Titan A.E. was a great film, but it went a little over budget and didn't quite generate back the revenue it took to create. Fox closed the studios after that (which was a stupid decision, if you ask me.) Don Bluth has made some excellent animated films, and deals with serious subjects better than Disney would. An American Tail, Anastasia, Secret of NIMH, etc... are all great.
Maybe for the preview. The "Battle At The Pyramid" track from the score is quite possibly one of the most used pieces of music for trailers. Not to mention a short snippit of score from "Judge Dredd". Weird, eh?
There was an article a while back (a few years ago, actually) that discussed printer manufacturers adding detection routines to add a watermark/not print U.S. currency. I believe HP was adding them to their high end color laser printer line. Does anyone know if this ever happened, or have more information on it?
When I was a senior in high school they finally added high speed internet to our computer classrooms, mounting the modem and router inside a cabinet inside the classroom. On a whim, I telnet'd into the gateway IP and got a password prompt. First thing I tried ("admin") worked right off the bat, and I was in the configuration screen. Pfft.
Not to mention every machine in the class was infected with SubSeven.
After tinkering with Pro Tools LE, I have determined it's pretty much crap compared to the full deal, or many other pieces of software (such as Nuendo from Steinberg.) The moment you get more than say, 10 effects going, LE craps out and complains about not enough CPU power. Pfft.
I've also never had a positive experience with the MBox. After two returns, my unit still makes digital hash noises when playing back, but recording works fine.
SMC routers have always had this. You can log into their web interface and get a listing of DHCP clients. You put a check next to the ones you want to wake, and press "Wakeup". Done!
Consequently, I have a 3Com 3C510 Home Gateway (not made anymore) and it can also do the same wake up functions (not surprisingly, since it contains the same internals as SMCs)
If I was Rockstar, I'd have a press conference and in classic Johnny Cash style flip them the bird.
This is all a joke. It will fade away and be long forgotten. It's clearly protected under free speech (and last time I checked, even "race hating" speech is free.) Besides, it's a video game, with fictious characters/situations/stories.
I agree, although the plastic ones seem to not take too much weight. I had a bunch of optical drives and parts in one, and the wheel broke, tipping the stack sideways and almost falling over. Taking the wheels off helps, but I still don't think it was designed for heavy loads.
All the really heavy stuff (read: paper) goes up on typical bookcases/shelves.
Agreed. That one was of my pet peeves with an otherwise excellent film. When I show it to a friend who has never seen it, I skip right to the bathtub part.
Apparently you have never used an ATA RAID card before. If it's just RAID1 or an ATA controller, then hooking it up to the motherboard's ATA controller should work fine.
If your ATA/IDE controller is no longer properly recognized by Windows and you can no longer boot because of that, you can usually put the drive right onto the motherboard's built-in IDE adapter and boot successfully, so you can install the drivers for your controller and reboot with them switched back again. Of course this will only work if you're just using an ATA controller or have a RAID1 setup. There's other ways (using the recovery console) to install/load drivers, but I agree, it's pretty tricky.
I didn't have any problems with SP3/SP4 and SQL server.
If this patch had hit millions, I'd be a bit more sympathetic. But only a few thousand (if that) and the issue is pretty moot. At worst, they'd call Microsoft (they get that free support, ya know, because they bought Windows) and a tech would lead them through getting their system back up. Or they'd call one of their tech savvy cousins/nephews/friends to come over and fix the thing.
Just a side-note, but it amazes me that people will insist on using a complex tool (such as a computer) and not be willing to learn the basics about it, or even how to properly maintain it. You don't do that with your car, so why do that with your computer?
I don't know if you actually own the game or an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, but I happen to.
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v2.0 Athlon 2400 (2.0GHz) ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 1024 MB of PC2100 DDR RAM Windows 2000
1600x1200 is very much playable. True, the FPS dips a bit when the fire fighting gets heavy, but it's still playable (and only slightly under the 30 FPS "max")
I'm at work so I can't exactly post TimeDemo scores, but if you really want them, I can provide them.
The engine was using DirectX, yes, but they only had to design the graphics to work for _one video card_. They cut corners on a lot of things and used nVidia-specific shaders/paths. All of that had to be scrapped/modified in order to make it work with other video cards and be truly DirectX 8/9 compatable.
I agree that no FSAA/AF support sucks, but I have honestly never had much use for FSAA or AF. Doesn't bother me a bit. Night vision and the flashlight work properly on my ATI card. I'll admit the flashlight looks differently than it does on GeForce hardware, though. It's like the ATI flashlight is "brighter". Doesn't bother me though.
About the lag, you mentioned Q3A/CS, game engines which have been around for years and years, and which have gone through countless patches/refinements to get where they are today. I agree the multiplayer could use some work, but it is a good first effort. Better than no multiplayer at all. I'm sure they'll keep improving it.
1) If it's a USB 2.0 hub/port, you _need_ Windows XP SP1 installed to use it. Otherwise they won't work, and will show up as !'s in the device manager. After you install SP1, the drivers should be automagically loaded. If not, just choose "Update Driver" and it should find them.
2) I seriously doubt Steam destroyed anything, especially Windows. It sounds like your computer had problems to begin with.
In general, if you're going to reinstall, I'd follow these steps:
1) Format/install OS (Win2k/WinXP) 2) Install latest chipset drivers (Intel, VIA, AMD, and nVidia all have their own sets) -- very important, and a set a lot of people forget to follow. 3) Install latest video card drivers, as well as ethernet devices. 4) Authorize Windows XP (if necessary) -- I learned the hard way that if you authorize XP and then install your chipset drivers, XP will 99% of the time ask you to reauthorize because your hardware has changed significantly. 5) Install latest service pack for Windows 6) Install all hotfixes for Windows. 7) Profit!
I check Windows Updates almost every other week, and have automatic updates enabled, and never got the patch that "disabled internet access". In fact, I heard that less than a thousand users got the patch, and it was fixed by simply uninstalling it.
I have never had a problem with a Windows hotfix or service patch, with Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Not overly impressed with the Gearbox PC conversion I must admit, it's a shoddy straight port, not an elegant one to be proud of - dispite the DX9 effects it fails to actually take advantage of PC hardware when it should have had a re-worked engine (and the netcode is worse than X-Box over the Internet with X-Box GW ffs! It's netlag all the way, I'm sticking with my hundreds-of-players-at-once PlanetSide thanks)
I respectfully disagree. It's a lot more than a direct port. The graphics engine had to be completely reworked to be DirectX compatable. Depending on your card, you should get the best experience possible graphics wise. Playing Halo in 1600x1200 is gorgeous, compared to the 640x480 (or whatever) that the XBox version was running in.
I haven't had too much trouble with the multiplayer, then again I'm on DSL, and not cable/etc., so that might be part of the problem.
When Microsoft bought bungie, it should have become totally clear that a Mac version would never materialize.
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How is this "Informative"?
Off-topic is more like it. Pfft.
Ronin has one of the best car chase sequences ever filmed.
Play on on a nice large 16:9 display, with a big surround sound system, and you will reach a state of nirvana.
Titan A.E. was a great film, but it went a little over budget and didn't quite generate back the revenue it took to create. Fox closed the studios after that (which was a stupid decision, if you ask me.) Don Bluth has made some excellent animated films, and deals with serious subjects better than Disney would. An American Tail, Anastasia, Secret of NIMH, etc... are all great.
Maybe for the preview. The "Battle At The Pyramid" track from the score is quite possibly one of the most used pieces of music for trailers. Not to mention a short snippit of score from "Judge Dredd". Weird, eh?
There was an article a while back (a few years ago, actually) that discussed printer manufacturers adding detection routines to add a watermark/not print U.S. currency. I believe HP was adding them to their high end color laser printer line. Does anyone know if this ever happened, or have more information on it?
When I was a senior in high school they finally added high speed internet to our computer classrooms, mounting the modem and router inside a cabinet inside the classroom. On a whim, I telnet'd into the gateway IP and got a password prompt. First thing I tried ("admin") worked right off the bat, and I was in the configuration screen. Pfft.
Not to mention every machine in the class was infected with SubSeven.
After tinkering with Pro Tools LE, I have determined it's pretty much crap compared to the full deal, or many other pieces of software (such as Nuendo from Steinberg.) The moment you get more than say, 10 effects going, LE craps out and complains about not enough CPU power. Pfft.
I've also never had a positive experience with the MBox. After two returns, my unit still makes digital hash noises when playing back, but recording works fine.
You may as well get a copy of Nuendo or Cubase for the Mac and use that with your Motu equipment. ASIO, engage!
By the way, why do you use 24 bit/44.1KHz? Kind of odd. Why not 96KHz/24bit?
How is this insightful? You're comparing a $1600 device with a $400-$700 device? Not to mention the huge size difference.
If you want a computer, get a computer. If you want a media player, get a media player.
SMC routers have always had this. You can log into their web interface and get a listing of DHCP clients. You put a check next to the ones you want to wake, and press "Wakeup". Done!
Consequently, I have a 3Com 3C510 Home Gateway (not made anymore) and it can also do the same wake up functions (not surprisingly, since it contains the same internals as SMCs)
If I was Rockstar, I'd have a press conference and in classic Johnny Cash style flip them the bird.
This is all a joke. It will fade away and be long forgotten. It's clearly protected under free speech (and last time I checked, even "race hating" speech is free.) Besides, it's a video game, with fictious characters/situations/stories.
Blah.
I agree, although the plastic ones seem to not take too much weight. I had a bunch of optical drives and parts in one, and the wheel broke, tipping the stack sideways and almost falling over. Taking the wheels off helps, but I still don't think it was designed for heavy loads.
All the really heavy stuff (read: paper) goes up on typical bookcases/shelves.
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It's a FARGATE, not a STARGATE! It has nothing to do with that feature length film or spin-off syndicated TV series!
Agreed. That one was of my pet peeves with an otherwise excellent film. When I show it to a friend who has never seen it, I skip right to the bathtub part.
Resident Evil wasn't that bad, come on.
Apparently you have never used an ATA RAID card before. If it's just RAID1 or an ATA controller, then hooking it up to the motherboard's ATA controller should work fine.
I'm glad you posted anonymously, too!
If your ATA/IDE controller is no longer properly recognized by Windows and you can no longer boot because of that, you can usually put the drive right onto the motherboard's built-in IDE adapter and boot successfully, so you can install the drivers for your controller and reboot with them switched back again. Of course this will only work if you're just using an ATA controller or have a RAID1 setup. There's other ways (using the recovery console) to install/load drivers, but I agree, it's pretty tricky.
I didn't have any problems with SP3/SP4 and SQL server.
If this patch had hit millions, I'd be a bit more sympathetic. But only a few thousand (if that) and the issue is pretty moot. At worst, they'd call Microsoft (they get that free support, ya know, because they bought Windows) and a tech would lead them through getting their system back up. Or they'd call one of their tech savvy cousins/nephews/friends to come over and fix the thing.
Just a side-note, but it amazes me that people will insist on using a complex tool (such as a computer) and not be willing to learn the basics about it, or even how to properly maintain it. You don't do that with your car, so why do that with your computer?
I don't know if you actually own the game or an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, but I happen to.
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v2.0
Athlon 2400 (2.0GHz)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
1024 MB of PC2100 DDR RAM
Windows 2000
1600x1200 is very much playable. True, the FPS dips a bit when the fire fighting gets heavy, but it's still playable (and only slightly under the 30 FPS "max")
I'm at work so I can't exactly post TimeDemo scores, but if you really want them, I can provide them.
The engine was using DirectX, yes, but they only had to design the graphics to work for _one video card_. They cut corners on a lot of things and used nVidia-specific shaders/paths. All of that had to be scrapped/modified in order to make it work with other video cards and be truly DirectX 8/9 compatable.
I agree that no FSAA/AF support sucks, but I have honestly never had much use for FSAA or AF. Doesn't bother me a bit. Night vision and the flashlight work properly on my ATI card. I'll admit the flashlight looks differently than it does on GeForce hardware, though. It's like the ATI flashlight is "brighter". Doesn't bother me though.
About the lag, you mentioned Q3A/CS, game engines which have been around for years and years, and which have gone through countless patches/refinements to get where they are today. I agree the multiplayer could use some work, but it is a good first effort. Better than no multiplayer at all. I'm sure they'll keep improving it.
Remember when OpenBSD cured cancer, fed the entire world, and parted the Red Sea?
Yeah, that was pretty sweet, eh?
Pfft, gimme a break.
And people think Microsoft fans are eccentric.
1) If it's a USB 2.0 hub/port, you _need_ Windows XP SP1 installed to use it. Otherwise they won't work, and will show up as !'s in the device manager. After you install SP1, the drivers should be automagically loaded. If not, just choose "Update Driver" and it should find them.
2) I seriously doubt Steam destroyed anything, especially Windows. It sounds like your computer had problems to begin with.
In general, if you're going to reinstall, I'd follow these steps:
1) Format/install OS (Win2k/WinXP)
2) Install latest chipset drivers (Intel, VIA, AMD, and nVidia all have their own sets) -- very important, and a set a lot of people forget to follow.
3) Install latest video card drivers, as well as ethernet devices.
4) Authorize Windows XP (if necessary) -- I learned the hard way that if you authorize XP and then install your chipset drivers, XP will 99% of the time ask you to reauthorize because your hardware has changed significantly.
5) Install latest service pack for Windows
6) Install all hotfixes for Windows.
7) Profit!
Were you one of those people?
I check Windows Updates almost every other week, and have automatic updates enabled, and never got the patch that "disabled internet access". In fact, I heard that less than a thousand users got the patch, and it was fixed by simply uninstalling it.
I have never had a problem with a Windows hotfix or service patch, with Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
I'm glad you wasted 10 seconds of my life by making me read your pointless ramblings.
Go rant your political nonsense elsewhere. The topic is video game subjects.
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Not overly impressed with the Gearbox PC conversion I must admit, it's a shoddy straight port, not an elegant one to be proud of - dispite the DX9 effects it fails to actually take advantage of PC hardware when it should have had a re-worked engine (and the netcode is worse than X-Box over the Internet with X-Box GW ffs! It's netlag all the way, I'm sticking with my hundreds-of-players-at-once PlanetSide thanks)
I respectfully disagree. It's a lot more than a direct port. The graphics engine had to be completely reworked to be DirectX compatable. Depending on your card, you should get the best experience possible graphics wise. Playing Halo in 1600x1200 is gorgeous, compared to the 640x480 (or whatever) that the XBox version was running in.
I haven't had too much trouble with the multiplayer, then again I'm on DSL, and not cable/etc., so that might be part of the problem.
When Microsoft bought bungie, it should have become totally clear that a Mac version would never materialize.