while they may cater to "real drivers", they will never take off as well as other sims no matter how good it performs because:
1. no internet = no iracing, will they refund you if your ISP goes down? I doubt it.
2. Creativity - mod teams love new game engines to play with (like mine shamefulplug idtsimulations.com). Without a community to add to it, you are stuck waiting (or paying) for them to make new content.
3. your experience is only as good as the cheapest piece of hardware in your system. They cant control that.
yeah, we all want to rely on the english who are the model of physical perfection for advice. I have an MS in kinesiology and can tell you they are full of it. Compare the results to some california college students. Then you'll have a standard to go off of.
cindy was hot, in caddyshack as well. IMDB says she did voices for the tron 2.0 game. I know she gained a lot of weight since then but I think she got it under control.
that article is so behind it's not funny.. here's the e-mail I sent the columnist..
your article on Digital photofinish timing info is slighlty incorrect. Most FAT (fully automatic timing) systems used at anything above a college meet will do 2000 lines/sec like the camera I own. Thats not to say that they aren't using only 1000 of them, just not likely. Your timeline is off as well.
1992, true as listed
In 1995, Lynx System developers had color cameras as you can see from thier newsletters:
http://www.finishlynx.com/lynx/newsletters/body.ht m
so 1996 was not the first time for color, but maybe the first time IN THE OLYMPICS for color. I worked for Lynx from 1997-1999 as a sales rep. I've had my camera since '97 and it has always been able to do 2000 lines/sec so your 2004 timeline is way off. However, in 2004, Lynx has just released their professional camera capable of taking up to 10000 lines/sec for things such as auto racing. Surf thier site a bit and you'll get a better grip on it.
and a short synopsis to curb your curiosity:
A transducer (sensitive microphone) triggers the timer, either by wire or radio-encoded wireless signal. The timer is inside the camera. The camera has an image sensor just like your digial camera except it's only 1 pixel wide. You align it on the leading edge of the finish line, not just the leading 8mm of it or whatever it said. It scans the line at whatever rate I choose. Usually, I don't go below 1000/sec. The 100m will get a 2000/sec setting for elite runners. As for blocks, Reaction times are measured differently depending on who makes the system. Lynx's system is different than Seiko's or Omega's. But the speakers on the blocks are there to minimize the advantage lane 1 has in hearing the gun before lane 9 does.
Indycars don't come close to being an F1 car! They are lower on the totem pole. They can only turn left, literally, their chassis is designed that way. F1 cars are lighter than Champcars (CART) but not as fast. With the push-to-pass button Champcars get 800hp. Theres a good car comparison on carts website. Watch them in HDNET or SpikeTV this weeknd at Porltand and look for me! I'll be there.
N is the Nuetral button to kick the transmission into N. E is the cockpit extinguisher. L is probably the pit lane speed Limiter. Others control brake bias, fuel mixture, radio communications, the wheel's screen (pi display), and other handling stuff. The steering wheel alone is about $50-100k. (a Champcar figure but should be close).
oh, c'mon people, Nextel doesn't even have a camera phone available (until this fall/winter's i860) so no complaining about finding cell phones WITHOUT a camera.
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while they may cater to "real drivers", they will never take off as well as other sims no matter how good it performs because: 1. no internet = no iracing, will they refund you if your ISP goes down? I doubt it. 2. Creativity - mod teams love new game engines to play with (like mine shamefulplug idtsimulations.com). Without a community to add to it, you are stuck waiting (or paying) for them to make new content. 3. your experience is only as good as the cheapest piece of hardware in your system. They cant control that.
yeah, we all want to rely on the english who are the model of physical perfection for advice. I have an MS in kinesiology and can tell you they are full of it. Compare the results to some california college students. Then you'll have a standard to go off of.
Yes, the Final Cut with Williams and Mira Sorvino. Lions Gate Films. Not so science "fiction" now eh?
cindy was hot, in caddyshack as well. IMDB says she did voices for the tron 2.0 game. I know she gained a lot of weight since then but I think she got it under control.
dudes, stay on topic! Logans Run should be in there somewhere.
that article is so behind it's not funny.. here's the e-mail I sent the columnist..
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so 1996 was not the first time for color, but maybe the first time IN THE OLYMPICS for color. I worked for Lynx from 1997-1999 as a sales rep. I've had my camera since '97 and it has always been able to do 2000 lines/sec so your 2004 timeline is way off. However, in 2004, Lynx has just released their professional camera capable of taking up to 10000 lines/sec for things such as auto racing. Surf thier site a bit and you'll get a better grip on it.
your article on Digital photofinish timing info is slighlty incorrect. Most FAT (fully automatic timing) systems used at anything above a college meet will do 2000 lines/sec like the camera I own. Thats not to say that they aren't using only 1000 of them, just not likely. Your timeline is off as well. 1992, true as listed In 1995, Lynx System developers had color cameras as you can see from thier newsletters: http://www.finishlynx.com/lynx/newsletters/body.h
and a short synopsis to curb your curiosity: A transducer (sensitive microphone) triggers the timer, either by wire or radio-encoded wireless signal. The timer is inside the camera. The camera has an image sensor just like your digial camera except it's only 1 pixel wide. You align it on the leading edge of the finish line, not just the leading 8mm of it or whatever it said. It scans the line at whatever rate I choose. Usually, I don't go below 1000/sec. The 100m will get a 2000/sec setting for elite runners. As for blocks, Reaction times are measured differently depending on who makes the system. Lynx's system is different than Seiko's or Omega's. But the speakers on the blocks are there to minimize the advantage lane 1 has in hearing the gun before lane 9 does.
along the same lines, what if there was no tide. No waves. How would the ocean change? There would defenitely be side effects to constant flow.
Indycars don't come close to being an F1 car! They are lower on the totem pole. They can only turn left, literally, their chassis is designed that way. F1 cars are lighter than Champcars (CART) but not as fast. With the push-to-pass button Champcars get 800hp. Theres a good car comparison on carts website. Watch them in HDNET or SpikeTV this weeknd at Porltand and look for me! I'll be there.
N is the Nuetral button to kick the transmission into N. E is the cockpit extinguisher. L is probably the pit lane speed Limiter. Others control brake bias, fuel mixture, radio communications, the wheel's screen (pi display), and other handling stuff. The steering wheel alone is about $50-100k. (a Champcar figure but should be close).
oh, c'mon people, Nextel doesn't even have a camera phone available (until this fall/winter's i860) so no complaining about finding cell phones WITHOUT a camera.
I own 2 opteron servers and am looking to buy a 3rd. Low cost and great speed.