I wish I had taken pictures of the computers that were in a machine/welding/fabrication type of shop. We had just a regular maintenance call to clean them out every 12 months... (they needed it every 3.) The entire inside was coated with 1/4 inch of a fine rust colored dust... it was REALLY unbelievable the machines were running so smoothly... it was the only tech clean-up job I've done where I ended up just filthy...
"The highly extensible Open Computer is a configuration of PC hardware capable of running unmodified OS X Leopard kernels. If you purchase Leopard with your Open Computer we will not only include the actual Leopard retail package with genuine installation disc, but we also preinstall Leopard for free so you can begin to use your computer right out of the box."
This is what has kept us from 10.5... we upgraded from 10.4.x about 2-3 months after Leopard launched.
We ran into issue after issue of this exact same bug. We even ran into this in our Apple Training - was great watching the trainer think nothing was "officially" wrong. Seems for us that it was when we did screen sharing (during training) just 1 computer connecting to the server would cause the crash.
Now - we have purchased servers that only support 10.5 - and we haven't had a SINGLE issue with AFP crashing - it isn't hosting home folders for OD - but it was setup as a file share for administering tests - we ran for 2 months of testing without a hick-up.
Either way - that was a long-winded reply to us really just crossing our fingers 10.5.3 fixes the AFP - we like a lot of the new features - but having to reset the servers 2-5 times a day due to AFP crashes is completely unacceptable.
What mac?
I have a dell it's running terrible on (but it's my fault - and I am backing up to wipe it out - I'm also copying the game over now to the vista in my bootcamp on my macbookpro.:)
Hoping that runs it better lol...
There are a few things I find myself hoping for in AoC.
1st - as I've gotten a bit older (Yay... 30 in a week... And yes I know - 30 isn't old... I said older...) I have far less time to play MMOs. From what I understand the leveling time in AoC (when compared to other MMOs) is far less to get to top level. (Last I heard from beta was about 3 days of/played time to get from first to last level... and this didn't change for release.)
2nd - raiding for me isn't an end game solution. Yeah - I played WoW - did the grind to level 60 - went on a few raids to MC - then quickly realized the amount of time I would need to devote to sitting in the same dungeon OVER AND OVER AND OVER to get the gear I wanted. Only to find myself signing up for raid nights in the next tier dungeon to do that over and over and over. (And yes - I understand they system has changed now that BC is out and it is better - but what do you do...)
That being said - raiding dungeons cannot be the only end game for an MMO... And if that is - all you get is a group of people who max out their gear then sit in the big cities doing/flex over and over for people to see how cool they are. I am waiting anxiously to see if AoC will pull through on the city siege aspects of the game.
Having a player city you and your fellow players get to build up and have to defend against attacks is something I would love to rally around...
And my experience is completely the opposite.
6 month old Dell - 6 month old MacBookPro - really the same computers spec wise.
Vista is sluggish as hell - boots like crap. Both have been reinstalled cleanly about 3 months ago.
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The main engine running this is the Torque Game engine... www.garagegames.com
Dirty mind if I told you I balanced it on only 1 "table-leg"?
I totally agree - not wanting to deal with swuts all the time - I use a board under either my macbookpro or my dell laptops...
Basically it's a hard thin board that was a place-mat for a dinner table.
I wish I had taken pictures of the computers that were in a machine/welding/fabrication type of shop. We had just a regular maintenance call to clean them out every 12 months... (they needed it every 3.) The entire inside was coated with 1/4 inch of a fine rust colored dust... it was REALLY unbelievable the machines were running so smoothly... it was the only tech clean-up job I've done where I ended up just filthy...
My guess would be arm hair... check out the bottom left picture!
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"The highly extensible Open Computer is a configuration of PC hardware capable of running unmodified OS X Leopard kernels. If you purchase Leopard with your Open Computer we will not only include the actual Leopard retail package with genuine installation disc, but we also preinstall Leopard for free so you can begin to use your computer right out of the box."
This is what has kept us from 10.5... we upgraded from 10.4.x about 2-3 months after Leopard launched.
We ran into issue after issue of this exact same bug. We even ran into this in our Apple Training - was great watching the trainer think nothing was "officially" wrong. Seems for us that it was when we did screen sharing (during training) just 1 computer connecting to the server would cause the crash.
Now - we have purchased servers that only support 10.5 - and we haven't had a SINGLE issue with AFP crashing - it isn't hosting home folders for OD - but it was setup as a file share for administering tests - we ran for 2 months of testing without a hick-up.
Either way - that was a long-winded reply to us really just crossing our fingers 10.5.3 fixes the AFP - we like a lot of the new features - but having to reset the servers 2-5 times a day due to AFP crashes is completely unacceptable.
What mac? I have a dell it's running terrible on (but it's my fault - and I am backing up to wipe it out - I'm also copying the game over now to the vista in my bootcamp on my macbookpro. :)
Hoping that runs it better lol...
There are a few things I find myself hoping for in AoC.
/played time to get from first to last level... and this didn't change for release.)
/flex over and over for people to see how cool they are. I am waiting anxiously to see if AoC will pull through on the city siege aspects of the game.
1st - as I've gotten a bit older (Yay... 30 in a week... And yes I know - 30 isn't old... I said older...) I have far less time to play MMOs. From what I understand the leveling time in AoC (when compared to other MMOs) is far less to get to top level. (Last I heard from beta was about 3 days of
2nd - raiding for me isn't an end game solution. Yeah - I played WoW - did the grind to level 60 - went on a few raids to MC - then quickly realized the amount of time I would need to devote to sitting in the same dungeon OVER AND OVER AND OVER to get the gear I wanted. Only to find myself signing up for raid nights in the next tier dungeon to do that over and over and over. (And yes - I understand they system has changed now that BC is out and it is better - but what do you do...)
That being said - raiding dungeons cannot be the only end game for an MMO... And if that is - all you get is a group of people who max out their gear then sit in the big cities doing
Having a player city you and your fellow players get to build up and have to defend against attacks is something I would love to rally around...
And my experience is completely the opposite. 6 month old Dell - 6 month old MacBookPro - really the same computers spec wise. Vista is sluggish as hell - boots like crap. Both have been reinstalled cleanly about 3 months ago.