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Solar System

Hmm what about establish alternative currency for chipmusic and pixelart community???
It will be currency re-bound/linked to real computer hardware (so no gold or silver).
Old computers and consoles prices are rising so currency will rise too.

Why Chipo??? It is inspired by Euro currency or proposed Amero currency.

Banknotes:
10000 Chipo = 1 x Atari Falcon 030 (Ultra Rare) or Sam Coupé / Commodore 65 prototype (Very Rare)
5000 Chipo = 1 x Panasonic Turbo R (or Sharp X68000)
2500 Chipo =  1 x Amiga 1200 or Amiga 3000 / Amiga 4000 and CD32
1000 Chipo = 1 x PC - Engine, Turbo Grafx, Turbo Express
500 Chipo = 1 x Amiga 500, Amiga 600, Amiga CDTV, Atari 1040STE, Atari MEGA STE, PC286/486
100 Chipo = 1 x Atari 800XE, 65XE, 130XE, 800XL, C64, C128, ZX Spectrum, Atari 7800, Atari 5200
50 Chipo = 1 x Sega Megadrive, Sega Genesis, Sega Nomad, SNES, DS, DSLite, DSi, PSP, PSPVita
20 Chipo = 1 x NES or Sega Master System and Atari 2600

Coins:
10 Chipo = Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Pocket, GBA, SP, Micro
5 Chipo = FDD Drives, monitors, Flash Cartridges (USED),  IC chips for repair, power supply
2 Chipo = Atari/Commodore Joystick, Sega Gamepad, NES/SNES Gamepad etc etc
1 Chipo = Audio Tapes /never used/, cartridges
50 Cent Chipo = 5"25 DD floppy disks /never used/, FDD boxes, cartridge shells
20 Cent Chipo = 3"5 DD floppy disks /never used/, FDD boxes, cartridge boxes
10 Cent Chipo = original cases and keyboards
5 Cent Chipo = original cables
1 Cent Chipo = original screws

Why? When we will create "Chipo Bank" and "Chipo Bullion Depository" place (stock house) where will be all computers and game consoles located (in excellent and secure condition). We will have enough real HW for future use. So we will withdrawal from the market all 8bit, 16bit game consoles and
computers (ebay, web auctions, electronics second hands, bazaar markets etc etc).

And when you will need new computer or game console you will just go to "Chipo Bank"
and change "Chipo Money" for real NES or GAMEBOY etc etc etc...

PS: It can be nice pixelartist project...

INSPIRATION:

Here is software:
http://www.complementarycurrency.org/software.html

Last edited by Matej (Apr 5, 2013 1:01 pm)

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babylon

according to this im pretty poor. i think? i wouldnt say im middle class. or would i? idk.

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Medina, Ohio

This is a major lol for me, however it is interesting...

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matt's mind

huh

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hardcore, Australia

Nope.

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Puerto Rico

haha. hahahha.

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IL, US

im bothered that you think these things are all worth the same
"10 Chipo = Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Pocket, GBA, SP, Micro"

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Gosford, Australia

there are a lot of inconsistencies with the valuation at this point, obviously
although i'd love to be able to trade a single gameboy fora couple of atari joysticks and all the cables i'd need to get my junior 2600 working again :v

i see this more as like "haha wouldnt that be funny" thing than an actual serious idea that OP wants us to get behind. or at least i hope that's what it is.

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Montreal, Canada

been hitting the whiskey again, have you Matej?

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Solar System

This is just idea, brainstrorming for fun. Yes prices can be changed. Anyways it can be done!

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Sweden

I'll have whatever you smoked

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South Dakota

Well crap, my bro has a Turbo and an Turbo Express.
Jerk...

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You should put all this focus and energy on something productive.

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make it happen!

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NC in the US of America

I thought this was going to be about the long-lost 6th Marx brother...

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Sweden
SgtCrispy wrote:

Well crap, my bro has a Turbo and an Turbo Express.
Jerk...

Hey man, you could have 25 NES and 25 Master Systems instead.