Keatah #526 Posted June 29, 2017 More of a problem is the time this tech consumes. And if the world wasn't such a hateful place, people wouldn't dig the dirt to use against you so readily. This whole planet needs a big-ass alien invasion to unify it! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzip #527 Posted June 30, 2017 On the other hand, you have data mining, targeted ads, and in worse case scenarios, identity theft or employers using "private" information against you... I don't think people understand the extent of this. I interviewed at a data-mining company and the extent of what they do was quite creepy. Also yes your online activities could show up in a background report potential employers look up. Be careful what you put online. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keatah #528 Posted June 30, 2017 More likely people don't care. Unless it's staring them directly in the face, it tends to go unnoticed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leech #529 Posted June 30, 2017 More of a problem is the time this tech consumes. And if the world wasn't such a hateful place, people wouldn't dig the dirt to use against you so readily. This whole planet needs a big-ass alien invasion to unify it! I have been saying that for as long as I can remember.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leech #530 Posted June 30, 2017 I don't think people understand the extent of this. I interviewed at a data-mining company and the extent of what they do was quite creepy. Also yes your online activities could show up in a background report potential employers look up. Be careful what you put online. Anyone remember the old BBS days where everyone used Aliases? Pretty sure that remained up until things like Facebook and MySpace appeared. Where the mass of people who don't realize what they put on the Internet is A) not necessarily secure, and B) there FOREVER. For example, that data breach/hacked passwords of all those celebrities and their personal photos that were snagged off of iCloud. People willingly sync their private data 'to the cloud' and some (depending on your choice of phone.. looking at you Nexus /Pixel) you're kind of forced to store things on the Internet due to not having SD cards for local storage. Most people aren't going to set up personal NASs at their homes with Owncloud or anything. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parallax Scroll #531 Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) The Ataribox' big launch game, or pack-in game needs to be... ....Hot Rod Rebels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4nBmH6u2u0 Why not? It ran on PC technology, a Pentium III CPU and GeForce 2 GPU. Edited July 1, 2017 by Parallax Scroll 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flojomojo #532 Posted July 1, 2017 Generic Stunt Driving Game 2000 for the win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parallax Scroll #533 Posted July 1, 2017 ^ of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toiletunes #534 Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) I'm not familiar with that one, how does it compare to Big Rigs? Edit: Nevermind, I see the video posted, thanks Edited July 1, 2017 by toiletunes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parallax Scroll #535 Posted July 1, 2017 It was going to be the next arcade machine in the San Francisco Rush series by Atari Games, after SF Rush 2049. I'm actually not familiar with Big Rigs, had to google for info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rigs:_Over_the_Road_Racing 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Nathan Strum #536 Posted July 1, 2017 Watching that makes me want to dust off my Dreamcast and play Rush 2049. Probably not enough to actually do it though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDTAY #537 Posted July 1, 2017 Hey Bill, I have a new guess. Actually, it's kind of an old guess, but I don't think you ever shot it down. When most people think of Atari, they think of games, but Atari made computers too, and this thing is PC-based. Also noting that Fred Chesnais and my dev response email never used the word game, I'm wondering... Is this thing meant to be a computer rather than a console? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDTAY #538 Posted July 1, 2017 Also noting this exchange between moycon and Bill from another thread: moycon: Wonder if it's some sort of box that you can use to create your own simple games. Probably wouldn't be a huge market for it, but it would "definitely have some interest from some people" Bill: Although I'm sure that could be an option by the very nature of the product, I would not think that would be an explicit feature considering what it is. Unless things have changed, I would not consider this an innovative product per se. If the intended price/hardware/performance targets were somehow met, it could be a good relative value, which might ultimately be its most significant market differentiator. So Bill, maybe this is a cheap Raspberry Pi style processor in an Atari case? Some people joked about that, but I wonder... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GoldLeader #539 Posted July 3, 2017 You know,... An ATARI LUNCHBOX with WOODGRAIN (and maybe an Atari logo that lights up) that plays videogames, Would be really Cool!! BTW, I'm pretty sure I have stolen more than 50% of this idea from reading between the lines on Nathan Strum's comic... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GoldLeader #540 Posted July 3, 2017 ^ Or maybe I've just stolen this whole idea outright...I just don't know anymore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiffsGamingVideos #541 Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) I emailed them to be a developer (have 3 games nearing completion). Still nothing back from them. BTW: Ataribox is a dumb name. How about Atari Lightwave? Or Atari Photon? or Atari Cosmos?....of wait, forgot that last one. Edited July 3, 2017 by BiffsGamingVideos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda Stardust #542 Posted July 3, 2017 I emailed them to be a developer (have 3 games nearing completion). Still nothing back from them. BTW: Ataribox is a dumb name. How about Atari Lightwave? Or Atari Photon? or Atari Cosmos?....of wait, forgot that last one. Mt Fuji. Because it inspired the original logo? I'm a go play on my FUJI, y'allz... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigO #543 Posted July 3, 2017 You know,... An ATARI LUNCHBOX with WOODGRAIN (and maybe an Atari logo that lights up) that plays videogames, Would be really Cool!! BTW, I'm pretty sure I have stolen more than 50% of this idea from reading between the lines on Nathan Strum's comic... I likely wasn't the first to think of it, but I think I may have been the first in this particular thread to suggest that it might be a lunch box. I wouldn't mention it except that I don't want to lose out the vast amount of Atari street cred I might earn if I turn out to be right. On the other hand, I just wanted it to carry my lunch. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GoldLeader #544 Posted July 4, 2017 ^Good Job BigO!!! I'm starting to lose track of whose ideas I'm quoting/stealing haha... Did your lunchbox idea have LASERS? I'm not sure to what end, (But since it's all just kickstarter stuff anyway and may never exist) I'm thinking it also needs Lasers... Nothing fancy, just enough to put a Pink Floyd show on my ceiling or blow holes in some clouds if I feel like it... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigO #545 Posted July 4, 2017 ^Good Job BigO!!! I'm starting to lose track of whose ideas I'm quoting/stealing haha... Did your lunchbox idea have LASERS? I'm not sure to what end, (But since it's all just kickstarter stuff anyway and may never exist) I'm thinking it also needs Lasers... Nothing fancy, just enough to put a Pink Floyd show on my ceiling or blow holes in some clouds if I feel like it... Or play Laser Blast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GoldLeader #546 Posted July 4, 2017 Or play Laser Blast? Sure why not? (Except in real life!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keatah #547 Posted July 4, 2017 I always wanted my videogames to become real life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda Stardust #548 Posted July 4, 2017 I always wanted my videogames to become real life. This should be right up your alley then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtarinDave #549 Posted July 4, 2017 Hey guys, go to the ataribox Facebook page, whatever this thing is, it looks like it'll have two models. One with woodgrain, and one with a light orange color. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBeefy #550 Posted July 4, 2017 Hey guys, go to the ataribox Facebook page, whatever this thing is, it looks like it'll have two models. One with woodgrain, and one with a light orange color.Spiffy. I think the box should be blacker with the woodgrain box. Wonder if this is what's inside? http://www.funstockretro.co.uk/eagle-box-android-retro-games-console 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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