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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: And the lady will have a Coke, no ice.
04/12/12 09:30 PM
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Heh, many years ago my local Taco Bell installed touchscreens...
They're a fixture at every Sheetz I've been at within the Alle-Kiski-Pittsburgh area. I don't mind them for I do like touchscreen games and am quite adept at the interface. It's also nice on the workers preparing the orders so that they're placed within a database queue and processed sequentially.
Some people aren't hip to the technology. A friend of mine never ordered at Sheetz before and was intimidated by the choices available.
Given how the majority of adults in my generation are tech-phobic or tech-illiterate this trend will only take off as my generation dies out and replaced with a younger tech-savvy generation. That's just the rule of nature. Though, sadly, I don't have much hope if they view computing equipment as kitschy appliances and toys rather than tools for getting various jobs done.
That's not a diss at MAME or MESS, though: Digitally-based technology preservation, documentation, and archiving is the means of keeping history alive for future generations. Besides, games way back when packed more entertainment bang-per-kilobit as opposed to the overblown 3D fragfests today.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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