rec.autos.simulators

by **T.Galvi** » Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:00:24

Just looked at the date. 9th of April. 3 years ago the GPL demo was
released. I had a P133 at the time with a voodoo video card, ran Nascar2
like a dream but GPL saw it scrapped within a week.
3 years down the track I have had 2 computer upgrade and GPL is still in
the number 1 position on my hard drive.

Not 100% sure but isnt today the anniversary of Jim Clarks death. If so
remember him too.

Todd.

by **Andre Warrin** » Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:55:13

On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:00:24 +0800, "T.Galvin"

>Just looked at the date. 9th of April. 3 years ago the GPL demo was
>released. I had a P133 at the time with a voodoo video card, ran Nascar2
>like a dream but GPL saw it scrapped within a week.
> 3 years down the track I have had 2 computer upgrade and GPL is still in
>the number 1 position on my hard drive.

>Not 100% sure but isnt today the anniversary of Jim Clarks death. If so
>remember him too.

So the demo was released on the date Clark died at Hockenheim? (except
30 years later ofcourse). Anybody know this for sure?

Andre

by **Suppor** » Tue, 10 Apr 2001 22:19:47

Here's a link showing the marker at Hockenheim. It says April 7, 1968...

http://eis.net.au/~bramwell/hockenheim.htm

J. P. Hovercraft

> Just looked at the date. 9th of April. 3 years ago the GPL demo was
> released. I had a P133 at the time with a voodoo video card, ran Nascar2
> like a dream but GPL saw it scrapped within a week.
> 3 years down the track I have had 2 computer upgrade and GPL is still in
> the number 1 position on my hard drive.

> Not 100% sure but isnt today the anniversary of Jim Clarks death. If so
> remember him too.

> Todd.

by **T.Galvi** » Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:32:00

I knew the 2 events were very close.

Todd.

by **Leo Landma** » Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:22:17

Yes, it was. And I always felt it wasn't by coincidence either.

Bye,
Leo

by **Andre Warrin** » Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:58:45

>> So the demo was released on the date Clark died at Hockenheim? (except
>> 30 years later ofcourse). Anybody know this for sure?

>Yes, it was. And I always felt it wasn't by coincidence either.

>Bye,
>Leo

Well, in this thread I read it was 2 days after the date Clark died,
but it -is- very close..

Andre

by **Leo Landma** » Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:51:20

To be precise: Clark died on April 7, the GPL demo was available on April 6,
30 years later.

Groet,
Leo

by **Mark Seer** » Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:37:18

Clark died on the 7th

MS

> >> So the demo was released on the date Clark died at Hockenheim? (except
> >> 30 years later ofcourse). Anybody know this for sure?

> >Yes, it was. And I always felt it wasn't by coincidence either.

> >Bye,
> >Leo

> Well, in this thread I read it was 2 days after the date Clark died,
> but it -is- very close..

> Andre

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