C64x Unboxing videos

[EvilGuy]

or alternatively we could send you back to school to do grade-level English.  

Pfft, yanks don't learn English :-)

[Darrin]

Pfft, yanks don't learn English :-)

LOL.  That made me think of the time my wife came home and told me one of the Doctors at the hospital had completed a form and where it said "languages spoken" he had written "American".

[Fullflavormenthol]

What the hell? "...Forget the busty blonde nympho call girl, you'll have just enough left for a toothless crack whore, if you're lucky. maybe." Seriously? Dude you shipped a product. Let the fans fight it out. Why do you feel the need to pop in and write stupid crap?

Is this like The Producers? Is there some sort of contract somewhere that if you fail you get a big pay day? Are you going to name your operating system HitlerOS or something? I mean I can't imagine a worse way to put forward a public face for the company. If these niche communities mean so little than why pop in? Devote your energy to promoting your product elsewhere, because the rest of the computing world...and I mean all computer manufactures don't have their CEOs pop into random forums to write stupid crap to people.

Even if people talk crap about your product that doesn't mean people don't still get directed to your product anyway. If negative statements killed every product than Apple would have been bankrupt in 1985, Bill Gates would be infront of the Hague by now, and every Linux user would be infront of the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. The fact is that computer users have flame wars. The sooner you understand this the better your business will run.

[psxphill]

@Kesa
 
The idea there is, if you look at the Apple car, while it's pretty easy to fix some minor issues "under the bonnet," some of the more complicated things are buried much deeper, behind that switch and nicely shaped plastic engine cover. At least Windows has its mangled, ugly and convoluted guts on display for the world to see...

Plus Microsoft have gone through the problems with security. MacOS has too many exploits, it's always the fastest to get hacked at any event & they are slow to release fixes. Apple have relied on their low market share for too long, now they are gaining popularity you can expect it to be pwned alot more.
 
Whoever chose the delorean for linux either can't know how badly engineered the car was, or they are making fun of linux. If it has the flux capacitor upgrade then at least it can go back in time to when linux was relevant. The delorean unfortunately was never relevant, unless you wanted to pretend you were marty mcfly.

[Fullflavormenthol]

MacOS has too many exploits, it's always the fastest to get hacked at any event

I would love to have a link to this...so show to my Apple friends....

[commodorejohn]

I mean I can't imagine a worse way to  put forward a public face for the company. If these niche communities  mean so little than why pop in? Devote your energy to promoting your  product elsewhere, because the rest of the computing world...and I mean all   computer manufactures don't have their CEOs pop into random forums  to write stupid crap to people.

I'm honestly starting to wonder if that whole "screw the CBM/Amiga community, they're not the target market" thing isn't working out so well for him...the sycophants have been blathering incessantly here from day one, but it's only recently that Barry himself has started popping 'round...are we all you have left, Mr. Barry, sir? 'Cause that would be pretty damn funny.
 

The delorean unfortunately was never relevant, unless you wanted to pretend you were marty mcfly.

I'm sorry, there are people who don't want to pretend they're Marty McFly?

...well, actually, I'll take Doc Brown, myself.

[J-Golden]

So basically youre paying 400 or so for a replica c64 case+keyboard?

Really?
The mobo/cpu combination is worth slightly under $100,
TRY DOUBLE THAT

Now I'm no mathematician, but isn't Digex basically admitting that Fishy_fiz is correct? That, yes, if you bought the Mobo and CPU it'd be about $200 off the shelf and everything else you are getting is costing the extra $400?

[fishy_fiz]

Ah, ok, didnt realise it was ion based for that price. So theyre only actually making about 250-300 per machine, even going by single item retail prices. Maybe they should include a voucher for 1/2 an hour with the aforementioned busty blonde. To be redeemed at the local used car lot.

[Marcb]

really?
The mobo/cpu combination is worth slightly under $100,
try double that

keyboard? Stock das keyboard sells for approx $150
case? Priceless

now you're up to $350, add a card reader,hdd, dvd drive, pci mini wifi/bt module, chassis bracket, memory, power switch/led, color carton, manual, rubber feet, logo badge, shipping carton, custom wire harness, fan, ul power suppply, labor, insurance, overhead, royalty payments, and profit.

Forget the busty blonde nympho call girl, you'll have just enough left for a toothless crack whore, if you're lucky. Maybe.

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[jj]

@ Smerf
 
God your getting boring now.  Any chance you could fuck off please

[Kesa]

@ Smerf
 
God your getting boring now.  Any chance you could fuck off please

First you were picking on Franko and now you are picking on Smerf. Do you have to be such a bully?  :lol:

[adz]

@ Smerf
 
God your getting boring now.  Any chance you could fuck off please

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[persia]

Are you trying to say the chinese got the better of you?  Really Barry I appreciate that you are new to the computer business but you have to be a better negotiator than that to make it.  As you are now aware there are entire cities in China devoted to computer parts, the factories DO compete with each other and they DO drive a hard bargain.  China is the last place on earth to start to learn how to haggle.

Really?
The mobo/cpu combination is worth slightly under $100,
TRY DOUBLE THAT

KEYBOARD? STOCK DAS KEYBOARD SELLS FOR APPROX $150
CASE? PRICELESS

Now you're up to $350, add a card reader,HDD, DVD drive, PCI mini WiFi/BT module, chassis bracket, memory, power switch/led, color carton, manual, rubber feet, logo badge, shipping carton, custom wire harness, fan, UL power suppply, labor, insurance, overhead, royalty payments, and profit.

Forget the busty blonde nympho call girl, you'll have just enough left for a toothless crack whore, if you're lucky. maybe.

[J-Golden]

First you were picking on Franko and now you are picking on Smerf. Do you have to be such a bully? :lol:

+1

[mongo]

Are you trying to say the chinese got the better of you?  Really Barry I appreciate that you are new to the computer business but you have to be a better negotiator than that to make it.  As you are now aware there are entire cities in China devoted to computer parts, the factories DO compete with each other and they DO drive a hard bargain.  China is the last place on earth to start to learn how to haggle.

Barry also claims that they sell the VIC-Slim at a loss, even though they sell it for over 2x what the manufacturer sells it for.

I'm not sure if Barry is paying way too much for things, or if he is just really, really bad at math.

[Tension]

@ Smerf
 
God your getting boring now.  Any chance you could fuck off please

+1