapixels per second (about four times the current top PC graphics chip from Nvidia), particle fillrate of 125 million particles per second
Software to come on standard DVD discs with a storage capacity of 4.5GB
Four controller ports, on-line play available by either a broadband connection via the console's 10/100 Ethernet port or an optional modem
8GB Hard drive, plus an 8MB memory card for smaller saves
256 audio channels with full 3D audio, MIDI, and GLS2 support
Compatible with HDTV
Reporter 2: So thats a no then.
Someone pushes reporter 2 out of the way
Reporter 3: more importantly, what is the purpose of the Xbox?
Bill: The Xbox is all about control. Controlling you as a person. Controlling what you do and how you live. organising you so you never need to leave you console to do somthing. You will be able to turn on your TV, change channel turn on the lights, stop the oven and flush the loo all by tapping out simple 250 button combinations on your controller. Its all about controll! HA HA HA turning you all into mindless drones so i can conquer the world!
*Bills brain* Oh s***! Wasn't meant to say that.
Reporter 3: Is it true that the Xbox won't make a profit for 5 years?
Bill: Yes
Reporter 3: is the Xbox big?
Bill: well yes
Reporter 3: Will it cost $299?
Bill YES! Ok!
Reporter 3 Are you gay?
Bill: YES....i mean um... NO! ok
*Mr Gates gestures toward reporter 3. Two burly men come, grab reporter 3 and drag him from the room*
Bill: any more questions?
*he noptices the room is now empty*
Bill: Oh well
*he pulls a joint from his inside poket and lights up. He takes a long drag*
Bill: Ahhhh thats the stuff....
Bill: hey, YOU! GET out! OUT OUT OUT!!!!!!! Don't write that down! Oh F***
And thats what really happened...
It Did
Really
here is a transcript:-
A small room with a dozen or so reporters all talking amongst themselves and arming their notepads.
Bill Gates walks in and the reporters gradually shut up.
Bill: Ok so what am i here for?
a burly bloke walks up and whispers in his ear.
Bill: Ah the Xbox the greatest thing on earth. I presume you want to ask me some questions? Well ok.
Reporter 1: Why did you call it the Xbox?
Bill: I didn't. The tech guys who made it did.
Reporter 1: ummmmm right. so *pause* um *pause* is it any good?
Bill: yes
reporter 1 looks really put out and begins hitting himself with his notepad.
Bill: any more questions?
Reporter 2: Is it better than the GameCube.
Bill: Im glad you asked me that. the Xbox has: 733MHz CPU and a custom-designed 250MHz graphics chip, dubbed X-Chip (to be developed by Microsoft and Nvidia)
Unified memory architecture bank to share 64MB between CPU and graphics tasks. Memory bandwidth of 6.4GB/second. 125 million polygons per second
Full-scene anti-aliasing, graphics texture compression at a 6:1 ratio
Pixel fillrate of 4.8 gigapixels per second (about four times the current top PC graphics chip from Nvidia), particle fillrate of 125 million particles per second
Software to come on standard DVD discs with a storage capacity of 4.5GB
Four controller ports, on-line play available by either a broadband connection via the console's 10/100 Ethernet port or an optional modem
8GB Hard drive, plus an 8MB memory card for smaller saves
256 audio channels with full 3D audio, MIDI, and GLS2 support
Compatible with HDTV
Reporter 2: So thats a no then.
Someone pushes reporter 2 out of the way
Reporter 3: more importantly, what is the purpose of the Xbox?
Bill: The Xbox is all about control. Controlling you as a person. Controlling what you do and how you live. organising you so you never need to leave you console to do somthing. You will be able to turn on your TV, change channel turn on the lights, stop the oven and flush the loo all by tapping out simple 250 button combinations on your controller. Its all about controll! HA HA HA turning you all into mindless drones so i can conquer the world!
*Bills brain* Oh s***! Wasn't meant to say that.
Reporter 3: Is it true that the Xbox won't make a profit for 5 years?
Bill: Yes
Reporter 3: is the Xbox big?
Bill: well yes
Reporter 3: Will it cost $299?
Bill YES! Ok!
Reporter 3 Are you gay?
Bill: YES....i mean um... NO! ok
*Mr Gates gestures toward reporter 3. Two burly men come, grab reporter 3 and drag him from the room*
Bill: any more questions?
*he noptices the room is now empty*
Bill: Oh well
*he pulls a joint from his inside poket and lights up. He takes a long drag*
Bill: Ahhhh thats the stuff....
Bill: hey, YOU! GET out! OUT OUT OUT!!!!!!! Don't write that down! Oh F***
And thats what really happened...
It Did
Really
at least somone can actuall take the mick out of the failure that is x-box....well done lord semail
nope!
did anyone else read this?
lol
hmmm...
..I was reporter number 2....
..I was reporter number 2....
Following the launch of the Xbox Bill Gates hosted a press conference to answer the medias questions himself.
here is a transcript:-
A small room with a dozen or so reporters all talking amongst themselves and arming their notepads.
Bill Gates walks in and the reporters gradually shut up.
Bill: Ok so what am i here for?
a burly bloke walks up and whispers in his ear.
Bill: Ah the Xbox the greatest thing on earth. I presume you want to ask me some questions? Well ok.
Reporter 1: Why did you call it the Xbox?
Bill: I didn't. The tech guys who made it did.
Reporter 1: ummmmm right. so *pause* um *pause* is it any good?
Bill: yes
reporter 1 looks really put out and begins hitting himself with his notepad.
Bill: any more questions?
Reporter 2: Is it better than the GameCube.
Bill: Im glad you asked me that. the Xbox has: 733MHz CPU and a custom-designed 250MHz graphics chip, dubbed X-Chip (to be developed by Microsoft and Nvidia)
Unified memory architecture bank to share 64MB between CPU and graphics tasks. Memory bandwidth of 6.4GB/second. 125 million polygons per second
Full-scene anti-aliasing, graphics texture compression at a 6:1 ratio
Pixel fillrate of 4.8 gigapixels per second (about four times the current top PC graphics chip from Nvidia), particle fillrate of 125 million particles per second
Software to come on standard DVD discs with a storage capacity of 4.5GB
Four controller ports, on-line play available by either a broadband connection via the console's 10/100 Ethernet port or an optional modem
8GB Hard drive, plus an 8MB memory card for smaller saves
256 audio channels with full 3D audio, MIDI, and GLS2 support
Compatible with HDTV
Reporter 2: So thats a no then.
Someone pushes reporter 2 out of the way
Reporter 3: more importantly, what is the purpose of the Xbox?
Bill: The Xbox is all about control. Controlling you as a person. Controlling what you do and how you live. organising you so you never need to leave you console to do somthing. You will be able to turn on your TV, change channel turn on the lights, stop the oven and flush the loo all by tapping out simple 250 button combinations on your controller. Its all about controll! HA HA HA turning you all into mindless drones so i can conquer the world!
*Bills brain* Oh s***! Wasn't meant to say that.
Reporter 3: Is it true that the Xbox won't make a profit for 5 years?
Bill: Yes
Reporter 3: is the Xbox big?
Bill: well yes
Reporter 3: Will it cost $299?
Bill YES! Ok!
Reporter 3 Are you gay?
Bill: YES....i mean um... NO! ok
*Mr Gates gestures toward reporter 3. Two burly men come, grab reporter 3 and drag him from the room*
Bill: any more questions?
*he noptices the room is now empty*
Bill: Oh well
*he pulls a joint from his inside poket and lights up. He takes a long drag*
Bill: Ahhhh thats the stuff....
Bill: hey, YOU! GET out! OUT OUT OUT!!!!!!! Don't write that down! Oh F***
And thats what really happened...
It Did
Really
here is a transcript:-
A small room with a dozen or so reporters all talking amongst themselves and arming their notepads.
Bill Gates walks in and the reporters gradually shut up.
Bill: Ok so what am i here for?
a burly bloke walks up and whispers in his ear.
Bill: Ah the Xbox the greatest thing on earth. I presume you want to ask me some questions? Well ok.
Reporter 1: Why did you call it the Xbox?
Bill: I didn't. The tech guys who made it did.
Reporter 1: ummmmm right. so *pause* um *pause* is it any good?
Bill: yes
reporter 1 looks really put out and begins hitting himself with his notepad.
Bill: any more questions?
Reporter 2: Is it better than the GameCube.
Bill: Im glad you asked me that. the Xbox has: 733MHz CPU and a custom-designed 250MHz graphics chip, dubbed X-Chip (to be developed by Microsoft and Nvidia)
Unified memory architecture bank to share 64MB between CPU and graphics tasks. Memory bandwidth of 6.4GB/second. 125 million polygons per second
Full-scene anti-aliasing, graphics texture compression at a 6:1 ratio
Pixel fillrate of 4.8 gigapixels per second (about four times the current top PC graphics chip from Nvidia), particle fillrate of 125 million particles per second
Software to come on standard DVD discs with a storage capacity of 4.5GB
Four controller ports, on-line play available by either a broadband connection via the console's 10/100 Ethernet port or an optional modem
8GB Hard drive, plus an 8MB memory card for smaller saves
256 audio channels with full 3D audio, MIDI, and GLS2 support
Compatible with HDTV
Reporter 2: So thats a no then.
Someone pushes reporter 2 out of the way
Reporter 3: more importantly, what is the purpose of the Xbox?
Bill: The Xbox is all about control. Controlling you as a person. Controlling what you do and how you live. organising you so you never need to leave you console to do somthing. You will be able to turn on your TV, change channel turn on the lights, stop the oven and flush the loo all by tapping out simple 250 button combinations on your controller. Its all about controll! HA HA HA turning you all into mindless drones so i can conquer the world!
*Bills brain* Oh s***! Wasn't meant to say that.
Reporter 3: Is it true that the Xbox won't make a profit for 5 years?
Bill: Yes
Reporter 3: is the Xbox big?
Bill: well yes
Reporter 3: Will it cost $299?
Bill YES! Ok!
Reporter 3 Are you gay?
Bill: YES....i mean um... NO! ok
*Mr Gates gestures toward reporter 3. Two burly men come, grab reporter 3 and drag him from the room*
Bill: any more questions?
*he noptices the room is now empty*
Bill: Oh well
*he pulls a joint from his inside poket and lights up. He takes a long drag*
Bill: Ahhhh thats the stuff....
Bill: hey, YOU! GET out! OUT OUT OUT!!!!!!! Don't write that down! Oh F***
And thats what really happened...
It Did
Really