Rob Browning wrote:
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> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:45:28 -0500, Ted <nospamforted@nospam.com>
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Rob Browning wrote:
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> >> Sorry, but it's physically impossible to make a system that's both
> >> portable enough to fit well in a pocket and at the same time is as
> >> comfortable to manipulate as a console controller
> >
> >You've obviously never played a Jaguar or Intellivision...
> 
> I've played an Intellivision, yes, as well as a Colecovision and an
> Atari 5200.  What is your point?

My point is the Intellivision controller is uncomfortable to use; the DS
has a more comfortable regular controller setup. Therefore it is
physically possible to make a portable system's controls more
comfortable tha a console's.

> 
> >The original DS doesn't quite fit comfortably in a pocket (well, in
> >cargo shorts or a jacket it's fine), but its traditional controls are, I
> >think, as comfortable as the SNES controller or the original Genesis
> >controller. The stylus interface can in many ways be more comfortable
> 
> Controllers have gotten more comfortable since then.

And yet you didn't say "as comfortable as the most comfortable console
contrl system" or "as comfortable as the control systems on the current
systems" or something similar.