All over the tech sites today, I cant be the only one to think WTF :gag: could work I guess, sounds like it could have some power under the hood, but how odd looking :|
http://gizmodo.com/5655371/exclusive-first-photo-of-jungle-panasonics-portable-online-gaming-system
Does anyone else think it could be used to grill sandwiches on the go?
Oh and if it helps, it probably could play minecraft :lol:
Quote from: matt5cottOh and if it helps, it probably could play minecraft :lol:
Im getting one! Ive been in work all day with withdrawal symptoms, Ive had to read most of the Wiki to get my fix ;)
I cant see it kicking off being linux based. Except for Minecraft gaming -)
QuoteAnd its from the company who gave us the 3DO nearly 20 years ago.
now i feel old.. was it really 20 years ago? quite a decent console, just never popular.
I think I traded it for a P60 & motherboard.. my first ever computer upgrade, going from a 486 sx25 - which was a free upgrade on purchase from a 386 DX40.. which was prob faster than the 486
Quote from: EggtasticoQuoteAnd its from the company who gave us the 3DO nearly 20 years ago.
I think I traded it for a P60 & motherboard.. my first ever computer upgrade, going from a 486 sx25 - which was a free upgrade on purchase from a 386 DX40.. which was prob faster than the 486
that reminds me of when my Dad had our 286 upgraded to a 486sx33. He was running his own survey company at the time using his PC to do the data processing and CAD. Alas, while the 286 (with 287 math-coprocessor) had crunched its way through the numbers happily, if rather slowly, the shiney new 486 took one look at the floating point arithmatic and fell over. You should have seen the look on the salesmans face when we told him that the 486 couldnt run 2 vital pieces of software which had been perfectly happy on the old machine. A quick heart transplant to a 486DX33 solved the problem, but I found it highly ammusing.
Quote from: MongooseQuote from: EggtasticoQuoteAnd its from the company who gave us the 3DO nearly 20 years ago.
I think I traded it for a P60 & motherboard.. my first ever computer upgrade, going from a 486 sx25 - which was a free upgrade on purchase from a 386 DX40.. which was prob faster than the 486
that reminds me of when my Dad had our 286 upgraded to a 486sx33. He was running his own survey company at the time using his PC to do the data processing and CAD. Alas, while the 286 (with 287 math-coprocessor) had crunched its way through the numbers happily, if rather slowly, the shiney new 486 took one look at the floating point arithmatic and fell over. You should have seen the look on the salesmans face when we told him that the 486 couldnt run 2 vital pieces of software which had been perfectly happy on the old machine. A quick heart transplant to a 486DX33 solved the problem, but I found it highly ammusing.
The SX didnt have a maths coprocessor did it? that was the difference between SX & DX, I might be wrong, not easy digging 20+ years into the pass at my age
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: MongooseQuote from: EggtasticoQuoteAnd its from the company who gave us the 3DO nearly 20 years ago.
I think I traded it for a P60 & motherboard.. my first ever computer upgrade, going from a 486 sx25 - which was a free upgrade on purchase from a 386 DX40.. which was prob faster than the 486
that reminds me of when my Dad had our 286 upgraded to a 486sx33. He was running his own survey company at the time using his PC to do the data processing and CAD. Alas, while the 286 (with 287 math-coprocessor) had crunched its way through the numbers happily, if rather slowly, the shiney new 486 took one look at the floating point arithmatic and fell over. You should have seen the look on the salesmans face when we told him that the 486 couldnt run 2 vital pieces of software which had been perfectly happy on the old machine. A quick heart transplant to a 486DX33 solved the problem, but I found it highly ammusing.
The SX didnt have a maths coprocessor did it? that was the difference between SX & DX, I might be wrong, not easy digging 20+ years into the pass at my age
yup that was the difference in the 486 line (though wierdly not in the 386), we didnt know that when we originally bought the upgrade of course but it became obvious pretty fast.
Quote from: Mongooseyup that was the difference in the 486 line (though wierdly not in the 386), we didnt know that when we originally bought the upgrade of course but it became obvious pretty fast.
Wrong. The 386 also had SX and DX.
I used to have a 386 DX40, which could perform the same, and sometimes surpass the 486 SX25 apparently,
Id consider buying it if when you turned it on it played this at full volume with no option to skip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0oNU5wJEP0 every time.
So you have to try and muffle it with your coat :lol: and then all you can hear is EH! EH! high pitched squeaking :wub:
Quote from: Clockd 0NeI cant see it kicking off being linux based. Except for Minecraft gaming -)
If it can run WINE it should run WoW, as well as Eve-Online. There are also a few other open source MMOs now that are feature-comparable with WoW, especially in South Korea.
Quote from: soopahflyQuote from: Mongooseyup that was the difference in the 486 line (though wierdly not in the 386), we didnt know that when we originally bought the upgrade of course but it became obvious pretty fast.
Wrong. The 386 also had SX and DX.
I used to have a 386 DX40, which could perform the same, and sometimes surpass the 486 SX25 apparently,
it did indeed, but the difference between the 386DX and 386SX was the size of the data bus. You had to buy a 387 math-coprocessor if you wanted floating point on a 386.
This is why programs which require an FPU and dont find one often refer to a "387 compatible" FPU, because there were no more stand alone x87 FPUs after the 387.
"Panasonic decided to suspend further development due to changes in the market and in our own strategic direction."
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