Microchannel was used by the IBM PS/2 series with the exception of the model 25 and model 30 which were 8-bit ISA.

It's also useful for cataloging software; I own an insane amount of dvds and blu-rays and keep a list on my computer. When I get a new disc, I enter the upc code (it's also compatible with barcode scanners though I don't own one) and it automatically checks numerous sites including Amazon to grab things like the title, msrp, director, actors, publisher, number of discs, cover art, and other stuff.

I don't think that's correct, there's one between Metro Center and Gallery Place, and then between Gallery Place and Judiciary Square. This is only on the Glenmont side of the tracks (you won't see anything heading towards Shady Grove). Between Gallery Place and Judiciary Square has been turned off recently though, not sure why.

Perhaps true, but if they can't design the page to make that clear and obvious without a fade in then that's pretty bad.

The idea of digitized sound through the PC Speaker was around long before Star Control 2 (1992); the earliest game I know of to do this is Czorian Siege in 1983. Of course, it was just a few short clips and was far more limited than what SC2 accomplished but it's an impressive trick and would have been surprising to hear at the time! Access Software used the trick extensively in the late 80's; I think most if not all of their later games supported this. What was interesting about SC2 though was that it took the idea a little further; instead of just playing back a sound clip it actually mixed samples together on the fly to create the music/sounds much like on the GUS version or an Amiga.

Which is odd, as the EGA adapter was released a year prior to the first Amiga!

Your mileage may vary somewhat depending on what you did, when you worked there, and your personality; I also have a friend who worked at EA who said he would go back. Apparently the short time (year or two?) he was there was extremely busy with long hours, but enjoyed the challenge and got a lot out of it. Of course, he also says if he did go back it would probably be a short time thing again and not long term; so I guess even if you like the place it can (will?) burn you out.

That, in my opinion, is by far the bigger scam! Really I'd be ok with those Imax lite theaters if they were branded differently; could still even contain Imax in the name somehow. But that Imax is trying to get away with not making a distinction between the full blown and lite versions is aggravating. As for the fake 3D? I don't find that much of a scam more than bad special effects; many movies just don't look very good, and 3D hasn't changed that!

Problem is if the password doesn't fit the required format this should have been caught when the password was changed. When you are logging in and something goes wrong it's generally considered less than ideal for security reasons to provide too much information. For example, if the wrong password is entered and you specifically state that a would be hacker now knows they have found a valid user id. So we will continue to be stuck with potentially vague, only slightly helpful errors when logging in to many sites...

Active glasses are typically better at reducing "ghosting" which occurs when each eye receives some information from the other eyes frame that should really be blocked. The glasses themselves are cheaper in a polarized system for sure, but I wonder how would the overall cost of everything would compare; is creating a tv capable of polarizing the image appropriately vs. just a regular screen with fast enough refresh rate and active glasses similar in cost?

That may be the problem though, wouldn't Bing the search engine be a different market than Bing the design company? Seems possible Microsoft saw no competing sites with a similar name, and if they did know of Bing Design they didn't care as there isn't much chance of confusion as the markets are different enough.

I don't think that a snafu like this will do anything to open the eyes of the public to DRM; it's a technical snafu some theaters had running the movie, something which most patrons know nothing about, will never see how it works, and don't care how it works. This isn't equipment anyone is looking to buy or use, and the software (in this form) will never be available for purchase! From a patrons point of view something went wrong behind the scenes and they got a refund, something that happens all the time at theaters for various reasons (could be data corruption loading the movie, digital key problem, or with film a defective or missing reel, shipping problem, and so on).

Where the heck was this? I've never seen that happen before. I have had retailers refuse an exchange if I didn't have the receipt or it had been a long time since purchase date (greater than 60 days or something). But my understanding is stores can return defective product to the distributor for a refund, so it only costs them some time and effort (though having worked retail I wouldn't be entirely surprised if there was so much disorganization that they essentially never/rarely returned defective product even though they could...)

Actually, they didn't. The NES had a resolution of 256x240 and output at 240p. PS2 was variable; apparently it's internal resolution was 256 x 224 up to 1280 x 1024(I doubt much used the highest available; most games would have been around 640x480 I believe) and it could output in 240p/480i/480p NTSC or 576i/50Hz and 480i/60Hz PAL.

I would think yes; yeah, we all know basic economics, but from someone not working in the industry how much do we know about how this price point was reached? Was this found by trial and error? Market research? Both/other? To what extent have there been deviations and what were the results? To what extent do Nintendo/Sony/MS play a role with "suggestions" about pricing? How does price set expectations about quality? What about the impact of historical prices on the perception of current prices? And whatever else I forgot...There's probably a lot of detail that can be explored about the topic that goes beyond just saying "that's what the market will pay". The article isn't great though it mentions a few points but could have been more detailed and researched.