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Drivers:

I hope you all understand that NASCAR 2 is not
a WINDOWS 95 program.  NASCAR 2 runs using
DOS/4GW which is  a 32-bit DOS operating system
in protected mode.  

What this means is when you run the program in windows 95
expect the worst and be happy with what you get until they
finally give us the WINDOWS 95 version.

Don Wilshe

In the NASCAR 2 manual it says from PAPYRUS I QUOTE!!!
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Note: NASCAR 2 Racing 2 is a DOS based game.  If you use
the WINDOWS 95, we recommend that you restart your computer
in MS_DOS mode before playing.  The game will run faster
and have more memory for longer replays in DOS.
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Papyrus has told us over and over again that you should not
run multiple memory managers in the system like, EMM386
so dont expect and stability in WINDOWS 95.  Dont expect
TOP speeds as well.  I have always run from a DOS BOOT
disk and it has served me well..

I run NASCAR 2 in Windows 95.  Are you saying that my track speeds
won't be as fast as someone running N2 in DOS, or are you talking
about the frame rate.

Kyle Langston
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http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus

PS: If it runs fine for you in Win95, stay there...

At least it's not a Windows95-only program. I hate it when someone makes a
game which can only be run under Windows 95, when it would be run much
better and faster under DOS (Win95 compatibility should be still there,
though, for people who like to run it under Win95).

Is it not true that the only way to run TEN is in windows95, so that
will most likely cause more problems trying to run Nascar2 and Ten
under windows95. Please can we get some real answers instead of a
bunch of marketing hype.  

Yes, Ten currently uses Win95's dial-up networking and I don't think
there are plans for a DOS version.  As long as you don't have tons of
stuff running in the background, Win95 runs DOS games just fine.  On my
system, there is no noticeable difference between a DOS game run in DOS
or a Win95 DOS box (as little as a fps difference for Quake).  If
you're having trouble with Win95 and random HD access causing pauses in
games, try these two features.

First, to keep the Virtual Cache from filling up all your available
memory, add the following two lines to your system.ini file under the
[VCache] section (add it if it's not there) where the number is about
25% of your RAM:
MinFileCache=4096
MaxFileCache=4096

Secondly, you'll want to have a constant sized swapfile.  To do this,
goto the System Properties (right-click My Computer and choose
Properties),  choose the Performance tab, then select the Virtual
Memory button.  Choose to specify your own settings, and set both Min
and Max to about 2.5 times your actual RAM.  Additionally you can
defrag the swapfile for even better performance (quite easy to do with
multiple HDs).

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http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

-DG-

The Rusty Wallace Miller Genuine Draft stock car, awsome when opened up!
GO#2!

        Mullins Motorsports Inc.
        http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

The real truth is that N2 runs on most systems very well under win '95. People
need to look at their setup. They put the disclaimers in there so when
somebody call tech support and they say I'm having trouble with N2 and 95 they
can quickly say we don't support '95 and go on to the next caller. Actually it
does run fine under '95 the only thing most would notice would be shorter
replays. This coming from a P133 rendition owner, milage varies with different
systems.

Q.B.M.

On Thu, 06 Feb 1997 13:03:35 -0500, David Gary

Replays length is set by the amount of ram you have.

Yes, but system resources have a *** habit of using RAM...

Best Regards,

Marc

Marc J. Nelson
Sim Racing News - USA
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Yes, replay length is RAM dependant.  But, if Win95 is loaded, doesn't that
take memory away from N2?  Or does your version of Win95 require no memory?
 So yes, you would see shorter replays on the same system is Win95 is
loaded.