What's amazing is that it's completely compatible with late 80's/early 90's home PC technology. You can reformat an aliens machine lifeforms brain using a Mac II or a 486.
Well, it only makes sense. After all, Independence Day showed us that Apple products are compatible with a wide-range of alien operating systems.
It's an interesting idea; someone should ask about it. Considering Mainframe the comic character/Action Master had almost nothing to do with the Ark it's certainly reasonable though. His original tech-spec says he's "A walking, talking computer terminal", so it could just be the obvious option, but the designers certainly enjoy slipping Easter eggs in when they can.
On a side note, his original tech-spec also says he has a "200,000 MB capacity"... so at 200 GB, it's less than most modern cell phones.
If you think about it, the computer associated with the Ark is Teletraan-1, there's not any reason they couldn't have just called the figure that. Instead, they pulled a fairly obscure Action Master out of the vault and paired it with a ship it was never connected to before (and a new color scheme, as well.) Maybe the thought process was simply "this dude is supposed to turn into a computer, let's use it", but I think the Beast Wars connection (for the Titan released for the Beast Wars anniversary) is at least a plausible explanation for what appears to be a possible Easter egg reference. Might be a fun question to ask if the opportunity presents?
Mainframe was part of the Lost Light crew, he didn't do much beyond issue 34 and the mutineers arc but not enough to get recognised.
Also the theory for the apple mac being cross compatible with alien systems in ID4 was the tech being reverse engineered by the Roswell crash.
Also the theory for the apple mac being cross compatible with alien systems in ID4 was the tech being reverse engineered by the Roswell crash.
******* apple, just ripping off literally everyone.
Yes, their ship crashed into the Planet Express Ship over Roswell. They were forced to get jobs at Apple to survive.
Why not!
Does anyone else think that Hasbro might've missed out on an obvious Selects release with a G1 accurate Mainframe?
Seriously, I already have Ark!Mainframe, and I'd still get that mold in G1 colors. Especially if he came packed with some version of his little buddy.
Seriously, I already have Ark!Mainframe, and I'd still get that mold in G1 colors. Especially if he came packed with some version of his little buddy.
Poor forward-thinking on that one, then.
Unless, I dunno, size/parts count meant it wouldn't make sense. I don't have one, so I'm not sure how it compares.
OTOH, how many times have we criticized something for being a certain way "for a <size class>"? Doesn't seem to stop them.
Animated Universe Mainframe and Theta Supreme for Selects.
Earth Wars transmetals Optimus Primal, Rhinox, Cheetor, Megatron, Blackarachia and Cheetor.
Obelisk Blackarachnia
Predacon Rhinox
Lazorbeak
Possibilities for Selects are endless.
Okay not endless but strong.
Earth Wars transmetals Optimus Primal, Rhinox, Cheetor, Megatron, Blackarachia and Cheetor.
Obelisk Blackarachnia
Predacon Rhinox
Lazorbeak
Possibilities for Selects are endless.
Okay not endless but strong.
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I think we're still waiting for Fractyl and Packrat.
Yeah, they were mentioned way back in the big leak that first mentioned Antagony and most of the Velocitron Wave 1 toys.
If they were still in the works I'd think we'd have heard something by now.
I think Mainframe's altmodes being "a wall" and "a block" probably led them to believe he wouldn't be a hot seller on his own.
Are they ready to face Brock?