Actually, wouldn't the frame rate increase for the wireframe mode since the polygons aren't textured, mip mapped, anti-aliased, perspective corrected, etc.? With all of the fancy effects turned off and just the vectors (or lines or whatever the hell they're called, IANAGraphics Board Designer Type Person), wouldn't you be getting higher frame rates?
It's placing ratings on all games, similar to the ones used to rate movies.
If the laws are passed, you will need to show ID to rent or buy games with restricted ratings.
Now, honestly, isn't this redundant? The video games industry already has a rating scheme in place, the ESRB, and other such rating systems for PC games, etc. Why do we (or at least BC) need another rating system? Why not just enforce the existing one?
Does it produce output that MS Word users can include without further massaging? Or does it produce "close, but not quite" results?
For the spreadsheet portion of StarOffice, it's close but not quite. Found this out a few months ago when a guy at my school needed some "help" with some labs and I happened to have them done from a previous semester on my linux box. Originally, they were done in MS Excel 97 and then stored on the *ix box. When I printed them off from StarOffice, they ended up with strange formatting all over the place, including cell borders that appeared from nowhere and coloring in cells that should've been empty.
However, none of the data or formulas were changed, so the cosmetics were more annoying than anything.
Does it produce something that would let me be a "stealth StarOffice" user?
Only if you have no need for a spreadsheet. My experiences with the word processor went much better.
- while you were limited by the PSX RAM, you could get around that by writing your own routines and such to use the serial port that connected to the PC. Sony didn't include such routines, you had to make your own.
- all told, in the Yaroze system there is 1.5 MB of RAM for game code, 1 MB for graphics, 0.5 MB for sound.
- according to Sony, you didn't even own the Net Yaroze that you paid for -- you paid for licensing to use the unit while Sony still technically owned the hardware.
"Will it be backward compatible with all older PlayStation games?
-- snip --
Answers to questions as to whether or not the PlayStation 2 will "enhance" original games with effects like a high-resolution mode and texture filtering have been answered. Sony has actually changed its earlier stance, and the games will indeed be enhanced or altered, depending on the game. Also, depending on the game, original PlayStation games also may be slightly altered in speed and playability, too."
Word on the street that the Napster-supported LP/CH tour is still looking for a third band/artist to put on the bill. Apparently (as per the rumors), the band will be voted for by Bizkit and Cypress fans.
I started out using Red Hat and always hated FVWM95. Gnome was slightly better (with Enlightenment, anyway) and I finally settled on KDE as my standard X manager.
And yes, despite not having explicitly stated so, I do realize that Mandrake started out with the intention of being a better Red Hat than Red Hat.
From what I can tell, Mandrake seems to be reading off towards the desktop rather than the server realm. For instance, the installation is very Win98 like (progress indicator along the left side of the screen, description and options on the main window to the right); it has a strong emphasis on KDE; and there aren't too many server-type utilities that I could find.
Of course, that's based on how I set my machine up. The good thing about linux is, if you want a server, make it a server; want a desktop, make it a desktop.
Actually, Commander Keen was not strictly an id game. It was developed by JC and co. before id was id. Wolf3D was the first official id game. To learn more, check out this page at idsoftware.com.
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Actually, wouldn't the frame rate increase for the wireframe mode since the polygons aren't textured, mip mapped, anti-aliased, perspective corrected, etc.? With all of the fancy effects turned off and just the vectors (or lines or whatever the hell they're called, IANAGraphics Board Designer Type Person), wouldn't you be getting higher frame rates?
J
... the REPENTium?
J
It's placing ratings on all games, similar to the ones used to rate movies.
c
If the laws are passed, you will need to show ID to rent or buy games with restricted ratings.
Now, honestly, isn't this redundant? The video games industry already has a rating scheme in place, the ESRB, and other such rating systems for PC games, etc. Why do we (or at least BC) need another rating system? Why not just enforce the existing one?
For more information, check out http://news.exci te.com/news/r/000717/16/tech-leisure-videogames-d
J
Does it produce output that MS Word users can include without further massaging? Or does it produce "close, but not quite" results?
For the spreadsheet portion of StarOffice, it's close but not quite. Found this out a few months ago when a guy at my school needed some "help" with some labs and I happened to have them done from a previous semester on my linux box. Originally, they were done in MS Excel 97 and then stored on the *ix box. When I printed them off from StarOffice, they ended up with strange formatting all over the place, including cell borders that appeared from nowhere and coloring in cells that should've been empty.
However, none of the data or formulas were changed, so the cosmetics were more annoying than anything.
Does it produce something that would let me be a "stealth StarOffice" user?
Only if you have no need for a spreadsheet. My experiences with the word processor went much better.
J
A few extra notes on Net Yaroze:
- while you were limited by the PSX RAM, you could get around that by writing your own routines and such to use the serial port that connected to the PC. Sony didn't include such routines, you had to make your own.
- all told, in the Yaroze system there is 1.5 MB of RAM for game code, 1 MB for graphics, 0.5 MB for sound.
- according to Sony, you didn't even own the Net Yaroze that you paid for -- you paid for licensing to use the unit while Sony still technically owned the hardware.
A Net Yaroze FAQ: http://www.scea.sony.com/net/faqmain.htm
J
According to the IGN PS2 FAQ:
"Will it be backward compatible with all older PlayStation games?
-- snip --
Answers to questions as to whether or not the PlayStation 2 will "enhance" original games with effects like a high-resolution mode and texture filtering have been answered. Sony has actually changed its earlier stance, and the games will indeed be enhanced or altered, depending on the game. Also, depending on the game, original PlayStation games also may be slightly altered in speed and playability, too."
And there ya go.
J
Metallica is really going off the deep end -- just recently, they've forced several Metallica fan sites to take down guitar tabs of their songs.
They probably just want to suck more money out of their fans by making them buy official tabulature books, authorized by Lars himself.
J
Damn my idiocy. I take it you can't specifiy a target in URLs. (Take it easy on me, I'm new.)
Metallica still reeks.
J
Word on the street that the Napster-supported LP/CH tour is still looking for a third band/artist to put on the bill. Apparently (as per the rumors), the band will be voted for by Bizkit and Cypress fans.
Let's all vote for Dr. Dre and Metallica.
J
I started out using Red Hat and always hated FVWM95. Gnome was slightly better (with Enlightenment, anyway) and I finally settled on KDE as my standard X manager.
And yes, despite not having explicitly stated so, I do realize that Mandrake started out with the intention of being a better Red Hat than Red Hat.
J
From what I can tell, Mandrake seems to be reading off towards the desktop rather than the server realm. For instance, the installation is very Win98 like (progress indicator along the left side of the screen, description and options on the main window to the right); it has a strong emphasis on KDE; and there aren't too many server-type utilities that I could find.
Of course, that's based on how I set my machine up. The good thing about linux is, if you want a server, make it a server; want a desktop, make it a desktop.
J
I believe you might be refering to the Berne Convention.
J
Um, that page is http://www.idsoftware.com/corporate /idhist.html.
Actually, Commander Keen was not strictly an id game. It was developed by JC and co. before id was id. Wolf3D was the first official id game. To learn more, check out this page at idsoftware.com.