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the smoke that comes from the fairies is a bit deterministic for my tastes -- looks like it is being driven by a trigonometric function and doesn't have much tu

the smoke that comes from the fairies is a bit deterministic for my tastes -- looks like it is being driven by a trigonometric function and doesn't have much turbulence or interaction with local environment/surfaces.

_bxg1 8y ago
The main goal was to show off raytracing; advanced particle systems aren't a new thing.
eps 8y ago
No wireless. Less space than Nomad. Lame. :)
- darkpuma 8y ago
  cmdrtaco is wrongly maligned, the ipod would not become massively successful until further revisions were released.
  - 0-_-0 8y ago
    Did they have wireless and more space than a Nomad?
    - darkpuma 8y ago
      Connectivity (USB, rather than firewire) and more storage were certainly among the facets improved in subsequent versions. USB isn't wireless, but with USB rather than just firewire, the lack of wireless is less of a problem for mass market adoption, isn't it? I never had a nomad, I couldn't tell you how much storage they had, but I do know that my first ipod had a lot more than a measly 5GB; it was a 5th generation with 30GB. ipod sales were basically fuck-all until Gen 4/5, meaning cmdrtaco was basically right for three or so years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ipod_sales_per_quarter.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ipod_sales_per_quarter.sv... I don't think it a coincidence that Gen 4 and 5 were the first to fully support USB (gen 4 also supported firewire, gen 5 did not.) The iphone took 6 quarters to breach 5 million sales per quarter (remember that as it was originally released, the iphone was an impressive touch screen web browser with subpar data and no appstore!) The ipod took 14 quarters to breach 5 million sales per quarter. After that, both took off. My point here, is the ipod was much slower off the line than the iphone. Simply put, it was lame (until it wasn't.)
  - cmdrtaco 8y ago
    Thank you for setting the record straight!

_bxg1 8y ago

The main goal was to show off raytracing; advanced particle systems aren't a new thing.

eps 8y ago

No wireless. Less space than Nomad. Lame. :)

darkpuma 8y ago
cmdrtaco is wrongly maligned, the ipod would not become massively successful until further revisions were released.
- 0-_-0 8y ago
  Did they have wireless and more space than a Nomad?
  - darkpuma 8y ago
    Connectivity (USB, rather than firewire) and more storage were certainly among the facets improved in subsequent versions. USB isn't wireless, but with USB rather than just firewire, the lack of wireless is less of a problem for mass market adoption, isn't it? I never had a nomad, I couldn't tell you how much storage they had, but I do know that my first ipod had a lot more than a measly 5GB; it was a 5th generation with 30GB. ipod sales were basically fuck-all until Gen 4/5, meaning cmdrtaco was basically right for three or so years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ipod_sales_per_quarter.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ipod_sales_per_quarter.sv... I don't think it a coincidence that Gen 4 and 5 were the first to fully support USB (gen 4 also supported firewire, gen 5 did not.) The iphone took 6 quarters to breach 5 million sales per quarter (remember that as it was originally released, the iphone was an impressive touch screen web browser with subpar data and no appstore!) The ipod took 14 quarters to breach 5 million sales per quarter. After that, both took off. My point here, is the ipod was much slower off the line than the iphone. Simply put, it was lame (until it wasn't.)
- cmdrtaco 8y ago
  Thank you for setting the record straight!