rec.autos.simulators

> 3dfx has announced that Falcon Northwest has selected the Voodoo5 5500
> AGP 64MB board as the graphics card for certain computer
> configurations and the default graphics card on all "Build To Order"
> machines.

> Anybody ever seen one of Falcon Northwest's machines in action or own
> one? They sound nice but ***y expensive! :)

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Skotty Flynn
> "skotty20"
> Nascar-Racing-Sims.Com:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> The Ultimate Sim Racing Directory:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> The Garage Area Discussion Forums:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> I have one, originally a 200MMX, upgraded to PIII 550, 128 MB Ram, etc.
> Yes it cost more, but when I read all the complaints of this or that sim
> won't run, I have some satisfaction, because mine does not have those
> problems. GPL, F-1 2000, Jane's F-18, F-4.0 all run smoothly.
> Falcon-NorthWest's technical support is different and vastly superior to
> what we usually see. During the first year, If something is wrong that
> they can't fix over the phone, they pay for Fed Ex to pick up the machine,
> fly it back to Oregon, and fly it back to you. My first one had some
> problems, they did that; I had it back in a week.  When you call, you are
> not put on hold, you leave a voice mail message and then a call back. I
> just messed up the bios setup in installing a bigger hard drive, and Ira,
> (who built my machine) called me back and patiently went through the set
> up settings, line by line. He then asked if there was anything else he
> could help me with. The components that Falcon-Northwest installs are
> tested and first rate, and they "burn in" new or upgraded computers for 90
> hours. That's what you're paying for; to me it's worth it.
> Bill Yowell

> > 3dfx has announced that Falcon Northwest has selected the Voodoo5 5500
> > AGP 64MB board as the graphics card for certain computer
> > configurations and the default graphics card on all "Build To Order"
> > machines.

> > Anybody ever seen one of Falcon Northwest's machines in action or own
> > one? They sound nice but ***y expensive! :)

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Skotty Flynn
> > "skotty20"
> > Nascar-Racing-Sims.Com:
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > The Ultimate Sim Racing Directory:
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > The Garage Area Discussion Forums:
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>My Falcon will be here in about a week. When I heard about the V5 problems
>with GPL I was concerned. I was able to send them the CD, 1.2 patch, links
>to GPL websites, along with some notes and they said there technicians will
>handle the rest. Very nice...

>The conversation regarding the hardware lasted well over an hour with all my
>options being explained to me in great detail. They see to know what
>customer service is all about and work to get you a rig that fits your
>budget. I am looking forward to my new PC.