Is this a joke? All three were mass-marketed, and had substantial budgets for prototype development and marketing from established corporations.
Good point. I think what was intended (at least what I inferred) was that they didn't utilize a viral marketing campaign through modern social media / online channels. They definitely had mass marketing, and the media of the day sprung up around them (magazines, shelf space in stores, BBSes...)
For IO, keyboards and monitors are okay I guess, but not everyone can afford a teletype. I'm thinking paper tape or punched cards for input. For output I had thought about a single blinky LED, but maybe a relay would be better. It wouldn't actually be connected to anything, but the audible click pattern would provide all the feedback a person could possibly need. How fun would a first person shooter be if all you had was echolocation, amirite?
Good point. I think what was intended (at least what I inferred) was that they didn't utilize a viral marketing campaign through modern social media / online channels. They definitely had mass marketing, and the media of the day sprung up around them (magazines, shelf space in doors, BBSes...)
Yes - sorry for not being clear in my humour. Those computers didn't have the benefit of the internet for their success.
I feel any retro computer really needs that support these days to be successful. Hopefully this community helps make the X16 become a "thing."
Yes - sorry for not being clear in my humour. Those computers didn't have the benefit of the internet for their success.
I feel any retro computer really needs that support these days to be successful. Hopefully this community helps make the X16 become a "thing."
Yeah, I'm slow because I didn't get the humor until the 4th or 5th reading when I finally realized the Star Trek Q / Qommodore connection. I didn't pick Qommodore because of that, but it makes me love it even more now. ?
For IO, keyboards and monitors are okay I guess, but not everyone can afford a teletype. I'm thinking paper tape or punched cards for input. For output I had thought about a single blinky LED, but maybe a relay would be better. It wouldn't actually be connected to anything, but the audible click pattern would provide all the feedback a person could possibly need. How fun would a first person shooter be if all you had was echolocation, amirite?
The guy with the loudest keyboard (Cherry MX Green) would be the first to go (if the system had a keyboard)! ?
I'm not in love with that but it was fun to make. ?
The name might not have an IP problem, but that label seems like it would, which would further increase the incentive to run the project away from the internet.
