rec.autos.simulators

by **pb..** » Wed, 22 Feb 1995 18:08:39

Hi all,

Man, this really sucks!!! I just downloaded the nascar demo program from
papyrus. <FTP.STD.COM cd/vendors/payrus> You know what? This 1.3M file, which
took me forever to download, doesn't work!

After I pkunziped the file nasdemo.zip and after I set the soundcard up and
after I typed nasdemo -i <which means run interactive demo program>, the
program told me it cannot locate some rol of some sort. Anyway, my point is
that the demo does not work period. If I did something wrong, somebody please
email me!

What the heck is Papyrus doing? Do they chech their stuff before they upload
things? Do they check their softwares before they sell them? Granted, they
produced beautiful graphics for Indycar and Nascar, but that's about all they
can do! Well, I may have been a bit harsh. I enjoy playing indycar a lot even
though there are bugs in the program. Anyway, it just seemed to me that the
programmers working for Papyrus don't really enjoy auto racing very much.
I wish Papyrus can give me a copy of their codes so I can debug them for them!

please get your act together, Papyrus!

Billy

by **David Kadlca** » Thu, 23 Feb 1995 05:14:35

Stop screaming about stuff you don't know about!

try PKUNZIP NASDEMO -D <<< MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE -D OPTION!!!

by **Sam McCart** » Thu, 23 Feb 1995 03:05:35

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>Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators
>Subject: What the hell is wrong with papyrus?
>Date: 21 Feb 95 09:08:39 PST
>Organization: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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>Hi all,
>Man, this really sucks!!! I just downloaded the nascar demo program from
>papyrus. <FTP.STD.COM cd/vendors/payrus> You know what? This 1.3M file, which
>took me forever to download, doesn't work!
>After I pkunziped the file nasdemo.zip and after I set the soundcard up and
>after I typed nasdemo -i <which means run interactive demo program>, the
>program told me it cannot locate some rol of some sort. Anyway, my point is
>that the demo does not work period. If I did something wrong, somebody please
>email me!
>What the heck is Papyrus doing? Do they chech their stuff before they upload
>things? Do they check their softwares before they sell them? Granted, they
>produced beautiful graphics for Indycar and Nascar, but that's about all they
>can do! Well, I may have been a bit harsh. I enjoy playing indycar a lot even
>though there are bugs in the program. Anyway, it just seemed to me that the
>programmers working for Papyrus don't really enjoy auto racing very much.
>I wish Papyrus can give me a copy of their codes so I can debug them for them!
>please get your act together, Papyrus!
>Billy

The problem isn't with Papyrus. Use the -d option when you unzip the file.

Sam

by **Dilhuydy Hu** » Thu, 23 Feb 1995 05:56:47

>Hi all,

>Man, this really sucks!!! I just downloaded the nascar demo program from
>papyrus. <FTP.STD.COM cd/vendors/payrus> You know what? This 1.3M file, which
>took me forever to download, doesn't work!

>After I pkunziped the file nasdemo.zip and after I set the soundcard up and
>after I typed nasdemo -i <which means run interactive demo program>, the
>program told me it cannot locate some rol of some sort. Anyway, my point is
>that the demo does not work period. If I did something wrong, somebody please
>email me!

>What the heck is Papyrus doing? Do they chech their stuff before they upload
>things? Do they check their softwares before they sell them? Granted, they
>produced beautiful graphics for Indycar and Nascar, but that's about all they
>can do! Well, I may have been a bit harsh. I enjoy playing indycar a lot even
>though there are bugs in the program. Anyway, it just seemed to me that the
>programmers working for Papyrus don't really enjoy auto racing very much.
>I wish Papyrus can give me a copy of their codes so I can debug them for them!

>please get your act together, Papyrus!

>Billy

First calm down, then type PKZIP -D ... and read the PKZIP doc BTW !

by **Jim Ser** » Thu, 23 Feb 1995 07:54:03

>Subject: What the hell is wrong with papyrus?
>Date: 21 Feb 95 09:08:39 PST
>Hi all,
>Man, this really sucks!!! I just downloaded the nascar demo program from
>papyrus. <FTP.STD.COM cd/vendors/payrus> You know what? This 1.3M file, which
>took me forever to download, doesn't work!
>After I pkunziped the file nasdemo.zip and after I set the soundcard up and
>after I typed nasdemo -i <which means run interactive demo program>, the
>program told me it cannot locate some rol of some sort. Anyway, my point is
>that the demo does not work period. If I did something wrong, somebody please
>email me!

You are not practicing "safe unzipping". While unzipping ANY zipfile, unless
you know better, always use the -d switch, which will unzip and restore
the original directories. Nascar has some subdirectories it needs.

Jim

by **Richard Smi** » Sat, 25 Feb 1995 06:13:10

>Hi all,

>Man, this really sucks!!! I just downloaded the nascar demo program
from
>papyrus. <FTP.STD.COM cd/vendors/payrus> You know what? This 1.3M
file, which
>took me forever to download, doesn't work!

>After I pkunziped the file nasdemo.zip and after I set the soundcard up
and
>after I typed nasdemo -i <which means run interactive demo program>,
the
>program told me it cannot locate some rol of some sort. Anyway, my
point is
>that the demo does not work period. If I did something wrong, somebody
please
>email me!

>What the heck is Papyrus doing? Do they chech their stuff before they
upload
>things? Do they check their softwares before they sell them? Granted,
they
>produced beautiful graphics for Indycar and Nascar, but that's about
all they
>can do! Well, I may have been a bit harsh. I enjoy playing indycar a
lot even
>though there are bugs in the program. Anyway, it just seemed to me that
the
>programmers working for Papyrus don't really enjoy auto racing very
much.
>I wish Papyrus can give me a copy of their codes so I can debug them
for them!

>please get your act together, Papyrus!

>Billy

Yep..Papyrus really sucks on this one...<grin> If you had read the
directions you would have noticed that you have to unzip with the -d
(?) command for subdirectories...<grin>. ... stupid Papyrus...silly...