Would you like to see interviews with key people from the hardware industry?

[W1zzard]

clarification: key people working in the hardware industry

see thread title :)

[Ben Clarke]

YES. It would be interesting to see how TPU is run. Also, I could do the interviews if you want, I have a little experience with the school newsletter.

[Grings]

Yes, that would be cool

[WhiteLotus]

how many key people are there?

[Ben Clarke]

Admins, (Senior) mods, reviewers would be my guess.

[Fizban]

Just 1. His name is Fizban. He's really cool, but a recluse.

[niko084]

Indeed, always good to get to know a little about some of the chief's here at tpu :)

[kwchang007]

Sure.

[Namslas90]

Would you like to see interviews with key industry people on TPU?

I think he means to see(read) interviews of Peolple in Computer industry here at TPU, (like the news)!!

Yes, it would be intresting.:toast:

[rick22]

yes a great idea,, maybe you can get Bill Gates.....:D

[WhiteLotus]

would W1zzard be so kind to clarify? do you mean people on here or just random high up people?

[Judas]

Yes, sounds good to me

[Darknova]

Yes.

And he means other people, as in not the mods :P

[W1zzard]

i mean people working in the hardware industry. if you want to know about how tpu works just make a new thread in this forum with detailed questions and i'll answer as much as possible

[niko084]

I think he means to see(read) interviews of Peolple in Computer industry here at TPU, (like the news)!!

Yes, it would be intresting.:toast:

Aww.. Missed that, but ya I think that would still be kinda cool especially considering I don't watch the news anymore, its always depressing..

[pt]

yep aswell
maybe we can get a photo of w1z and sell it on ebay for a trillion

[Easy Rhino]

yes, i think it would bring some exclusivity to this already informative web site.

[kwchang007]

i mean people working in the hardware industry. if you want to know about how tpu works just make a new thread in this forum with detailed questions and i'll answer as much as possible

That'd be best. You could probably do plenty person to person interview cause of how big our network is.

[mrw1986]

That would be awesome!

[rick22]

i know a donut ceo who is a computer nutt..

[wazzledoozle]

That would be really cool!

[lemonadesoda]

POLL needed. YES.

But PLEASE keep the interviews on interesting technology issues/developments. And avoid marketing spin interviews about "our company this, our hardware that", etc.

[Hawk1]

^^ What he said. I think that would be great.

[HAL7000]

Definitely, understanding the mind behind the hardware is always a plus, I would like to know why AMD releases the damed paper trail....don't they know conservationism is key to our future and hardware is key to our dam present.....sorry about the release of thought, it has been a while since I posted and the wife is due home from work, I have been a housebitch for a month and I can't stand it anymore, Her hours need to change....like right now....:toast:

Great idea W1zzard, a thought is a terrible thing to waste.

[DaMulta]

That would be really cool!

what he said

[JC316]

yeah, that would be really cool.

[Polaris573]

That would be great, especially if you could find some engineers that would be willing to talk about their jobs.

[3991vhtes]

I think that would be a great idea, W1zzard.

[erocker]

Absolutely! Doing interviews would allow TPU to get exclusive information, and break news other than just reporting it, thrusting TPU further into greatness! Wonderfrul idea! :D

[panchoman]

great idea w1zz, i hope some interviews turn out to be preety interesting and amusing too, like this!: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TGLhuF3L48U

sorry w1zz, couldn't resist the temptation to put that in there lol.

[Easy Rhino]

w1z asked me to post some of my ideas for questions. well i personally believe the questions would vary depending on who the interview was with and what the main subject matter was being covered. for example, an interview with someone at AMD/ATi would probably gear more toward what their plans are for the future. does AMD feel like they made mistakes in the past that account for the sales lag last year. How will the aquiring of ATI create competition and bring more options and cheaper options to the consumer. Perhaps someone being interviewed would be more willing to answer questions about future products that havnt been talked about yet. as we all know those questions are important for a tech site! another example would be if there were an interview with a company like OCZ. a little bit of research from their website can tell you all sorts of things about the company which can lead to questions about how they compete with some of the more established companies like mushkin or corsair. will OZC continue to expand into other hardware areas, like perhaps cases or even manufacture their own motherboards. these are just some of the things that come to mind.

[WhiteLotus]

a question i always wondered...

would a company ever build a system with just their parts? and make it work better than if you stuck something else in it - not because of locked parts but because they work together better than anything else?
i understand though that this would mean AMD/ATI would have to delve in to the world of RAM, PSU etc. not buying other companies either - producing something of thier own - imagine an AMD super machine!

just a question i think sometimes.

[Frogger]

Absolutely! Doing interviews would allow TPU to get exclusive information, and break news other than just reporting it, thrusting TPU further into greatness! Wonderfrul idea! :D

THAT says it all!

[Kreij]

Definitely.

It would be very interesting to see what key people think about things like future hardware trends, consumer buying habits and how that affects their R&D, and what things they feel are holding back their paticular markets in the industry.

TPU Key Interviews With Insiders ... uh ... TPU KIWI ? Ok, maybe not. :p

[Wile E]

YES! This is a great idea.

[peach1971]

Here´s my question:

Key people in the hardware industry,
if ANY changes were just up to you, what would the next Windows OS be like?

[von kain]

the guy on the left for sure then the Steve Wozniak(the real; brain of the apple)

[d44ve]

I would be interested in something like that...

[peach1971]

Another question:

Key people in the hardware industry,
What would you consider a real progressive step in the further development of the ATX form factor, or do you feel 100% okay with given ATX 2.2?

[DanTheBanjoman]

a question i always wondered...

would a company ever build a system with just their parts? and make it work better than if you stuck something else in it - not because of locked parts but because they work together better than anything else?
i understand though that this would mean AMD/ATI would have to delve in to the world of RAM, PSU etc. not buying other companies either - producing something of thier own - imagine an AMD super machine!

just a question i think sometimes.

That's how systems used to be, ie IBM systems requiring IBM parts and such. Nowadays systems are mostly open which is a big part of the reason the inferior x86 platform became dominant in desktops.

It's bad both ways; companies create a smaller market for themselves and at the same time users are limited to specific hardware. Given it eliminates compatibility issues I'd say it's bad for the market and not of this time.

[DanTheBanjoman]

I'd say speak to researchers, people at factories, marketing people, etc.

Have a basic intro, ie name, function, how did you end up in company x, education (always nice to know what you need to study to end up somewhere, or vice versa, know where you could go with your study)

Some company/person specific questions. (ie ask amd about future cpu's, videocards. but ask thermaltake about cooling solutions or casing)

And add a few user submitted questions.

[WhiteLotus]

loads of possible questions - now we just need to find somebody willing to answere them!