The 10 greatest flops in computer history

[kained&able]

The console version with no keyboard/tapes from the sound of it.

never seen that one before.

*goes to investigate*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System

oooops it doesnt sound like a master system/nes beater does it.

dave

 

[electroplated]

What about the Amstrad Mega PC then... an Amstrad pC with built in mega drive... what a combination!

 

[kained&able]

my mate had one of them!(or somesort of mega pc thingy if there was more then 1)

to be honest it seemed to do the job fairly well.


dave

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It was just two machines in one though wasn't it, rather a pc that played mega drive games.

 

[electroplated]

yeah, thats right, the mega drive innards were just in the same box as the pc and they shared the same monitor port (couldn't plug into the tv)

there was also the Sega TeraDrive which was a similar offering in Japan I just discovered

 

[kained&able]

yeah which was a bit lame as you had to turn off the pc to use the mega drive.

But yeah essentially just a normal pc and a normal megadrive in the same housing.

dave

 

[nick]

The Virtual Boy was not Nintendo's greatest idea.

 

[nick]

If we are looking at systems insead of just hardware, how about:

The ID card scheme. I beleive that the first readers will be available some time in 2010.

The new NHS IT system which is a tad over budget and slightly behind its timetable

 

[PacificOcean]

The Virtual Boy was not Nintendo's greatest idea.

It sounds really good though.

Even from Wikipedia's scathing piece.

A new updated version of the Virtual Boy combined with the wii.

It's the future.