[mythtv-users] Mythgame advice for non-gamer

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Fri Apr 25 14:20:16 UTC 2008


On Apr 25, 2008, at 7:06 AM, David Schmidt wrote:

>
> Also, from personal experience, it can lead to a more intense interest
> in computers, leading to an interest in a programming career (assuming
> any of those stay in this hemisphere by the time they graduate).
>
> I know the performance difference I saw between Ultima and Ultima ][
> inspired me to teach myself 6502 assembly, leading to a currently 24
> year programming career (though they make me use Java now) )-:

That's probably the main bright spot, encouraging development of both  
software and hardware. A lot of the GPUs on the market today would not  
be if not for the gaming industry.

Sort of like pharmaceuticals I guess. They can do a lot of good, but  
also ruin a lot of lives.

beww



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