24 Apr
2001
24 Apr
'01
8:16 p.m.
The initial qualification test for the DVD-ROM drive in the new XBox
involved dropping it from waist high onto the floor. After it passed
that test, the drive was dropped from above the head and it still
worked!
I guess MS expects some rough treatment of their game console :)
clint
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
WOW! That is almost inconceivable!
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
hardwire(a)ptd.net wrote:
Anyway, this guy simply went to his local grocery
store, got hold of a
seriously flimsy cardboard box, and proceeded to place the computer and
drive in the bottom of said box (in that order too). And that was
it--no packing material what-so-ever!!! (I guess I should've been
happy he actually sealed the carton with a single piece of packing
tape...)
Even so, that battle-tank of a 1541 was still in alignment when it got
here. (Then again, I've seen one tumble down a flight of stairs and
still pass a mechanical performance test.) You have to love any
hardware that could be used as a ballistic weapon in a pinch, and still
boot. ;)
-Chris Caldwell