Yet another game system in the works

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:53 pm

If you are tired of the drama in BB or WEST help us with an all new portable game/multipurpose system. LINK
http://portagame.proboards82.com/index.cgi

Post by **Skyone** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:58 pm

1) Dude, where's the drama in BlackBox?

2) Do you have any plans yet? Schematics? Specs? Anything?

-Skyler

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:01 pm

not as yet I just decided to do this today what with the WEST people trying to back out and join black box instead of doing something original. I've been thinking aboout doing this for a while though.

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:11 pm

This isn't just to you, but everyone who is concerned and I have to get it out in the open:

WEST is not joining with Blackbox! If WEST goes through and makes a portable Blackbox, fine. But it's pissing me off that their going to say that they did all the original work. I don't want to be associated with WEST at all! Pretty much all their going to do is steal our hard work and call it their own. Who else other then me thinks that's wrong?

I mean, their's a lot of software I've been writing for the Blackbox that uses snippets of Parallax code and I always give credit to the original coder. WEST shouldn't just take our stuff and call it their own. Like, when one of us makes a portable, we don't say that we invented the original console.

-iam7805

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:19 pm

Dude that is exactly why i am backing out of WEST because they don't want to do anything original they just want to copy your hard work. I don't want to do that I wish to do something original with my time.

typamc95 · Post by **typamc95** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:23 pm

Dude, for the 506th time, WE ARE NOT JOINING WITH BLACK BOX!

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:37 pm

<img src="http://www.skytroniks.com/images/databa ... .gif">Stop bickering like schoolchildren, the lot of you!

Seriously, all the fighting between the homebrew consoles around here is what's pissing me off! This team does this, this team does that, some other random people keep making it sound like they're merging with the first team, it seems like random homebrew consoles are coming out of every orifice! Why are you trying to re-re-reinvent the wheel?

Why can't we all just get along?!

If the situation gets any worse, threads will be locked and punishments will need to be given. Understood?

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:48 pm

Sorry bic, I guess I kinda lost control, but surely you can understand that I don't want people to claim my work as their own.

I totally agree with you though, the situation is getting out of control. I have no problem with other people using work done on the Blackbox for their own console, but only if proper credit is given.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:48 pm

iam7805 wrote:WEST is not joining with Blackbox! If WEST goes through and makes a portable Blackbox, fine. But it's pissing me off that their going to say that they did all the original work. I don't want to be associated with WEST at all! Pretty much all their going to do is steal our hard work and call it their own. Who else other then me thinks that's wrong?

Ok, let me set this straight (2nd time I've posted this, idiots

).
WEST Games was started, the idea was to make a portable system using a Propeller. I thought "Why not just merge with Blackbox since we are also wanting to use a Propeller, and be a portable division? Then we could have the same software and that." I was thinking the same as you, "Why reinvent the wheel?". If we did use the Blackbox hardware, we would have likely moved to their forums or at least changed our name and given them credit.
The whole time I said we would ask them if we could use their hardware, not that we should go and steal their designs.

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:53 pm

I have no problem with you using our hardware and software, as long as credit is given and the project is still under the Blackbox name (or at least related to it

). I do like that name one of you came up with, Onyx Cube.

The Blackbox is open-source, after all.

Post by **marshallh** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:15 pm

Hint 1: Since you are probably more familiar with common PC hardware than exotic custom-made designs, get yourself a mini-itx motherboard, the parts, and install an appropriate variant of Linux. Then learn how to code for it.

Hint 2: Change the forum colors. A good start would be to use a couple different shades of dark green or blue.

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:25 pm

I was actually thinking about using a SBC that ran linux and I am working on the colors

Unidentified Assilant · Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:09 am

bicostp wrote:<img src="http://www.skytroniks.com/images/databa ... .gif">Stop bickering like schoolchildren, the lot of you!

Seriously, all the fighting between the homebrew consoles around here is what's pissing me off! This team does this, this team does that, some other random people keep making it sound like they're merging with the first team, it seems like random homebrew consoles are coming out of every orifice! Why are you trying to re-re-reinvent the wheel?

Why can't we all just get along?!

If the situation gets any worse, threads will be locked and punishments will need to be given. Understood?

Well f*****g (well screw said sounded odd) said. I'll check this out, simply because making your own console is an ambitious product, but you've gotta be pleased with yourself if you can get it done i'm sure. What is WEST anyway?

EDIT: Ok I know what WEST is and whilst I cannot doubt BlackBox because it's somewhere now, I don't see this project going anywhere.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:50 pm

iam7805, if the Blackbox is open source anyone can take it and name it whatever they like. It isn't under any real kind of protection.

If I used your hardware I'd still name my device whatever I wanted. I'd give you credit, but only because of moral incentives, not lawful obligations.

Of course, I could be wrong about that. I'm not particularly well versed in actual law.

I also have to agree with Unidentified Assilant; I doubt any of these new console "projects" are going anywhere.