Great smoke, (without the mud!) LOL!
As for me,it's La Gloria Cubana Glorias Extra Maduro!!!
p.s. what ever happened to the cigar ping list???
Posted on 11/24/2005 5:43:47 PM PST by devane617
Microsoft on Wednesday said some Xbox 360 owners are reporting problems with the new video game console that debuted in North America earlier this week. "We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected," Microsoft spokeswoman Molly O'Donnell told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Enthusiast Web sites such as Engadget.com and Xbox-scene.com, as well as Microsoft's own Xbox Web forum, carried postings on Wednesday from Xbox 360 owners reporting that some systems had crashed during regular play as well as during online game play using the Xbox Live service.
Roundup Xbox 360 grab-a-thon Devotees line up as the console launches in the rain and in the desert.Problems included screens going black and the appearance of a variety of error messages.
"So, the Xbox 360's been available for, what, 15 minutes, and already the crash reports are streaming in," a poster on Engadget said. The sites did not say how widespread the problem was.
The machine is the first of a new generation of consoles offering high-definition graphics and has been snatched up by game enthusiasts since its launch on Tuesday.
O'Donnell, who declined to say how many reports the company had received, said calls represent a "very, very small fraction" of units sold. The number of calls was not unexpected, she said.
"With any launch of this magnitude, you're bound to see something happening," she said.
O'Donnell said the best way to resolve the issues is to call 1-800-4MY-XBOX for trouble shooting. If that does not solve the problem, she said, Microsoft will repair or replace the unit.
That's the first time I've heard of a Microsoft product crashing. Hmm..........
I snicker at Xbox and continue my hopeless and stubborn support of Nintendo.
=)
They loaded the programs from a Sony disc.... uh oh.
My kids have been playing it, and it's fine so far. They really like the graphics.
Some people have reported that if you increase the airflow around or over the power brick that the problem goes away. Either put a fan blowing on it, or balance it over the top of an open box so there is airflow all around it.
This is why I don't play video games or watch TV. There just ain't THAT much fun to be worth the hassle.
MS makes crap folks want to buy. My son was at the launch in the desert and managed to get two of the things for $850. Turned around and sold them both on Ebay for $2,500 on Wednesday.
Capitalism is wonderful.
Ah, a little Tecmo Bowl for you?
Then, when the bugs are worked out, stop selling it and supporting it so you can release a new buggy system that you can practice debugging and start the cycle all over again.
That box will be incorporated into release 2, but expect a major price increase.
You got to love that sweat shop produced software.
Never ever be the first to by anything made by MS. They seem to always release it when it's still pretty much a late stage Beta....
Wait for the availability of the Intel Macs. Soon, very soon. I hear that the performance will blow you away. Lithe OS, too.
Great smoke, (without the mud!) LOL!
As for me,it's La Gloria Cubana Glorias Extra Maduro!!!
p.s. what ever happened to the cigar ping list???
Did I leave you off the list?
Ping
Yeah, I got ahold of 3 of them, posted on ebay right now, any Freepers want one, I'll sell mine cheap, only around $1,000.
Hee-hee! Tiptoeing quietly away now from the gamer flamers...
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