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new to NASCAR Racing, what is a patch and what does it do ?

A patch is basically a program written to go in and replace bugs in the
original game. It's meant to fix problems with the original code that wasn't
detected prior to release, or to add features that should've been with the
game, but possibly couldn't be added due to deadlines. The patch for
Nascar2 for example will fix the Atlanta pit bug, and <possibly> add a save
game feature.

A patch is usually a good thing, unless it comes from Microsoft. :)

Best regards,
Sam

Craig Jacobson

Sounds like your new to computers, too!  A patch is a program that software
producers create to fix bugs and glitches that came with the program
initially!

If I'm wrong somebody tell please tell me!

: new to NASCAR Racing, what is a patch and what does it do ?

I know this doesn't really answer your question, but it is a humorous
look at the subject:

"Software Releases"

1.0:
Also known as "one point uh-oh", or "barely out of beta". We had to
release because the lab guys had reached a point of exhaustion and the
marketing guys were in a cold sweat of terror. We're praying that you'll
find it more functional than, say, a computer virus and that its
operation has some resemblance to that specified in the marketing copy.

1.1:
We fixed all the killer bugs ...

1.2:
Uh, we introduced a few new bugs fixing the killer bugs and so we had to
fix them, too.

2.0:
We did the product we really wanted to do to begin with. Mind you, it's
really not what the customer needs yet, but we're working on it.

2.1:
Well, not surprisingly, we broke some things in making major changes so
we had to fix them. But we did a really good job of testing this time, so
we don't think we introduced any new bugs while we were fixing these
bugs.

2.2:
Uh, sorry, one slipped through. One lousy typo error and you won't
believe how much trouble it caused!

2.3:
Some jerk found a deep-seated bug that's been there since 1.0 and
wouldn't stop nagging until we fixed it!!

3.0:
Hey, we finally think we've got it right! Most of the customers are
really happy with this.

3.1:
Of course, we did break a few little things.

4.0:
More features. It's doubled in size now, by the way, and you'll need
to get more memory and a faster processor ...

4.1:
Just one or two bugs this time... Honest!

5.0:
We really need to go on to a new product, but we have an installed base
out there to protect. We're cutting the staffing after this.

6.0:
We had to fix a few things we broke in 5.0. Not very many, but it's been
so long since we looked at this thing we might as well call it a major
upgrade.  Oh, yeah, we added a few flashy cosmetic features so we could
justify the major upgrade number.

6.1:
Since I'm leaving the company and I'm the last guy left in the lab who
works on the product, I wanted to make sure that all the changes I've
made are incorporated before I go. I added some cute demos, too, since
I was getting pretty bored back here in my dark little corner (I kept
complaining about the lighting but they wouldn't do anything). They're
talking about obsolescence planning but they'll try to keep selling it
for as long as there's a buck or two to be made. I'm leaving the bits
in as good a shape as I can in case somebody has to tweak them, but
it'll be sheer luck if no one loses them.

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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