The PC marketeers are saying Death to the console - no mutiplayer no Networking no enhancements, no real third party addons ( is this always a good thing ? )
The Console crowd Scream Death to the PC and point to Market penitration in places like Japan and Korea when Console ownership is through the roof.
This link was posted by a Console website !
Who payed for the study ? was it (gasp) a console company. Could it really be just what they wanted to hear ( smells like M$ a little mindrafty eh ?)
I myself don't want a console. The last one I owned was a Hanimex something in the Early Eighties. Never again. Their games are shallow, (now) The resolution is limited, The AI is non-exsistant. And their mindsets are closed (they market and pitch products at 16 year old males).
Strong Features and super grahpics don't mean didly if you are just playing another platform scroller/shooter. Give me Falcon4 or Harpoon2 and build that level of complexity into a console ?( gimme a break)
There are *only* seven million people is CH. 18 in Australia. and the Country is 50 times bigger ( bigger = MUCH higher Transmission and Infrastructure costs).
I'm Australian. Living in Switzerland, And I used to work for Optus. ( Australia # 2 carrier) I have worked in Europe ( switzerland isn't part of euroland is it ? ) and Swiss for diAx ( The # 2 Mobile carrier ).
The reason Switzerland does not have competive prising is the same reason that Australia has poor effective competition. Swisscom ( think Telstra ) has an almost complete monopoly of direct connect ( copper ) throughout the country. And they are not letting go.
By freeing up the competition, in Oz and giving the other carriers access will enable price savings for the smaller carriers. ( currently Telstra charged 8 c ( 7.995 rappen ) for a connection leg ( AT EACH END) which makes a local service for a pre-selected customer cost 16 cents for Optus. If the calls cost 20. cents Optus is only making 4 cents on a preselected local call. Why would they bother ?. Bearing in mind they have to bill the customer and THEN pay telstra for the right to use the Governments Copper.
Price fixing in most indutries by Cartels in Switzerland is the biggest ( and least talked about ) problem in this/your country. Prices will never change while they are not truely subject to market forces and demands. And controlled by the group of comapanies ( or monopolies ) that control these services.
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What ????
I seem to recall pocking up my first Voodoo1 card, downloading GLQuake and haveing a ball. D3D wasn't even in the picture.
Not to mention Duke3d, Doom, Doom2, Wolf, Triad etc
short memories or just mild drugs ?
it always just worked under 95. I still have the disks handy. I'll reinstall tonight and give it a go.
(Ooops yes I have a 95 box... a 98 box.... a NT box and my Linux 2.2.7 S.u.S.E 6.1 box.... )
If AOL can't copywrite common phrases like "you've got mail" then I'd say the DOJ won't uphold any M$ complaints. My 2
*I'll rattle off a few ./'ers.*
That was a stupid thing to say. Perhaps you do smoke crack. Don't threaten me/us.
BZW I live in Switzerland come and get me.
So did the French Canadians.
PLEASE
Moderate this moron out of exsistance . Trace the IP and DoS it.
Don't you read *diet coke* ?
No.
Worked perfectly every time, and under different hardware conditions. And excellently since 3.3.3.1
Are you using some dort of exotic Video card ? something that even the SVGA driver couldn't deal with ? ( but the VGA probably should have)
You are dead right. I couln't put my finger on it before. But you have hit the nail on the head.
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Ummm what is your problem ?
I haven't seen that in years.
sniff.... The memories...
Just looking at those old Joystick paddles, that used to break 'cause they were made of plastic. Kinda puts a lump right in my throat.
I'll try to resist getting the emulator....
Depends on who you listen too.
The PC marketeers are saying Death to the console - no mutiplayer no Networking no enhancements, no real third party addons ( is this always a good thing ? )
The Console crowd Scream Death to the PC and point to Market penitration in places like Japan and Korea when Console ownership is through the roof.
This link was posted by a Console website !
Who payed for the study ? was it (gasp) a console company. Could it really be just what they wanted to hear ( smells like M$ a little mindrafty eh ?)
I myself don't want a console. The last one I owned was a Hanimex something in the Early Eighties. Never again. Their games are shallow, (now) The resolution is limited, The AI is non-exsistant. And their mindsets are closed (they market and pitch products at 16 year old males).
Strong Features and super grahpics don't mean didly if you are just playing another platform scroller/shooter. Give me Falcon4 or Harpoon2 and build that level of complexity into a console ?( gimme a break)
Mroeder
You are kidding ?
There are *only* seven million people is CH. 18 in Australia. and the Country is 50 times bigger ( bigger = MUCH higher Transmission and Infrastructure costs).
I'm Australian. Living in Switzerland, And I used to work for Optus. ( Australia # 2 carrier) I have worked in Europe ( switzerland isn't part of euroland is it ? ) and Swiss for diAx ( The # 2 Mobile carrier ).
The reason Switzerland does not have competive prising is the same reason that Australia has poor effective competition. Swisscom ( think Telstra ) has an almost complete monopoly of direct connect ( copper ) throughout the country. And they are not letting go.
By freeing up the competition, in Oz and giving the other carriers access will enable price savings for the smaller carriers. ( currently Telstra charged 8 c ( 7.995 rappen ) for a connection leg ( AT EACH END) which makes a local service for a pre-selected customer cost 16 cents for Optus. If the calls cost 20. cents Optus is only making 4 cents on a preselected local call. Why would they bother ?. Bearing in mind they have to bill the customer and THEN pay telstra for the right to use the Governments Copper.
Price fixing in most indutries by Cartels in Switzerland is the biggest ( and least talked about ) problem in this/your country. Prices will never change while they are not truely subject to market forces and demands. And controlled by the group of comapanies ( or monopolies ) that control these services.
Etc etc etc etc.
mroeder