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Comment Atari 520ST (Score 1) 623

I learned BASIC by typing out a clock with an hour and minute hand that strobed from a magazine, it was the most disappointing (no minute hand) and yet exciting moment of my childhood. Two days later I was told that Santa Clause was a lie, between Santa and the missing minute hand it was a disappointing year for a geeky 7 year old.
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8-Year Fan-Made Game Project Shut Down By Activision 265

An anonymous reader writes "Activision, after acquiring Vivendi, became the new copyright holder of the classic King's Quest series of adventure game. They have now issued a cease and desist order to a team which has worked for eight years on a fan-made project initially dubbed a sequel to the last official installment, King's Quest 8. This stands against the fact that Vivendi granted a non-commercial license to the team, subject to Vivendi's approval of the game after submission. After the acquisition, key team members had indicated on the game's forums (now stripped of their original content by order of Activision) that Activision had given the indication that it intended to keep its current fan-game licenses, but was not interested in issuing new ones."

Comment Re:Overhyped (Score 1) 344

I guess I don't see this as an answer so much but more like the star trek communicator from the original series. First there was no privacy everyone could hear you second how did you dial, what you just start talking and assume everyone who needs to listen is listening. But this was a great idea because took geeks like us in new directions of thought and reason. Would I use it, hell no it looks complicated and inflexible but someone smarter than me might use this as a platform for further leaps and improvements.

Comment Delightful Doom?! (Score 1) 2

My god, by my calculations of net degrading the net should be completely dissolve by the year⦠oh my god 2012, so this is how the end begins, with a delightful Chinese delicacy! The end of the world can now be official blamed on China, weâ(TM)re doomed!

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