[GLLUG] more Penguicon thoughts

[Caleb Cushing]

or we could run those games on the TERMINAL SERVER.

On 5/2/07, Eduardo Cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry if I am repeating myself here, but I still believe that if we
> actually give more emphases to open source games, we would need more
> "common" hardware to play, therefore it would be a lot easier to find
> machines, even old iMac 400Mhz running YellowDog can play OpenQuake
> fast, and they are a dime a dozen..
>
> On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 19:42 -0400, Caleb Cushing wrote:
> > the only other place for pc gaming might be... the gaming room. still
> > the problem both years was having one machine. we really need more
> > people helping to find hardware for this or more people donating.
> >
> > On 5/1/07, Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com> wrote:
> >         On Monday 23 April 2007 15:05, Caleb Cushing wrote:
> >         > I like the Idea of a seperate gaming room. Although I would
> >         want it
> >         > to be a permanent installation for the weekend because the
> >         hardware
> >         > would be too much to set up and tear down every night.
> >
> >         That's pretty much not going to happen, unfortunately. Every
> >         single
> >         Penguicon has had problems finding space for everything, even
> >         to the
> >         point that they sometimes consider displacing things that are
> >         normal
> >         parts of a con like the dealer's room. The only time they go
> >         out of
> >         their way to make room for something new is if it turned out
> >         to be
> >         extremely popular the year before. And in terms of popularity
> >         and
> >         demand, computer gaming has been very nearly at the bottom of
> >         the
> >         barrel every consecutive year.
> >
> >         Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see computer games thrive at
> >         Penguicon
> >         (I was once a gamer myself), I just don't see a very large
> >         audience for
> >         it.
> >
> >         --
> >         Charles Ulrich
> >         Ideal Solution, LLC -- http://www.idealso.com
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Caleb Cushing
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> Eduardo Cesconetto
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>
>


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Caleb Cushing
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