Getting My KRAPPS On – with PCSim

‘Getting My KRAPPS On’ is a new feature in which we will showcase guest contributors, covering a variety of KRAPPS-related topics. Got an idea for an upcoming ‘Getting My KRAPPS On’ article/video? … shoot us an email at info@KRAPPS.com for consideration.

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guest contributor – Patrick Jordan, founder Just Another iPhone Blog

A Little Intro … I am a long-time fan of KRAPPS, a regular reader, and very honored to be the first to share a ‘Getting My KRAPPS On’ piece over here. What does getting my KRAPPS on mean to me? It means taking a leaf from The Book Of KRAPPS, and sharing my thoughts on one of the less stellar inhabitants of the App Store. On an app that is feature-poor and proud of it, that doesn’t do push notifications, and that will NOT be showing up in an iPhone TV ad. So here we go …

Want to emulate the craptastic experience of using a (really) old school PC from the dog days of dial-up internet? Oh yes folks – there is an app for that, and it’s sure to be ever so well received by PC fans who already think Mac and iPhone owners are a bunch of
Snarky Snarkheads. It’s called PCSim and it’s a very funny little novelty app.

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It doesn’t do a heck of a lot – just as the PCs it’s imitating didn’t when they were around. Here’s what it does do though:

vomit smiley, boy02 smiley, vomit smiley, puke smiley, sick smileyShows off a hideously ugly old desktop that could really fill a desktop.

vomit smiley, boy02 smiley, vomit smiley, puke smiley, sick smileyOffers ‘realistic’ sound effects – from a loud, chugging hard drive to fan noises and
          even a modem dialing and handshaking.

Dial Up

vomit smiley, boy02 smiley, vomit smiley, puke smiley, sick smileyGives you a dreadfully slow bootup process with some special startup messages in
          DOS along the way.

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vomit smiley, boy02 smiley, vomit smiley, puke smiley, sick smileyOnce you finally get into Windows, it lets you change the wallpaper, try to connect to
          the internet, or try to launch a Windows game.

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vomit smiley, boy02 smiley, vomit smiley, puke smiley, sick smileyAnd of course – frequently throws a Blue Screen of Death at you.

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So there you have it – it’s an ugly, noisy, old school Windows PC right there on your iPhone. Marvelous. They should chuck this into one of those ‘I’m a PC’ ads – have someone out looking for an ‘old school dialup internet PC’, tell them if they find it they can keep it. 🙂

And if you need to find it, HERE is where it is in the App Store, priced at $0.99.

August 31, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment, Guest Authors 

Comments

  • Very realistic app, hey look it even crashes like the real windows. awesome.

  • Very realistic app, hey look it even crashes like the real windows. awesome.