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Flight Simulator 2002 With 13 Monitors And 9 PCs

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-lot-of-lead-and-glass dept.

Ant points to Steve Ferris' site demonstrating what Ferris has done "using Wideview software, Multi Monitors and Fs2002 Panel Interior view Bitmaps. 9 PC's & 13 monitors. Server PC is a 2.0ghz AMD and has 1 Asus 4800se G4 AGP and when Motor flying 4 PCI graphic cards for the instrument panels.. All 8 Clients have AGP cards and are AMD 800 to 1.5ghz... My Ask21 Glider with 3 Asus 4800se G4 cards on the front 6 monitors, giving great downward landing view. When you sit in front, all screens line up reasonably well ... Windows XP on the 3 front PC's and 98se on the rest."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. When you sit in front... by dynoman7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you sit in front, all screens line up reasonably well ...

    WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO SIT?!?!

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  3. That'll do wonders for pr0n by kaltkalt · · Score: 5, Funny

    seriously...wow.

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  4. Flight simulator har har by rkz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Flight simulator my arse, hes only saying that because of his wife!!! the real reason is his DVD porn collection!

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  5. Realism by sk3tch · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...incredible crash realism thanks to our friend Windows 98. :)

    1. Re:Realism by msgmonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Probably sounds like a plane too with all those Case/CPU fans :)

    2. Re:Realism by JDWTopGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

      When he gets tired of this setup, that can be his next project: an ultralite plane made from computer cases and using case/CPU fans for power.

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  6. Go for realism? by secolactico · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice, nice. But, isn't that seatbelt on the chair taking things a bit too far?

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    1. Re:Go for realism? by msgmonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thats for his own safety, just incase all those monitors come crashing down on him :)

    2. Re:Go for realism? by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 3, Funny

      After increasing the GAMMA Correction, I saw his speakers under the lower/center monitor. They look rather small, and their seperation is not good for locating other aircraft by listening to where the sound is coming from.

      If he wants extra realism, he should have a 4 speaker system FL + FR + BL + BR with a sub-woofer to annoy the neighbours at 3AM.

      For the price of all those monitors, I would rather purchase a 23" CRT, if I had the money.

    3. Re:Go for realism? by Unoriginal+Nick · · Score: 4, Funny
      After increasing the GAMMA Correction, I saw his speakers under the lower/center monitor. They look rather small, and their seperation is not good for locating other aircraft by listening to where the sound is coming from.

      Uh, those are rudder pedals, not speakers. ;-)

    4. Re:Go for realism? by mog · · Score: 5, Funny

      I fail to see how being strapped down below 13 falling monitors adds to your safety.

  7. Not sure how he'd manage to snag a 747 by dynoman7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ebay

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  8. speakers by Frostalicious · · Score: 4, Funny


    Cool, but where are his speakers?

  9. There's a flaw in the simulation by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    With all them PCs running under his desk, the guy must be wondering why he still hears the wind roars when his plane is parked.

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  10. So... by Spoticus · · Score: 5, Funny

    when the win98 machines BSOD in succession, do the wings fall off?

  11. Hot Dog by Scot+Seese · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..I've always wondered what it feels like to be a hotdog inside a microwave oven.. There's a guy that knows!

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  12. Re:yikes... by welthqa · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. Having a computer to simulate any aircraft. as well as the awesome bragging rights is and will continue to be better than anything you can ever put up, save 14+ monitors. This man is godlike and should be treated as such. Can you even imagine how much better he is than us? millions of times better. godlike, man. GODLIKE.

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  13. dB Hell. by achilstone · · Score: 4, Funny

    How can he stand the noise?

    What with all those psu, cpu, video and case fans blowing it must sound like a jet taking ...oh wait.

  14. Licensing ... by BillsPetMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows XP on the 3 front pc's and 98se on the rest

    That's a total of 13 licenses needed. Are you inviting the BSA into your home or is 13 your lucky number?

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  15. Re:But... by Graff · · Score: 5, Funny
    You can seriously crash a RL airplane once, with a lot of luck twice. And with this one you can crash over and over!

    Especially since most of those computers are running Windows 98...
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  16. Re:Uh by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why don't you take some real flying lessons, and maybe buy a plane?
    Totally agree with your careful conclusion.

    For the same reason, although we think Halo would be fun as fuck running on 16+ monitor screens, my friends and I have opted instead to take real sniping lessons, and buy a warthog.

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  17. Re:TERRORIST! by shadowbearer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Terrorist training at camp of your choice: Free if you're a fanatic

    Pilot training: ~$5000

    Simulator cost (monitors, PCs, etc) ~$15000

    Getting to fly planes into buildings over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

    PRICELESS

    *ducks*

    SB

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