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On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>
wrote:

>How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it? 

Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their offices in
Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I guess I
could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys! :-))

On Mar 30, 1:44 am, Memnoch
<memn...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
> >How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it?
>
> Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their offices in
> Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I guess I
> could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys! :-))

It could also be because it's been 'in development' for, er, about
12-15 years ...

CC

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:44:51 GMT, Memnoch wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it? 
> 
> Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their offices in
> Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I guess I
> could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys! :-))

OK, it's a deal.  Of course, we'll expect you to give us regular status
reports on the project.  Considering the history of Elite IV's development
cycle, an update every 2 or 3 years should be adequate.

Bret

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:36:26 -0700, Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:44:51 GMT, Memnoch wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it? 
>> 
>> Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their offices in
>> Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I guess I
>> could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys! :-))
>
>OK, it's a deal.  Of course, we'll expect you to give us regular status
>reports on the project.  Considering the history of Elite IV's development
>cycle, an update every 2 or 3 years should be adequate.

I wasn't even aware it was them till about 3 years ago. We moved offices to
the North end of the Science Park. I walk past their offices every day and the
first time I looked at the Frontier sign I thought "That looks familar...."
;-)

On the 29 Mar 2007, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com> wrote:

> How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it?

DB's nostalgic for the days of total secrecy of the Elite development 
process where the first anyone knew of the game was the press launch. 
Read Backroom Boys by Francis Spufford for an entertaining account.

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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:44:51 GMT, Memnoch
<memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>
>wrote:
>
>>How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about it? 
>
>Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their offices in
>Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I guess I
>could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys! :-))

Just don't make greasy marks on the window with your nose.  It might
slow down development.  Not that it could be any slower.

Where is DB these days, anyway? He used to post here, and in a.f.e.
Has he retired?

Lemming
-- 
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