Community Ultimate Portable

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:21 pm

I would post how this is over your head or to make a noacp but im not going to because you have already heard that. So im just gonna say if you make this mail it to me.

Chwoka · Post by **Chwoka** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:33 pm

For clarification, I don't have anything but a PS2. My parents don't want me to disassemble my only gaming system, much less a new-age one. ESPECIALLY because I've never done it before. I would od a NES on a chip, but I can't buy one.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:10 pm

Chwoka wrote:For clarification, I don't have anything but a PS2. My parents don't want me to disassemble my only gaming system, much less a new-age one. ESPECIALLY because I've never done it before. I would od a NES on a chip, but I can't buy one.

Why can't you buy one? It doesn't matter that you can't take your PS2 apart, you'd likely kill it anyways. Get something cheaper, so that mistakes are less expensive.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:19 pm

You know, I think Chwoka was on to something interesting. I may be wrong- if so, correct me- but I think the idea was to have experts make only what they are BEST at making. The completed portable would be extremely well done in EVERY way instead of just one or two.

If I'm only good at wiring power circuitry, a portable I make would have a nice power subsystem, but the case wouldn't be as nice as it could be. If I did the power circuitry, the case expert did the case, and the whatever expert did the whatever, you would end up with an "ultimate" portable made by a "community."

Just food for thought.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:24 pm

It is a good idea, however the execution is flawed. The individuals would have to work within close proximity (possibly in the same room or building) to be effective. Shipping a project such as a portable around the globe would be very costly, time-consuming, and dangerous.

However, the idea of having a group of skilled people working on one project is interesting. Imagine what the end result could be!

MESAJARJARBINKS · Post by **MESAJARJARBINKS** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:51 pm

this is a good idea but...
1. there would be arguments over the portable.each person would have to make EIGHT of whatever they are doing (or whatever number of people are working on it)

2.some dishonest person may just take the unfinished portable.

Chwoka · Post by **Chwoka** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:51 pm

Yeah. The idea was good, but the shipping IS really a shortcoming. <nasaly mock voice> But maybe at the next portabilizer convention!

</mock voice that no one actually sounds like> But that would be...interesting. A dream team of portabilizing expertsworking on a portable with every system included. Unfortuantly, probably never happening. I wish that we could somehow overcome the shipping issues.

EDIT:

MESAJARJARBINKS wrote:this is a good idea but...
1. there would be arguments over the portable.each person would have to make EIGHT of whatever they are doing (or whatever number of people are working on it)

2.some dishonest person may just take the unfinished portable.

They wouldn't make eight, it would just go systematicly down the list. Also, what's the use of a very unstructured portable (buttons all over the place, not to mention the lack of ability to hold it without damaging something before it gets to the case designer.

MESAJARJARBINKS · Post by **MESAJARJARBINKS** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:54 pm

Chwoka wrote:Yeah. The idea was good, but the shipping IS really a shortcoming. <nasaly mock voice> But maybe at the next portabilizer convention! </mock voice that no one actually sounds like> But that would be...interesting. A dream team of portabilizing expertsworking on a portable with every system included. Unfortuantly, probably never happening. I wish that we could somehow overcome the shipping issues.

indeed

Chwoka · Post by **Chwoka** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:06 am

Soooo...

should I just cross out the entire first post?

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:31 am

get a noac and mod that ok. this idea wont work. i know im not one to talk considering im skipping the whole start small thing and im trying to make a n64p as my first portable but you have to start small.

Chwoka · Post by **Chwoka** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:16 pm

...For the last time, I can't get a NOAC, people!

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:27 pm

Chwoka wrote:...For the last time, I can't get a NOAC, people!

So what are you gonna do then?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:30 pm

Chwoka wrote:...For the last time, I can't get a NOAC, people!

I don't mean to pry or anything, but why exactly can't you get an NOAC?

CTFan

Chwoka · Post by **Chwoka** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:31 pm

...I have 0 purchasing power.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:15 pm

Chwoka wrote:...I have 0 purchasing power.

Then you can't do much, unless you have a lot of awesome stuff.