humm... I just thought up a similar video script.. but i don't have any image recording device.. too bad
anyway, i'll post the script here. any feedback, criticism, flamming welcomed.
Elmoisevil: sorry, please bear with me
[script]
one of the college aged guy A walk into the room, seeing his friend B(college aged) playing a computer game (probably graphic intensive)
A: hey. i thought you agreed to your dad that you're going to encode "terminator 3" for him?
B: yeh. I'm encoding now.
A: but you're playing computer game!!
B: yeh. I'm encoding the movie in the background.
A: wow. you can do that?
B: yeh, cool isn't it? With this Core 2 Duo Q6600, I can basically multi-task anyway i want to. heck i'm even scanning for virus in the background right now.
A: you're doing encoding, virus scanning, and playing game at the same time? dude it must costed you an arm and a leg when you purchased this computer.
B: nah not really. It only cost me about 1.5k.
A: you're kidding me.
B: I'm serious. I even used the money i saved in buying two 8800GTS's for SLI.
A: hey. have you wondered, what would it be like if there is no Core 2 Duo?
B: what? you mean if Core 2 duo never existed?
A: yeh...
A and B: hummm....(imaging)
screen slowly morphs into another room, apparently crappier. A full size tower on the table, with a 20" screen.
B led A into the room. B looked very excited.
B: hey, come and check out my new computer.
A: wow you got a new computer? I thought you bought your previous computer two years ago?
B: yeh, but the new X2s were just released days ago. I can't resist it, and spend all of my money i got from my summer job.
A: what? you spent 5000 dollars just on a computer?
B: but hey, its the newest, and the best.
A: whatever man. so what's new about this computer?
B: I got two new FX series processors running at 3.2Ghz for 4x4, and....
A: i thought your previous 4x4 were running at 3.0Ghz?
B: yeh. 2 years for a 200Mhz bump.
A: i thought there was a new architecture coming up?
B: yeh. well it was originally slated to launch couple months ago, but they kept delaying the launch time. now the new architecture will launch next year.
A: well that sux.
B: yeh tell me about it. Anyway, you wanna see how this puppy performs?
A: yeh sure.
B: alright. let me go downstairs and turn on the power generator.
A: what power generator?
B: well according to the processor manual, the combined power consumption of the processor and the water cooling device requires a portable power generator, or the computer won't even boot.
A:...
B: anyhow, let me go down to the basement and turn on the power generator. (went out of the room)
(the power generator was started) <= i'll think of something more to add to this.
(B came back into the room, sweating.)
B: alright! let's get this show on the road. let me just plug these two power input into the sockets here...
(the electricity flashed when the power input touches the socket.)
A: woah...
B: alright, all is prepared. let's go~
(B turns on the power).
(the computer starts whirling, and the sound becomes louder and louder)
A: what is that?
B: nah its just the two 12" fans for the water cooling device. both of them are spinning at 5000rpm.
A: that high?
B: yeh, or the computer will overheat.
(the windows desktop appeared).
A: well that was fast.
B: yeh, 5k dollars, what do you expect
A: yeh definitely. let's try running anti virus and a game at the same time.
B: no problem.
(B initiates a virus scan, while starting the game)
(the fan noise got louder.)
(about 15 secs passed)
A: the game is still loading?
B: yeh. c'mon, you're running two stressful programs at the same time.
(as they waited, B's dad C walked in, with a DVD in his hand).
C: hey son, can you re-encode this movie?
B: sure dad. let me just get back to the desktop...
(B hits alt-tab.)
(the fan noise got louder, and a trail of smoke coming out of the case)
B: omg, the computer got overheated.
(B turned off the power, opened the case, and started blowing at the CPUs).
(the smoke got more dense, as B tried to blow on the CPU to reduce heat)
(A and C looked panicked)
the screen slowly morphs back to reality
(A and B sort of jumped)
A: well that was a scary thought.
B: yeh. glad it was only our imagination.
(C walked in)
C: hey son, where is the movie i told you to encode?
B: right here dad
(B paused the game, hit alt-tab. the screen goes back to desktop, with the encoding software showing at the desktop. the encoding had already finished).
B: there dad. now you can watch it on your Ipod Video.
C: thanks son.
(C walks out..)
(the screen slowly fades to black. Core 2 duo icon slowly appearing, with a line at the bottom "accelerating innovation".
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