TV? What's that? Plasma.... :-) ------------------------ Peter - http://szaro.net ------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Murray Reid [mailto:mreid30@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:45 PM To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 When I was a teenager we didn't have a Television (They weren't on the market yet!!) LOL. Joe can probably say the same thing.!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 >I was in my late teens before I even saw a pong game and then it was a >coin op one at an arcade. I've done my share of dropping money into a >pinball machine but it got boring real quick. Video games and PC games >don't thrill me much either - would rather put on hiking gear and go >for a walk in the woods. > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric C. >> Vogel >> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:08 PM >> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 >> >> >> Hey, Mommy and Daddy give them the money. Or with the $200-$600 >> week/bi-week/month allowance, hey, you can get what you want. I went >> most my life as a kid without one. Was 5 cents up to 25 cents then >> back down to nothing. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cuffy >> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:39 PM >> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 >> >> Where in hell are these kids getting $400 to buy these things ? >> >> ================= >> >> Russ Blakeman wrote: >> >> >And to think I've had my hands on dozens of them doing upgrades of >> >the kiosk machines at area Walmart stores - they don't seem like >> >much more than a PC with high end sound and graphics to me though. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cuffy >> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:35 PM >> >>To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>Subject: [CTS] XBox 360 >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,123634,tk,dn112205X,00.as >> >>p >> >> >> >>People waited 13 1/2 hours to buy one of these at midnight last >> >>night. Long lines with lots of kids and then the store only had 48 >> >>of them when the doors opened. Yeah, you got it......... with a >> >>capital P. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** >> DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE >> Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------- >> Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com >> Un-subscribe/Vacation, >> http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm >> >> List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm >> >> To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: >> http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------- >> >> ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** >> DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE >> Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------- >> Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com >> Un-subscribe/Vacation, >> http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm >> >> List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm >> >> To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: >> http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------- >> > > ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** > DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE > Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------