[AGL] X-box?

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Wayne wrote:

> What is an X-box and why do people "have" to have one?

It is a kind of computer optimized for playing games, 
using a handheld device to direct the action. Like
the lost teenagers in a game arcade feeding quarters
into the games except you do it at home, saving lots
of quarters. But you have to buy the box and the 
software for the various games.

I am doing a version of this at home with Flight
Simulation. I assembled a computer for this. Pricey!
Luckily the software was only $10. The difference is less 
noise, unless I turn up the audio which supplies engine
noise and instructions over the "radio" from the control
tower. More realism than fighting ogres. About the same
degree of virtual realism as playing pimps and 'ho's in 
the 'hood. 

At this point I am flying and crashing the Cessna. It
will take years to learn how to fly an airliner.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wayne Johnson 
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s 
Cc: Remembrances of Austin Ghetto 
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:46 AM
Subject: [AGL] X-box?


What is an X-box and why do people "have" to have one?

wgJ
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