Darth333 Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 This is how some scientists imagined the home computer of 2004 in 1954... Just imagine playing KotOR on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 hey, at least we'll have a steering wheel for swoop racing!!! OOOOOO!!!! and not to mention we can see everything we type printed out immidiately onto paper!!! whoever invents that would get filthy rich... and all the dials and gauges, maybe we can finally know how hot EVERY last chip in our computers actually is!!! oh yeah, and everything displayed on a color TV!!! brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 What if my home PC really does look like that? Does that make me a loser? Betcha a two-button mouse would've rocked his world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Frankly, IMO reality isn't nearly as cool as the prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles What if my home PC really does look like that? Does that make me a loser? that would depend on who you ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles What if my home PC really does look like that? Does that make me a loser? I imagine that you must feel like flying the Ebon Hawk for real You are lucky! The only odd thing is the angle at which the screen is placed...must be hard on the neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Darth333 I imagine that you must feel like flying the Ebon Hawk for real You are lucky! The only odd thing is the angle at which the screen is placed...must be hard on the neck in that case, he must be flying it from the engine room. and yes, it obviously does depend on who you ask. [seriously]it reminds me somewhat of the radar operation center in an AWACS, minus the moniters with the swirling radar sweep. but, that moniter could be used for it...[/seriously] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Lol, will not be economically feasible for the average home... Almost right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Darth333 I imagine that you must feel like flying the Ebon Hawk for real You are lucky! The only odd thing is the angle at which the screen is placed...must be hard on the neck Neck, hell...You'd probably pull a groin muscle trying to use ctrl+alt+delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles Neck, hell...You'd probably pull a groin muscle trying to use ctrl+alt+delete. Well actually that getup would really rock if you were playing a submarine simulator. All those gauges people... the gauges, depth, ballast, trim, spin, rinse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Lol, next thins you know, we have a Ubi Soft employee among us, and they will launch a Collector's Edition of Silent Hunter 3 with "special controller". Tagline: And you thought Steel Battalion was overkill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I bet the only thing that gets displayed on the screen is "press play on tape." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 You'd have to be an olympic athlete to play any games on that thing. Imagine all the running back and forth you'd have to do to turn that wheel, then flip some switch, the turn some dial. It would look like the hokey pokey. Hey, it would get rid of that overweight gamer problem. BTW- this is my first post here in a while. Woohooo!!!! Finishing school is great. I suggest you all do it(if you already haven't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted September 30, 2004 Author Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by Hannibal You'd have to be an olympic athlete to play any games on that thing. Imagine all the running back and forth you'd have to do to turn that wheel, then flip some switch, the turn some dial. It would look like the hokey pokey. Hey, it would get rid of that overweight gamer problem. Playing video games and doing some workout at the same time - no need to go to the gym - that would be great! BTW- this is my first post here in a while. Woohooo!!!! Finishing school is great. I suggest you all do it(if you already haven't). Welcome back! Get ready for the release of TSL Yeah...finishing school is great when you are just finished but you will soon say that it was the good time Join the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by Hannibal BTW- this is my first post here in a while. Woohooo!!!! Finishing school is great. I suggest you all do it(if you already haven't). Define "finish school". I've finished 2 or 3 times...I keep going back! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleggy Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by Prime I bet the only thing that gets displayed on the screen is "press play on tape." either that or when u press a button the screen will light up and read the message 'Please do not press this button again' lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleggy Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by Darth333 Playing video games and doing some workout at the same time - no need to go to the gym - that would be great! have you played the eyetoy on the ps2 now there's a workout for u thats fun aswell lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles Define "finish school". I've finished 2 or 3 times...I keep going back! Congratulations Thx!! I plan on going back myself, in the spring. So I guess I'm not finished either. When I'm finished I'll have 20-30 degrees. have you played the eyetoy on the ps2 now there's a workout for u thats fun aswell lol I've seen that on tv. Didn't know people actually bought it. I knew it was big in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Oh, the EyeToy is also pretty big here in europe. Though I think that such "gimmick" games loose their novelty quickly, but maybe that's just me... Hey Hanni, welcome back, and move that ass of yours to the private staff board at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleggy Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 ^^^^ true i did only play it for the first week then bury it but somehow when ever i got friends over or we're having a party it finds itself being used again and its surprising how many people will actually get up in front of ur tv and wave their arms around like an idiot now to be honest when u get told what the eye toy is and how to use it most people say u wont get me on that looking like an idiot but when u put it on in front of them show them how its done within seconds they are waving their arms and lookin like an idiot with the rest of us its a lot of fun and dont knock it till you tried it but it is a bit of a gimmick so once ur tired of it it does sit on a shelf collecting dust but when the friends come round out it comes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Come on folks... Look at all those gagues, dials, buttons, switches, and lights... the steering wheel and the TV too! Talk about "bells and whistles" That computer would be perfect for some type of Maxis sim game like Homer Simpsons Sim-Reactor Control, or possibly even Sim-Power Grid Management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediConsularAD Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 why would anyone want a pc like that lol:atat: its crazy and bassically has no screen:c3po: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleggy Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 you know i think i would like to own a home computer like that i would keep it in a room to show off to people i mean lets be honest it would make a great conversation piece, of course i wouldn't actually use it because pressing a button would probably make the warranty invalid lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 My God, they were far off in 1954, too many controls!!!ahhh:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by MTV2 My God, they were far off in 1954, too many controls!!!ahhh:eek: to be honest, i don't think they could even dream about hard drives, microprocessors, or even the good ol' mouse. its actually quite astonishing how far we've come over the last 40 years in computers. microprocessors, hard drives, removeable media (floppies, flash drives, cd-r/rw, dvd +/- rw, zip disks, etc.), color display, games, business applications,........[/droning] they probably could hardly concieve of the idea back then, much less a computer thats small enough to fit inside a tv (a la iMac). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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