rec.autos.simulators

>>        Don't throw 'em out.  Send 'em to me.

>>                                -Tim

>I think the shipping costs would be quite expensive. They are all
>probably corrupted now anyway. One of the pitfalls of the floppy disk
>was data becoming corrupted over time.

> >Well, posting a list of ALL your games would be a start if you want your
> >question answered.

> That would a long process indeed, too long But, here's one that I know
> won't work on NT, Chessmaster 7000, does that work on XP? Or is it a
> case of if it doesn't work on NT 2000 then it won't work on XP either?

> >I put Win2K on my new 1.4 Athlon system with 512K.

> >Much more stable OS wiithout activation.

> >N4 and GPL run fine.  Old DOS games would probably be a pain in the
> >butt.

> I read that MS Train Sim has no keyboard support under XP. I own Train
> Sim so XP is definately off my shopping list now.

>>I must be one of the few still running DOS games.  I can stick with 98se for
>a
>>few more years yet...<g>

>>Eldred

>I have all of my old dos floppy disk games sitting about 10 feet from
>me now in a box and should probably throw them out, the only dos games
>I might play today are Steel Panthers (war game) and Fast Attack ( sub
>sim).

>>>I must be one of the few still running DOS games.  I can stick with 98se
>for
>a
>>>few more years yet...<g>

>>>Eldred

>>I have all of my old dos floppy disk games sitting about 10 feet from
>>me now in a box and should probably throw them out, the only dos games
>>I might play today are Steel Panthers (war game) and Fast Attack ( sub
>>sim).

>    Don't throw 'em out.  Send 'em to me.

> I would try duel booting first though or something....
> some games like viper racing have problems

> >  XP is the 'new and improved' win2k.  If your not impressed with XP, I
> >don't see what 2k would have to offer.  The Win98 variants can run up to
> >512mb of memory.  After that...bad news.
> >  Some sims like GPL will not run if you have more than 512mbs UNLESS you
> >create a ramdisk that uses up the extra ram or limit the vcache to 512
megs
> >in the system.ini or win.ini file(not sure which)  Other sims probably
won't
> >notice it.   Most likely the ONLY advantage you'd gain in exceeding 512mb
> >using 2k or XP would be to get longer replays.  I think the performance
> >curve in Win98 starts flattening out after 196mb so while you can use
more
> >memory, the actually gains will be smaller.  The 2k/Xp group most likely
> >would only begin to perform well if you have at least 512, but that is
the
> >OS itself, actual sims may see little or no improvement with that much
> >memory.
> >  I am just confused tho as I stated above what you expect to gain over
XP
> >by using 2k?  Sorry I must be tired but I don't see any obvious reason
why
> >it would be better.
> >dave henrie


> >> I'm a fairly-happy Win98SE user for Rally2K, GPL, SCGT, NFS-Porsche,
> >> Viper Racing, MB Truck Racing, Nascar 4 and MS Flight Sim 2000 Pro.

> >>      As I'm building a new AMD 1600+/Abit KG7 DDR system, my
> >> gear-*** has turned toward implementing more than the 256Mb RAM
> >> that I used on my PIII/733 box. Also, my GeForce256 is feeling
> >> S-L-O-W. So, I bought a Gainward GeForce2
> >> Golden Sample Ti/500. I know it's no GF3, but hey, cut me some slack.
> >> For $139 at newegg.com, It'll be an improvement.

> >>      I guess that I could consider XP, but I haven't been impressed.

> >>      I use an Act-Labs Force RS wheel/shifter, and by the end of next
> >> week,
> >> the new clutch system. (Finally got an email - preordered 5/25/01!)
> >> Win98SE has served me fairly well, but I'm beginning to wonder about
> >> an OS
> >> that can use more memory. I also do digital video/audio, Divx, etc.

> >>      Opinions?

> >>      Is Win2K worth the upgrade? Can these driving sims utilize 512Mb
> >> or
> >> 1Gb RAM? Will I see better performance? With RAM so cheap, the
> >> temptation is great.

> >>      Thanks for any info...