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wanderer · December 18th, 2001

Wonder of wonders. The old bleem PC boards still works after all this time. The boards, and the people that thrive in it (me included), outlast the company.

This may be your last chance to post in these boards!

I still wonder who's paying the bills though.

**Ryos** · December 18th, 2001

They work now? It was having quite a few posting problems the last time I was there.

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wanderer · December 19th, 2001

Actually the off-topic section works quite well. You might find some interesting posts inside. I find it fun posting in a ghost-board just to bide my time and to see some old bleem board mateys.

KillerShots · December 22nd, 2001

Actually, you'll find that the boards will last for at least (generally) a year since the last bill was paid. Why? Because that's what they charge to keep a web site, a flat fee of app. $20 usd and you're up for a year. I haven't a clue when Bleem! last paid for their site, but from that point in time it should last at least a year, possibly more based on what package they purchased.

Also, it's a lot easier for the company to just let it wind itself down that to call up a bunch of people to get them to tear it down. This way they don't have to do anything and the site will go down before they're charged anything.

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password0k · January 3rd, 2002

I was going to ask if Bleem! was a good emulator, but now I find out that Bleem! has died. Perhaps I misunderstand, has Bleem! indeed died?
Either way, was it a good emulator? (i.e. worth the money it costs) How much does Bleem! cost?

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**Ryos** · January 3rd, 2002

> Perhaps I misunderstand, has Bleem! indeed died?

As far as we know (they aren't releasing any details), yes. I know EB stopped carrying their products. BTW, some interesting information from Bleem! Park I just stumbled across (although I already knew this was happening a while back, it's nice to hear sort of official confirmation): "Hello all bleemers and bleem! fans. I'm sure if you would surely know about the news that bleem are closing their doors. I've emailed the vice-president, Will, to asked about the current situation. He replied that the main reason is that Sony have been sueing them and their legal debts have killed them. So they are trying to correct their financial situation now."

> Either way, was it a good emulator?

It was at the time. It isn't now, mostly because it never had major updates after 1.4.

> How much does Bleem! cost?

I think the initial price of $30 was lowered to $20 somewhere along the line. I know some stores were selling it for $10

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**Shadow Lady** · January 5th, 2002

well the Bleem emulator ould be great if, They doesn´t charge to much for the product, or well, if the product do some great upgrade well, I only go for it, because it has great speed, but now neither it can´t work in Xp Winsuck so...

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JuniorCRB · January 5th, 2002

winXP sucks...... yeah too bad about bleem they had a pretty good emu, it was 2nd epsxe though

wanderer · January 6th, 2002

I'm not upgrading anymore. Just tried linux . It's great!

I'm using win98 for my comp to run games. For browsing, I'm using the Peanut... linux that is.

infinite fate · January 23rd, 2002

bleem is dead. that's it. i sure hate SONY!

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**LanGaidin** · January 24th, 2002

BTW, some interesting information from Bleem! Park I just stumbled across (although I already knew this was happening a while back, it's nice to hear sort of official confirmation): "Hello all bleemers and bleem! fans. I'm sure if you would surely know about the news that bleem are closing their doors. I've emailed the vice-president, Will, to asked about the current situation. He replied that the main reason is that Sony have been sueing them and their legal debts have killed them. So they are trying to correct their financial situation now."

I'm sorry, but that's pretty much complete BS. Will's a great guy, but he's I guess even after the company is gone, he's trying to keep them from looking bad as much as possible.

First, if bleem! would have been updated regularly, to get to the point that both the users, and at one time, Randy, wanted it to be, it would have sold quite a bit better. Plus, the owners of the company outright lying to the public (And getting caught doing so) doesn't exactly boost sales. Yes, of course, the lawsuit was a HUGE drain on resources. And, it's entirely possible that the company couldn't have made it no matter what. However, if the company would have been run decently, they could have at least lasted longer than they did.

In addition, I'm really curious what happened with the lawsuit. IIRC, it was originally scheduled for Fall of 1999, then got pushed back to February of 2000. Now, that's not all that uncommon, and when it got pushed back to the Summer (I think June) of 2000, I know there was a good reason. However, more than a year later, it still hadn't gone to trial, with no explanations that I ever saw for the postponements. Anyway, remember that part of the lawsuit was bleem, inc. counter-suing Sony for anti-competitive practices, which it seemed that had a decent case for, and likely would have helped their money problems quite a bit if proven.

Obviously, none of this proves that bleem, inc. was responsible for any of it, but common sense makes me wonder if there was some reason that they were no longer sure of Sony not winning the lawsuit, so tried to delay it... If anyone knows someone in the California Northern District Courts in San Francisco, see if you can press them for information.

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December 18th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
wanderer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Philippines Posts: 146	Fyi Wonder of wonders. The old bleem PC boards still works after all this time. The boards, and the people that thrive in it (me included), outlast the company. This may be your last chance to post in these boards! I still wonder who's paying the bills though.

January 3rd, 2002	#5 (permalink)
password0k "Greetings, citizen!" Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: between the computer and the TV Posts: 475	bleem, dead, noooooo! I was going to ask if Bleem! was a good emulator, but now I find out that Bleem! has died. Perhaps I misunderstand, has Bleem! indeed died? Either way, was it a good emulator? (i.e. worth the money it costs) How much does Bleem! cost? __________________ SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM. "Remove her diseased charcoal, and stomp the equal hook." - random text generator "Life throws **** at you and all you can do is your best to dodge it." - Me IF YOU'RE NOT A MAGGOT, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS BREAD!.

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December 18th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	They work now? It was having quite a few posting problems the last time I was there. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

December 19th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
wanderer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Philippines Posts: 146	Actually the off-topic section works quite well. You might find some interesting posts inside. I find it fun posting in a ghost-board just to bide my time and to see some old bleem board mateys.

December 22nd, 2001	#4 (permalink)
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,926	Actually, you'll find that the boards will last for at least (generally) a year since the last bill was paid. Why? Because that's what they charge to keep a web site, a flat fee of app. $20 usd and you're up for a year. I haven't a clue when Bleem! last paid for their site, but from that point in time it should last at least a year, possibly more based on what package they purchased. Also, it's a lot easier for the company to just let it wind itself down that to call up a bunch of people to get them to tear it down. This way they don't have to do anything and the site will go down before they're charged anything. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

January 3rd, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	> Perhaps I misunderstand, has Bleem! indeed died? As far as we know (they aren't releasing any details), yes. I know EB stopped carrying their products. BTW, some interesting information from Bleem! Park I just stumbled across (although I already knew this was happening a while back, it's nice to hear sort of official confirmation): "Hello all bleemers and bleem! fans. I'm sure if you would surely know about the news that bleem are closing their doors. I've emailed the vice-president, Will, to asked about the current situation. He replied that the main reason is that Sony have been sueing them and their legal debts have killed them. So they are trying to correct their financial situation now." > Either way, was it a good emulator? It was at the time. It isn't now, mostly because it never had major updates after 1.4. > How much does Bleem! cost? I think the initial price of $30 was lowered to $20 somewhere along the line. I know some stores were selling it for $10 __________________ Sanity is overrated.

January 5th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 5,792	well the Bleem emulator ould be great if, They doesn´t charge to much for the product, or well, if the product do some great upgrade well, I only go for it, because it has great speed, but now neither it can´t work in Xp Winsuck so... __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.8GHz -- 9600GT @ 715/1033MHz -- 4GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows Server 2008 SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

January 5th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
JuniorCRB Sega Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I don't know Posts: 757	winXP sucks...... yeah too bad about bleem they had a pretty good emu, it was 2nd epsxe though

January 6th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
wanderer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Philippines Posts: 146	I'm not upgrading anymore. Just tried linux . It's great! I'm using win98 for my comp to run games. For browsing, I'm using the Peanut... linux that is.

January 23rd, 2002	#10 (permalink)
infinite fate EMU idiot Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philippines Posts: 41	bleem is dead. that's it. i sure hate SONY! __________________ Zeus will fall, Hades will follow, the FATE will rule!

January 24th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
LanGaidin Emulation Freak Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Indiana (US) Posts: 199	BTW, some interesting information from Bleem! Park I just stumbled across (although I already knew this was happening a while back, it's nice to hear sort of official confirmation): "Hello all bleemers and bleem! fans. I'm sure if you would surely know about the news that bleem are closing their doors. I've emailed the vice-president, Will, to asked about the current situation. He replied that the main reason is that Sony have been sueing them and their legal debts have killed them. So they are trying to correct their financial situation now." I'm sorry, but that's pretty much complete BS. Will's a great guy, but he's I guess even after the company is gone, he's trying to keep them from looking bad as much as possible. First, if bleem! would have been updated regularly, to get to the point that both the users, and at one time, Randy, wanted it to be, it would have sold quite a bit better. Plus, the owners of the company outright lying to the public (And getting caught doing so) doesn't exactly boost sales. Yes, of course, the lawsuit was a HUGE drain on resources. And, it's entirely possible that the company couldn't have made it no matter what. However, if the company would have been run decently, they could have at least lasted longer than they did. In addition, I'm really curious what happened with the lawsuit. IIRC, it was originally scheduled for Fall of 1999, then got pushed back to February of 2000. Now, that's not all that uncommon, and when it got pushed back to the Summer (I think June) of 2000, I know there was a good reason. However, more than a year later, it still hadn't gone to trial, with no explanations that I ever saw for the postponements. Anyway, remember that part of the lawsuit was bleem, inc. counter-suing Sony for anti-competitive practices, which it seemed that had a decent case for, and likely would have helped their money problems quite a bit if proven. Obviously, none of this proves that bleem, inc. was responsible for any of it, but common sense makes me wonder if there was some reason that they were no longer sure of Sony not winning the lawsuit, so tried to delay it... If anyone knows someone in the California Northern District Courts in San Francisco, see if you can press them for information. __________________ al'Lan Mandragoran