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<blockquote data-quote="RetroDude" data-source="post: 14421" data-attributes="member: 187"><p>Software developer here.</p><p>Did my first ameteur programming, such as it was then, back in the dark ages... in 1973 or 1974, via a remote teletype terminal. Used punched paper tape to be able to save output to load again later.</p><p>Since then, have done everything from batch driven keypunched cards to the latest stuff.</p><p>All sorts of languages, from assembly on 6502 to IBM mainframes, to the latest .NET.</p><p>Databases from ISAM files, dBase, MS SQL Server, to Oracle, etc. ...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yet I am not much of a video game person at all.</p><p>I have three video game consoles:</p><p>Magnavox Odyssey 100</p><p>Sears Tele-Games Pong Sports IV</p><p>Wii</p><p></p><p>I only got the Wii because I came across the Wii version of the PHOF (and I got it super cheap on a Black Friday special)</p><p>I have both the Gottlieb and Williams collections for Wii and enjoy them.</p><p></p><p>I did have the Pro Pinball games and the Microsoft Pinball Arcade games on some older machines, but haven't really played any of them much lately.</p><p>I did re-install TimeShock on a modern system and played 3 or 4 games recently, but that's about it.</p><p></p><p>Don't have an iPhone.</p><p>Don't have an iPad.</p><p>Don't have an Android anything.</p><p>No PS3.</p><p>No Xbox 360.</p><p></p><p>Just PC.</p><p>(Several PCs)</p><p>I'm kind of old-school that way.</p><p></p><p>sooooo.... I'm still waiting for the PC version to drop before I can play something better than the PHOF versions.</p><p>Being a developer, I try to respect IP rights, so have stayed away from VP and the like.</p><p></p><p>I most sincerely hope that FarSight makes the PC version to where it can be used to build a pin cabinet like some of the VP people do.</p><p>That would be super sweet.</p><p>I've been tempted to get an Xbox 360 or PS3 just to play the currently released TPA games, but realize that every buck spent on those systems are dollars that won't be used on the cabinet build.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RetroDude, post: 14421, member: 187"] Software developer here. Did my first ameteur programming, such as it was then, back in the dark ages... in 1973 or 1974, via a remote teletype terminal. Used punched paper tape to be able to save output to load again later. Since then, have done everything from batch driven keypunched cards to the latest stuff. All sorts of languages, from assembly on 6502 to IBM mainframes, to the latest .NET. Databases from ISAM files, dBase, MS SQL Server, to Oracle, etc. ... Yet I am not much of a video game person at all. I have three video game consoles: Magnavox Odyssey 100 Sears Tele-Games Pong Sports IV Wii I only got the Wii because I came across the Wii version of the PHOF (and I got it super cheap on a Black Friday special) I have both the Gottlieb and Williams collections for Wii and enjoy them. I did have the Pro Pinball games and the Microsoft Pinball Arcade games on some older machines, but haven't really played any of them much lately. I did re-install TimeShock on a modern system and played 3 or 4 games recently, but that's about it. Don't have an iPhone. Don't have an iPad. Don't have an Android anything. No PS3. No Xbox 360. Just PC. (Several PCs) I'm kind of old-school that way. sooooo.... I'm still waiting for the PC version to drop before I can play something better than the PHOF versions. Being a developer, I try to respect IP rights, so have stayed away from VP and the like. I most sincerely hope that FarSight makes the PC version to where it can be used to build a pin cabinet like some of the VP people do. That would be super sweet. I've been tempted to get an Xbox 360 or PS3 just to play the currently released TPA games, but realize that every buck spent on those systems are dollars that won't be used on the cabinet build. [/QUOTE]
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