It’s interesting to see how people got so excited about the machine and forgot to read the documentation. Here is a condensed version for those can’t wait:
1. Make sure the system is unplugged.
2. Plug a serial cable to RJ-45 SERIAL MGT port the way the installation guide stated on Page 21.
3. After getting a console access, follow the instructions in Page 31 to configure the pre-installed Solaris 10 for your local network environment.
With short-supply, first wave of PS3 owners certainly were fast and furious about their new purchase. Some buyers actually didn’t bought it for the entertainment value, rather for the resale value. Just look at the eBay listings and see the pricing listing for you self. Most of of the bids went up to around $1000 – $1500 USD at the time of this writing. One auction went as high as $3850 USD. LA Times even reported that some of the bids for the console surpassed $10,000. According to ps3finder.com, the retail price for the console were between $500 and $600 USD. The outrageous resell pricing showed buyers certainly willing to pay a high premium.
I know a person that is selling a PS3. The bundle includes 4 games, 2 controllers and a new projector. The owner is willing to ship overnight for free if a buyer willing to name a good price. I guess if you wasn’t fast and furious enough, you will have to pay for your bragging rights.
With a 3.2 GHz Cell CPU, 20/60GB internal hard drive, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, and build-in Wi-Fi connectivity, the unit started to look like a well packaged PC. Even Fedora Core 5 ran on PS3. With the ability to run multiple operating systems, Sony certainly hoped people will find creative uses for the machine.
This certainly has the potential to attract hobbyists to port or write new applications/games for PS3, which may generate more demands for PS3. This positive feedback loop is only possible if Sony can meet demand and continue investment in the developer community. At this time, Sony can’t meet the demand with limited supply and that gives Nintendo wii an opportunity to compete.
So the battle for world console domination continues.
Roger L. Martin has an interesting way of framing the style of thinking: Reliability and Validity. Reliability is “intended to produce identical or consistent results under all circumstances, often by analyzing objective data from the past.” (source) “To achieve high validity, however, systems must take into account a large number of variables and use subjective measurements. Adding squishy variables and using gut feel allows for outcomes that are more accurate, even though the processes may not be able to deliver accurate results consistently.” (source) These two styles of thinking are completely opposite of each other and businesses need talents from both sides to operate a scalable business and innovate. Roger L. Martin emphasised that “It’s almost impossibly hard to design something compelling for a person whom you don’t respect or attempt to understand.” (source) I would expect the same in reverse. So, it’s important for people on both spectrum of reliability-validity spectrum to understand each other and interact with consideration of the other’s perspective.
This is a similar idea to what David Keirsey presented in his book, Please Understand Me II: “that members of families and institutions are OK, even though they are fundamentally different from each other, and that they would all do well to appreciate their differences and give up trying to change others into copies of themselves.” (source) The similarity is within the concept of understanding the differences and respect such qualities. When people can start respect differences, they then start focus on ways to work or live together, i.e. play nice.
However, the two concepts are very different by how each individual wants to resolve issues that stem from differences. David Kerisey believes that the differences are essentially hard-coded into one’s temperaments, therefore immutable. So, he believes that people should give up change one another. On the other hand, Roger L. Martin believes reliability and validity types of thinking are acquired through education, practice and cultural environments. One example for such change is how a start-up company grows from a validity oriented thinking with their new ideas/products/solutions to a reliability oriented thinking with the need to apply reliability oriented processes: Six Sigma, CRM, Sarbanes-Oxley (see: source) So, he is hopeful that with the redesign of his business school, he can make a difference to increase the innovative practices (validity/design) among the shool’s MBA students.
No matter which approach you might have a preference to use or believe, both approaches start from the point that respect the differences is crucial and that’s where constructive next steps are possible.
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