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what are NROS, TEN rates?

Steeler[nospam

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Steeler[nospam » Sun, 04 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I browsed the TEN site for 20 minutes and could not find a dollar value
for the rates ANYWHERE!  What are the rates for NROS and/or TEN please?

-Jeff

gary

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by gary » Sun, 04 Jan 1998 04:00:00

Does anyone know if it is possible to play Microprose GP1 in windows 95,
I keep getting booted after the intro. Please help.

Thank You

Gary

Don Burnett

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Don Burnett » Sun, 04 Jan 1998 04:00:00

The best deal going on Ten is their VIP plan, 3 months for 39.95. Their
regular rate is 19.95 per month. This is all unlimited use. The VIP plan is
like getting a month free. You can currently race Nascar2 on Ten in either
pick up races or user created league races. The Nros, sanctioned by Nascar,
has not started up yet, nor has the pricing for it been announced by
Nascar.
--
Don Burnette
I-65 Racing
Dburn on Ten



Sean Ormon

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Sean Ormon » Sun, 04 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I believe the best deal is 3 months (unlimited) for $39.99!  Pretty
awesome, IMHO; especially, if you ever payed long distance to play Hawaii!

Sean


> I browsed the TEN site for 20 minutes and could not find a dollar value
> for the rates ANYWHERE!  What are the rates for NROS and/or TEN please?

Byron Forbe

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Byron Forbe » Mon, 05 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> Does anyone know if it is possible to play Microprose GP1 in windows 95,
> I keep getting booted after the intro. Please help.

> Thank You

> Gary

    First of all, how did you post this where it is under "What are
NROS, TEN......etc"?
    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.
Mythag

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Mythag » Mon, 05 Jan 1998 04:00:00

It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
a dos box but it certainly runs :)

gary

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by gary » Mon, 05 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> >    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
> >not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.

> It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
> could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
> a dos box but it certainly runs :)

A lot of games run under windows 95 even though they were designed
before windows 95. Supposedly windows 95 was supposed to be able to run
programs of this nature. But my concern is not what a game is designed
for but weather GP1 will run under win95. Anyway apparently someone has
managed to get it to run. So was there anything special that needs to be
done in the dos box to allow the game to run under win 95? Please help
me if you can. I appreciate any help that is given in this matter.

Gary

gary

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by gary » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00




> > > >    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
> > > >not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.

> > > It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
> > > could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
> > > a dos box but it certainly runs :)
> > A lot of games run under windows 95 even though they were designed
> > before windows 95. Supposedly windows 95 was supposed to be able to run
> > programs of this nature. But my concern is not what a game is designed
> > for but weather GP1 will run under win95. Anyway apparently someone has
> > managed to get it to run. So was there anything special that needs to be
> > done in the dos box to allow the game to run under win 95? Please help
> > me if you can. I appreciate any help that is given in this matter.

> > Gary

>     Bring up the properties on the exe for GP1 and select
> Properties/program/advanced and select "prevent ms dos based programs
> from detecting windows". That normally does the trick!

Thanks ill try that.

Gary

gary

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by gary » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00



> > >    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
> > >not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.

> > It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
> > could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
> > a dos box but it certainly runs :)

>    Well ok, but why would you do that when you can run in trouble free
> pure DOS?

Well I have some games my wife likes to play in windows, its easier for
her to stay in one environment.

Gary

Daniel Thorp

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Daniel Thorp » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00

Here's what often works for me when I have a DOS game that's a bit sticky
about running under Windows 95:

Create a Shortcut to the game's executable file (put it on your desktop or
in your Start Menu - some place handy). Right click on the shortcut and
select the Properties command. You will get a multi-tabbed Win95 dialogue
box where you can configure how the game runs.

You have two basic options: run the game in a DOS Session under Win95, or
reboot into pure DOS (the system will reboot back to Win95 when you exit
the game). The reboot option is found on the Program Tab by clicking the
Advanced button (this will also let you type custom Autoexec.bat and
Config.sys files for the DOS session - don't forget to include any mouse
drivers, etc you may need as you will be rebooting into pure DOS with none
of the usual Win95 services available).

I have found a full reboot is usually unnecessary, however, as with enough
tweaking even finicky games can can be persuaded to run under Win95. The
most important thing is to go to the Memory Tab and check the "Protected"
option. Most of the other options are self explanatory, and the dialogue
box has good help available by clicking the Question Mark Button.\

Good Luck!

Daniel



Byron Forbe

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Byron Forbe » Wed, 07 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> >    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
> >not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.

> It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
> could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
> a dos box but it certainly runs :)

   Well ok, but why would you do that when you can run in trouble free
pure DOS?
Byron Forbe

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Byron Forbe » Wed, 07 Jan 1998 04:00:00



> > >    Secondly, how would you expect GP1 to run under Win95. Win 95 was
> > >not even thought of when GP1 was released. It only runs under DOS.

> > It runs perfectly well for me under Windows 95, and asking how it
> > could be expected to run is ludicrous, it may be a matter of openning
> > a dos box but it certainly runs :)
> A lot of games run under windows 95 even though they were designed
> before windows 95. Supposedly windows 95 was supposed to be able to run
> programs of this nature. But my concern is not what a game is designed
> for but weather GP1 will run under win95. Anyway apparently someone has
> managed to get it to run. So was there anything special that needs to be
> done in the dos box to allow the game to run under win 95? Please help
> me if you can. I appreciate any help that is given in this matter.

> Gary

    Bring up the properties on the exe for GP1 and select
Properties/program/advanced and select "prevent ms dos based programs
from detecting windows". That normally does the trick!
Jo Hels

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Jo Hels » Wed, 07 Jan 1998 04:00:00


I don't remember any special problems. Should work.

JoH
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Jim Dunph

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Jim Dunph » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00

you may have to load your mouse drivers in your upper memory.
lh c:\mouse\mouse for example
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> >A lot of games run under windows 95 even though they were designed
> >before windows 95. Supposedly windows 95 was supposed to be able to run
> >programs of this nature. But my concern is not what a game is designed
> >for but weather GP1 will run under win95. Anyway apparently someone has
> >managed to get it to run. So was there anything special that needs to be
> >done in the dos box to allow the game to run under win 95? Please help
> >me if you can. I appreciate any help that is given in this matter.

> I don't remember any special problems. Should work.

> JoH
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Ren?? van Lobbere

what are NROS, TEN rates?

by Ren?? van Lobbere » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00


You could try this :
- Open Windows Explorer (not maximized).
- Drag gp.exe to the desktop.
  This will create a link to GP1.
- Close Explorer again.
- Right-click on the link, and select properties.
- Select the Program-tab.
- Check the checkbox that says something like 'Close window at exit'
  (I'm using the Dutch version, so I have to imagin what the English
   version says, but since there's only one checkbox here..).
- Select the advanced-button.
- Check the box 'MSDOS mode'.
- Uncheck the box 'warn before entering MSDOS mode'.
- Select 'Use current MSDOS configuration'.
- Click all OK-buttons.

When you now click the link to GP1, Windows will shut itself down,
leaving the complete box for GP1. After exiting GP1, Windows will
restart itself.

--
Ren van Lobberegt, The Netherlands.
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