Post #165,154
7/20/04 11:31:07 AM
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Time to start planning
[link|http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/tech/weekly/2690450|Houston Chronicle] Todd Hollenshead, id's chief executive, said Doom 3 will require:
\ufffd A 1.5-gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 chip or AMD Athlon 1500.
\ufffd 384 megabytes of memory.
\ufffd Two gigabytes of hard drive space.
\ufffd An nVidia GeForce 3 graphics card or better; or an ATI Technologies 8500 or better. Looks like it's time to start planning a new system, since what I've got now really isn't going to be enough. Of course it will actually be a while before I can afford to do it, but that just means that the Linux binaries will be out by then. I've been wanting to get an AMD-64 system anyway. Odds are there will be both 32 and 64 bit binaries for Linux. Jay
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Post #165,229
7/20/04 8:08:00 PM
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My system should scrape in.
Nothing special, just an Athlon 2100 & a GeForce 4 Ti-something.
Of course, those minimum specs don't say how sucky the framerate would be...
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #165,238
7/20/04 8:41:28 PM
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Mine won't.
I'll need more memory. And perhaps a new video card. Does a GeForce 4MX qualify as good enough? :-/
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #165,324
7/21/04 10:48:43 AM
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What, the rebranded GEForce2?
Sorry, but thanks for playing.
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Post #165,503
7/21/04 11:47:51 PM
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If I could punish nVidia for deceptive marketing, I would.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #165,504
7/21/04 11:52:05 PM
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Buy ATI.
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Post #165,505
7/21/04 11:54:47 PM
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Yes, but what's the point of that...
... if nVidia neither knows who I am nor why I bought a competing product? :-)
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
| -- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne. |
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Post #165,514
7/22/04 1:13:56 AM
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Then *also* write nVidia a letter saying what you did
I've been known to do that...
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,673
7/22/04 9:10:47 PM
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What sort of response did you get (if any)?
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
| -- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne. |
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Post #165,677
7/22/04 10:13:10 PM
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It varies
Sometimes nothing. Other times I got a canned response. I've sometimes had someone contact me and offer to specifically address whatever it was that I was upset about.
But it doesn't take much effort to try. So even if there is no reaction, I don't feel like I wasted much energy.
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,277
7/21/04 12:26:10 AM
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Irrelevant to my system
I think that it meets specs, but I don't care. Doom on up has good enough graphics to trigger motion sickness in me. I've learned not to play them.
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,240
7/20/04 9:04:48 PM
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This assumes I have any interest in yet another FPS.
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Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand.
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Post #165,295
7/21/04 3:29:11 AM
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/me sends you and Ben to Farty Corner.
Where you can be farty about the games other people play, while you listen to Chris de Burgh and discuss the novels of Tom Clancy.
Peter
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Post #165,319
7/21/04 10:33:59 AM
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I have no interest in any of that *either*
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,323
7/21/04 10:48:25 AM
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Acker Bilk and Frederick Forsyth, right?
Peter
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Post #165,337
7/21/04 11:04:45 AM
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wrong x 2
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,344
7/21/04 11:10:25 AM
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James Last and Wilbur Smith?
Peter
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Post #165,363
7/21/04 12:20:52 PM
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If this was baseball...
you'd have struck out multiple times by now.
Lemme give some answers that are more to my taste.
Kate Bush and Peter S. Beagle
Karen Matheson and Steven Brust
Andy Stewart and Megan Lindholm
Janis Ian and George Martin
Oh, and yes, I do listen to Elton John. Voluntarily. :-P
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,365
7/21/04 12:29:38 PM
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pre- or post-Taupin?
-drl
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Post #165,392
7/21/04 1:36:13 PM
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Both
I actually don't have much Elton John, but I know that it annoys Peter that I don't detest him. ;-)
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,404
7/21/04 2:21:14 PM
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I'm a ROCK-IT-MAN!
You haven't heard Elton John until you've heard William Shatner butcher it.
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Post #165,418
7/21/04 3:17:40 PM
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WOOOSH!
Peter
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Post #165,520
7/22/04 2:49:56 AM
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Assuming "George Martin" means George "Rolls-Royce" Martin..
..that would leave "Peter S. Beagle" for me to check out.
(Oh, and why wasn't Robin Hobb included in your list? ;-)
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
Your lies are of Microsoftian Scale and boring to boot. Your 'depression' may be the closest you ever come to recognizing truth: you have no 'inferiority complex', you are inferior - and something inside you recognizes this. - [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=71575|Ashton Brown]
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Post #165,622
7/22/04 2:36:18 PM
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Yup, yup, and you already know ;-)
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #165,294
7/21/04 3:25:31 AM
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Re: Time to start planning
Looks like I'm good to go, then :)
P4 3GHz (800MHz FSB), 1G of PC3200, Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB) 200G of disk
:-)
Peter
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Post #165,300
7/21/04 3:45:08 AM
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If nothing else I'll be right for a display.
At approx 3 x 2.25 metres, I'll be all set. The only downside is playing Return To Castle Wolfenstein on it is damn scary!
The plus side is that Mechwarrior looks pretty much exactly life-size :)
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #165,302
7/21/04 4:20:22 AM
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Sounds oh so portable. Bought a new laptop, didja? :-)
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Post #165,303
7/21/04 7:41:18 AM
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Yeah, but people get miffed when I use it on the train :)
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #165,322
7/21/04 10:47:57 AM
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I'm fine
Athlon 2500+
512mb RAM
ATI 9800Pro 128mb
Now, as towards whether or not I'll buy it - I've got three games backed up already: Thief: Deadly Shadows, Morrowind, and Hordes of the Underdark, and I'm probably picking up HL2 when it comes out. I'll probably wait a while on Doom 3.
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Post #165,325
7/21/04 10:50:45 AM
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HL2 aka Duke Nukem Forever.
Peter
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Post #165,329
7/21/04 10:54:50 AM
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I know somebody who works there.
No more details, but I happen to know they do have more to show than 3DRealms ever will.
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Post #165,330
7/21/04 10:56:53 AM
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Yeah, but Doom 3 is out *next week*.
Peter
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Post #165,334
7/21/04 10:58:09 AM
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Exactly.
And did you see my playlist?
And the fact that I'm also a full-time college student AND employee?
I figure I'll get around to it next year sometime. Save some $ that way too.
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Post #165,343
7/21/04 11:09:46 AM
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Get yerself down the docks.
Good looking bloke like you could make a fortune doing favours for sailors.
Peter
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Post #165,613
7/22/04 2:02:53 PM
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Next week
Oh god, there goes any chance of getting any work done in August.
I've been drooling over this game for a while.
2 Athlon MP 2400+, nVidia 5600, 512 MB RAM.
Believe it or not, but the dual actually helps; as soon as anything goes out to the system, the system can move it to the other processor.
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Post #165,416
7/21/04 3:10:15 PM
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WOO HOO!
Athlon XP 2500+
512MB RAM
ATI AIW Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
Oodles of disk space
I've largely soured on first person shooters. I will check out Doom 3 though. I suspect that it won't get the playing time like GTA3, GTA3:VC did and GTA:SA will.
And speaking of Duke Nukem Forever, what an appropriate title... The only first person shooter that I really liked and the kick ass followup is late, late, LATE!
lister
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Post #165,462
7/21/04 6:45:52 PM
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Duke Nukem Forever == DNF == Did Not Finish...
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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