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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: January 13, 2003 But Can It Run Doom? (Wired) -- "When any device gets smart enough, someone, somewhere ports the classic first-person shooter to it, simply because they can. We charted the evolution of silicon over a decade, as seen through the march of alien-splattering marines."
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The lack of Doom severely hampered the Amiga 1200 as the games computer in the early/mid-nineties. It did eventually get ported (1997, I think) but the damage was done. Posted by: Chris on January 14, 2003 01:11 PM
There is a low-tech version of Doom that can be played with a pencil and paper. It's a cross between Battleship and Trumps. Posted by: Mac on January 15, 2003 10:36 AM
It's not surprising. Nobody wants to carry 6 devices if one can do all that's required. Ideally we'd all like a watch which can also handle phone calls, web browsing, email, office applications, personal finance, games, archiving of all data to a secure repository, etc. - and recharge itself from sunlight and / or body heat plus an external charging option for use in winter. The main constraint is the IU - especially keyboard and display size. Voice recognition may eventually take care of the keyboard requirement. Some day we may even have inflatable / deflatable screens or even holographically projected screens (may need you to wear a "watch" on both wrists). A joke? Maybe not - we all have enough computer power on our desks to have run the world in 1960. Posted by: Philip Chalmers on January 16, 2003 06:41 AM
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