XBOX 360

GEC: Discuss gaming, computers and electronics and venture into the bizarre world of STGODs.

Moderator: Thanas

User avatar
Spanky The Dolphin
Mammy Two-Shoes
Posts: 30776
Joined: 2002-07-05 05:45pm
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland (not really)

Post by Spanky The Dolphin »

God damn it, that's just what the eras are commonly called, they're not some fucking paragons of truth and justice...
Image
I believe in a sign of Zeta.

[BOTM|WG|JL|Mecha Maniacs|Pax Cybertronia|Veteran of the Psychic Wars|Eva Expert]

"And besides, who cares if a monster destroys Australia?"
User avatar
Nephtys
Sith Acolyte
Posts: 6227
Joined: 2005-04-02 10:54pm
Location: South Cali... where life is cheap!

Post by Nephtys »

ggs wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Sixth Generation ("128-bit Era")
Microsoft Xbox - 2001
The Xbox is just a 32bit processor.
It could be called the 'Accelerator Era', you know. But the bit thing is totally artificial as we know. But people don't learn! It's twice as good as an Nintendo 64. SEE?!?
User avatar
The Kernel
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 7438
Joined: 2003-09-17 02:31am
Location: Kweh?!

Post by The Kernel »

ggs wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Sixth Generation ("128-bit Era")
Microsoft Xbox - 2001
The Xbox is just a 32bit processor.
Hey, if you want to use the logic of the previous bit generations, why not say that the Xbox is a 256-bit console by virtue of the 256-bit data pathways in the NV2x processor?
User avatar
Praxis
Sith Acolyte
Posts: 6012
Joined: 2002-12-22 04:02pm
Contact:

Post by Praxis »

Let's call it a 68719476736-bit system because it has an 8 GB hard drive, and 1 Gigabyte (G / GB) = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes = 8589934592 bits x 8 = 68719476736 bits.
User avatar
Hotfoot
Avatar of Confusion
Posts: 5835
Joined: 2002-10-12 04:38pm
Location: Peace River: Badlands, Terra Nova Winter 1936
Contact:

Post by Hotfoot »

Clearly it is time to begin measuring consoles by their cubits! I declare the X-Box the winner!
Do not meddle in the affairs of insomniacs, for they are cranky and can do things to you while you sleep.
Image
The Realm of Confusion
"Every time you talk about Teal'c, I keep imagining Thor's ass. Thank you very much for that, you fucking fucker." -Marcao
SG-14: Because in some cases, "Recon" means "Blow up a fucking planet or die trying."
SilCore Wiki! Come take a look!
darthdavid
Pathetic Attention Whore
Posts: 5470
Joined: 2003-02-17 12:04pm
Location: Bat Country!

Post by darthdavid »

Hotfoot wrote:Clearly it is time to begin measuring consoles by their cubits! I declare the X-Box the winner!
Cubits are inefficient for something the size of an X-Box. I vote for kilometers.
User avatar
Dooey Jo
Sith Devotee
Posts: 3127
Joined: 2002-08-09 01:09pm
Location: The land beyond the forest; Sweden.
Contact:

Post by Dooey Jo »

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Besides, there really wasn't anything else to call it.
How about "the Era of Funky Controllers"?

The Xbox is an 128-bit machine because it'll turn your TV into 128 small bits when it crashes. That was the joke back in the day anyway :lol:
Image
"Nippon ichi, bitches! Boing-boing."
Mai smote the demonic fires of heck...

Faker Ninjas invented ninjitsu
User avatar
Stark
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 36169
Joined: 2002-07-03 09:56pm
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Post by Stark »

Actually, wireless is a standout technology for this generation. So long as noone calls it the 'WiFi generation'. :)
User avatar
Praxis
Sith Acolyte
Posts: 6012
Joined: 2002-12-22 04:02pm
Contact:

Post by Praxis »

Stark wrote:Actually, wireless is a standout technology for this generation. So long as noone calls it the 'WiFi generation'. :)
We had wireless before, and the XBox 360 doesn't have WiFi standard.
User avatar
Spanky The Dolphin
Mammy Two-Shoes
Posts: 30776
Joined: 2002-07-05 05:45pm
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland (not really)

Post by Spanky The Dolphin »

*WOOSH*
Image
I believe in a sign of Zeta.

[BOTM|WG|JL|Mecha Maniacs|Pax Cybertronia|Veteran of the Psychic Wars|Eva Expert]

"And besides, who cares if a monster destroys Australia?"
Post Reply