rec.autos.simulators

In the core.ini you add the following:

[ Replay ]
ReplayMemoryOverride = 131072

The value is in Kb, so increase it if you want gpl to use more, decrease
it if you want to use less (unlikely with 1Gb RAM).

Windows 98 has a separate issue where it can only cache up to 512Mb RAM
and any extra will actually cause a noticeable performance drop
apparently.

I believe the way round this is to add the following line to your
system.ini:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=524288

I've never had more than 512Mb though so I've never used it myself, and I
think it limits win98 to 512Mb, making the extra RAM useless unless you
have a dual boot system with another OS (win2k/XP etc) that can use the
extra RAM.

Malc.

Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't sure having never had that
combination myself ;-)

Can't help with that, I can only suggest a search on racesimcentral if you
haven't done so already.

gpl runs fine on XP, but you may have problems with corrupted sound.

Since gpl has no registry hooks, you can just try copying the entire
sierra folder and running gpl.exe from WinXP to see if you prefer it. You
could just run the original install, but you'd probably have to
re-calibrate your controller in gpl each time you swapped OS's.

Malc.

   Just for openeners, what kind of motherboard do you have?  Is it fairly
new or as old as your OS.  I have win98se...as most of the regulars here
know, but after getting a R9800np, I had some programs that had graphic
glitches and my desktop was a mess.  Little straggly lines left over
whenever I moved an icon or opened a window..and the desktop text was
truncated which made it very difficult to read quickly.  
  After getting a relatively modern motherboard(Abit N7 with the nforce2
chipset...ironically by Nvidia), all those graphic problems went away.  
Others here and on racesim central will also verify that older motherboards
do not work well with the last two generations of Radi.(Radeons?)
dave henrie

And if in trouble even after following all advice in the above article
there's the GPL FAQ:
http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105748

Cheers!

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   Remember to come back and ask us for help when your extra memory system
runs slower......

dave henrie

(who doesn't beleive the ms tech file is telling the whole story)