rec.autos.simulators

>   how well does reactor run dos games ?  Do 3d games that are not
> optimized for reactor run well or worse?  Example:  Nascar I.

> Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow.  VESA 2.0
> resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards.
> NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was
> not a fast DOS card either).

> --

> Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
> Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

>Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow.  VESA 2.0
>resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards.
>NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was
>not a fast DOS card either).
>--

>Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
>Nascar Setups Page: http://www.racesimcentral.net/~ebusch/


>>   how well does reactor run dos games ?  Do 3d games that are not
>> optimized for reactor run well or worse?  Example:  Nascar I.

> > Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow.  VESA 2.0
> > resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards.
> > NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was
> > not a fast DOS card either).

> > --

> > Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
> > Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

> I concur on NASCAR 1.  IndyCar 2 is incredible, but the reactor didn't
> seem to speed up Nascar any above the old 1MB Orchid ISA card it
> replaced.  I just hope NASCAR 2 will be Rendition ready when it is
> released.

> >Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow.  VESA 2.0
> >resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards.
> >NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was
> >not a fast DOS card either).
> I only wish that my Nascar 1 ran as good as before. I had a Diamond 3d
> 2000 before and I could run all the graphics except the track and
> grass. Since installing the Reactor, I can only run car, objects, and
> skyline graphics. Anymore than that and it starts to frame a little
> that it becomes anoying. Here is my system stats:

> 166 mhz
> 32 meg EDO ram
> 512k pipeline burst
> 2.2 gig Western Digital 10ms acsess
> Triton II chipset

> Now with this setup you would think it would not have a problem
> running all the graphics, but it does. ICR2 runs great at 30 FPS.
> No problem there. GP2, half the graphics there also. I wish I could
> say that it's not the video card, but I didn't have this problem
> before I installed it. I have a friend that has a P100 and can run all
> the graphics except track and grass at 25 FPS. Wish I knew where
> my system was ***.