Morrowind was my favorite game of all time. Does anyone know if there are any plans for a sequel? I thought Bethseda (sp?) went out of business and no one picked up the development portion of their company. They just finished selling off whatever was in stock, etc. I must have spent more than 100 hours on this game, but that was because I tried to explore the whole world and join as many factions as I could. I am also amazed that they fit their whole world onto a single CD, when many games these days are 4 disks or more (or a DVD now).
Ultima 6 & 7 were very good games too. I think the Ultima series lost it when they tried to go "first-person shooter" with Ultima 8. That ruined it for me.
I'm not a programmer, but doesn't DirectX take care of a lot of the various H/W driver issues on a PC? I can remember when games specifically required Sound Blaster compatable and an S3 video card. But that was 6-8 years ago. Now it seems they only require a certain processor speed and some recent version of Windows with DirectX. Doesn't that mean the developers only need to write code to interface with DirectX, which then interfaces with the H/W? Just curious.
Actually, there will be no difference. Any "savings" by now charging a fair or reduced amount will be offset by the additional charge to cover the lawsuit or fine costs./sarcasm
For those of you who watch Jay Leno and the "Jay Walking" portion, you would probably be very surprised by just how much the general public at large doesn't know. I would assume the show probably edits the segment to the best/dumbest people, but I still believe there is a lot of truth (as oppsoed to being completely scripted) in just how dumb the average person really is. Now, ask them something about Britney Spears or some new reality TV show, and I am sure they would be able to talk you to death. Ask them about the $2 bill and watch the look of puzzlement on their face. Very sad...
Just out of curiousity, I picked up one of the 80GB Toshibas for just under $400 (US). It seems to do everything just fine -- right out of the box, including recording/editing/duping to the built-in DVD-R/RW drive. It even has a Time Slip feature so you can pause or rewind live TV. The only thing missing is a channel guide. In this respect, it is like the old VCR's where you have to enter the information manually or use VCR+ codes. It even has a IR extender that you can place in front of your cable box and program the recorder to change the channels automatically.
If you are really only interested in a basic off-the-shelf HD/DVD recorder for under $500 (in this case, under $400), I would suggest looking into the Toshiba models. My unit was manufactured in late 2003, so hopefully it won't be included in the upcoming "Broadcast Flags" either.
How or where can I find out if the Toshiba RD-XS32 recorder (most of them built in 2004) will have this DRM technology? I don't want to assume that because it is no longer being manufactured it doesn't have restrictions in place. In the owner's manual, it breifly mentions the inability to duplicate certain copy-protected DVD's but does not mention anything about HDD to DVD restrictions. Thanks for any insight.
Yes, Civilization-CTP (Call to Power) was a direct rip-off of CIV (according to the courts at least) and the company had to payback to the CIV franchise, something like $5 for each copy it sold! Then they came out with CTP II (but dropped the Civilization name).
Personally, I thought this game was pretty good, as it had some improvements that I would like to see in CIV (monorail, underwater and cloud cities, some very interesting military units). I also really liked the ability to change the building projects for multiple cities at the same time -- vs. city by city. It was very convenient to select "all cities" and change them to a specific military unit if you were suddenly attacked or when it became available, for instance.
Most monitors I've seen specifically request ONLY 60Hz for their analog connections. If you set it at anything higher, you will get some sort of "Out of range" message on all but the best (Viewsonic will allow higher refresh rates on a temporary basis, but constantly nag you to lower your rate to 60Hz).
Slightly off-topic, but has anyone had any experience with IP over power lines? Just wondering how that compares to cable. I haven't seen much on this technology recently, but I think I heard the initial testing was very promising.
Wouldn't that be nice -- if fossil fuels actually do begin to exceed the cost of "Green" energy in the near future? Of course, then, someone (or company) would just find some reason why "Green" energy costs need to go up as well.
I wonder if the individual consumer will ever win...
No, no, no... You got it all wrong. What MS is trying to do is LICENSE this to spam companies. Most spam is targeted at Windoze computers isn't it? Therefore, MS will want to ensure they can collect their share of the $$. Otherwise, MS can just sue them for non-licensed Windoze compatable software!
Hasn't TBS (or is it TNT) been doing this for years? They always had the funny (maybe stupid?):05 or:35 based schedule, so you either waisted 5 minutes at the beginning (of commercials, usually) or might loose the last few minutes if you switch to another (normal) channel.
Since we are all (secretly) being told what to say anyway, not to mention the constant monitoring by big brother, why would anyone have any reason to lie?
Damn! The RFID chip in my neck just started beeping...
Was I the only one who went with the TI 99 4/A instead of the C64/Vic20 at the time? I still have my system -- cartridges and tapes. When is someone going to make a port like this for the TI?
Gee, for Windows users, I could probably guess the password in three tries and be right more than 50% of the time (much faster than trying to query a slashdotted online DB).
Hint: it's probably:
password
admin
[blank] - no password
Has anyone used the new HP KVM RJ-45 based cables? You still need an adapter at the server end to convert the RJ-45 to DB15&PS/2, but I think it would be a lot nicer to have thin RJ-45 cables draping down the back of your server rack than the old bulky KVM cables. Plus, you can access this KVM via the network with a Java based front end. Anyone know if they are any good? I think at $100 a cable, they are probably WAY overpriced, but hopefully that will come down soon.
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Morrowind was my favorite game of all time. Does anyone know if there are any plans for a sequel? I thought Bethseda (sp?) went out of business and no one picked up the development portion of their company. They just finished selling off whatever was in stock, etc. I must have spent more than 100 hours on this game, but that was because I tried to explore the whole world and join as many factions as I could. I am also amazed that they fit their whole world onto a single CD, when many games these days are 4 disks or more (or a DVD now).
Ultima 6 & 7 were very good games too. I think the Ultima series lost it when they tried to go "first-person shooter" with Ultima 8. That ruined it for me.
I'm not a programmer, but doesn't DirectX take care of a lot of the various H/W driver issues on a PC? I can remember when games specifically required Sound Blaster compatable and an S3 video card. But that was 6-8 years ago. Now it seems they only require a certain processor speed and some recent version of Windows with DirectX. Doesn't that mean the developers only need to write code to interface with DirectX, which then interfaces with the H/W? Just curious.
Kind of reminds me of that time Kif programmed that Holo-Shed program in just 4 million lines of BASIC.
Actually, there will be no difference. Any "savings" by now charging a fair or reduced amount will be offset by the additional charge to cover the lawsuit or fine costs. /sarcasm
I guess this could be good news for Rich Little!
For those of you who watch Jay Leno and the "Jay Walking" portion, you would probably be very surprised by just how much the general public at large doesn't know. I would assume the show probably edits the segment to the best/dumbest people, but I still believe there is a lot of truth (as oppsoed to being completely scripted) in just how dumb the average person really is. Now, ask them something about Britney Spears or some new reality TV show, and I am sure they would be able to talk you to death. Ask them about the $2 bill and watch the look of puzzlement on their face. Very sad...
Just out of curiousity, I picked up one of the 80GB Toshibas for just under $400 (US). It seems to do everything just fine -- right out of the box, including recording/editing/duping to the built-in DVD-R/RW drive. It even has a Time Slip feature so you can pause or rewind live TV. The only thing missing is a channel guide. In this respect, it is like the old VCR's where you have to enter the information manually or use VCR+ codes. It even has a IR extender that you can place in front of your cable box and program the recorder to change the channels automatically.
If you are really only interested in a basic off-the-shelf HD/DVD recorder for under $500 (in this case, under $400), I would suggest looking into the Toshiba models. My unit was manufactured in late 2003, so hopefully it won't be included in the upcoming "Broadcast Flags" either.
Taken from another copy of the same article...
"The states who are not included in the settlement are New Jersey, which has a pending separate suit, and Vermont and New Hampshire."
Not sure why Vermont and NH weren't included!
How or where can I find out if the Toshiba RD-XS32 recorder (most of them built in 2004) will have this DRM technology? I don't want to assume that because it is no longer being manufactured it doesn't have restrictions in place. In the owner's manual, it breifly mentions the inability to duplicate certain copy-protected DVD's but does not mention anything about HDD to DVD restrictions. Thanks for any insight.
Yes, Civilization-CTP (Call to Power) was a direct rip-off of CIV (according to the courts at least) and the company had to payback to the CIV franchise, something like $5 for each copy it sold! Then they came out with CTP II (but dropped the Civilization name). Personally, I thought this game was pretty good, as it had some improvements that I would like to see in CIV (monorail, underwater and cloud cities, some very interesting military units). I also really liked the ability to change the building projects for multiple cities at the same time -- vs. city by city. It was very convenient to select "all cities" and change them to a specific military unit if you were suddenly attacked or when it became available, for instance.
Most monitors I've seen specifically request ONLY 60Hz for their analog connections. If you set it at anything higher, you will get some sort of "Out of range" message on all but the best (Viewsonic will allow higher refresh rates on a temporary basis, but constantly nag you to lower your rate to 60Hz).
This would give a whole new meaning to "Life in Prison!"
Slightly off-topic, but has anyone had any experience with IP over power lines? Just wondering how that compares to cable. I haven't seen much on this technology recently, but I think I heard the initial testing was very promising.
Mod parent up!
If you need a cell phone that can somewhat subsitute as a handheld PC, you're going to get viruses!
(I had mod points, but they gave them to me on Friday afternoon. I only work weekdays -- you figure it out!)
Gee, I just enter the e-mail addresses of people I don't like on various unsubscribe forms.
I would imagine they probably receive upwards of 200 SPAM message a day now...
Wouldn't that be nice -- if fossil fuels actually do begin to exceed the cost of "Green" energy in the near future? Of course, then, someone (or company) would just find some reason why "Green" energy costs need to go up as well.
I wonder if the individual consumer will ever win...
No, no, no... You got it all wrong. What MS is trying to do is LICENSE this to spam companies. Most spam is targeted at Windoze computers isn't it? Therefore, MS will want to ensure they can collect their share of the $$. Otherwise, MS can just sue them for non-licensed Windoze compatable software!
Hasn't TBS (or is it TNT) been doing this for years? They always had the funny (maybe stupid?) :05 or :35 based schedule, so you either waisted 5 minutes at the beginning (of commercials, usually) or might loose the last few minutes if you switch to another (normal) channel.
[/tin foil hat on]
Since we are all (secretly) being told what to say anyway, not to mention the constant monitoring by big brother, why would anyone have any reason to lie?
Damn! The RFID chip in my neck just started beeping...
Was I the only one who went with the TI 99 4/A instead of the C64/Vic20 at the time? I still have my system -- cartridges and tapes. When is someone going to make a port like this for the TI?
I thought this is what my "Light Speed briefs" were made of.
I thought the 2000's were all about re-makes (or sampling) of the previous genres...
Face it, there are no more original ideas.
Gee, for Windows users, I could probably guess the password in three tries and be right more than 50% of the time (much faster than trying to query a slashdotted online DB). Hint: it's probably: password admin [blank] - no password
Has anyone used the new HP KVM RJ-45 based cables? You still need an adapter at the server end to convert the RJ-45 to DB15&PS/2, but I think it would be a lot nicer to have thin RJ-45 cables draping down the back of your server rack than the old bulky KVM cables. Plus, you can access this KVM via the network with a Java based front end. Anyone know if they are any good? I think at $100 a cable, they are probably WAY overpriced, but hopefully that will come down soon.