It look so promising...
Doesn't anybody have a clue... even if some one lives next to these guys..
go tap on there door and ask them some question....
Or do I have to find out for myself...
Or is it like the people behind the gizmoid..?
Emma
The story behind Racing Legends is about as murky as any real legend.
There are reputable guys, like Gregor Veeble who was a regular poster here
whenever physics subjects popped up, who have been working with the West
brothers, who swear it is still a viable project.
But there are sooooo many here who's hopes have been repeatedly dashed
that even if the Box was on a store shelf, I don't think they would
beleive it was actually for sale.
Suffice it to say, if we are going to ever really appreciate Racing
Legends, then most likely it will be with one of those new 10,000 US
Dollar Monster/Mega systems with 4 SLI video cards and the physics
accelerator. (Dell is advertising just such a system)
That is a project under with significant public interest and resource
which even *** sim racers may concede is of greater priority than
Racing Legends.
For fellow sim racing enthusiasts to have been over optimistic in
estimating delivery of what they believe will be a ground breaking sim
is hardly a cause for the drama that has enfolded IMHO
Cheers
Tony
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Kendt
I hope I'm wrong though, it's nice to have something to look forward
to... though not necessarily RL.
Andrew McP
I feel the two areas that will change our perceptions the most will be
new physics engines that take advantage of the physics accelerator boards
and hopefully someday that Force Feedback patent will lapse and other
methods of FF can be explored.
dave henrie
Force feedback patent?
Whats that all about?
dan
I cannot recall the details. I think a company named iMotion had one of
the original FF modules. They somehow got an overly broad patent that
prevents any further improvements or changes to FF since, according to
them, any changes would impinge on their patent. It's screwy.
Maybe someone else can fill in the details.
dh
> > Force feedback patent?
> > Whats that all about?
> > dan
> I cannot recall the details. I think a company named iMotion had one of
> the original FF modules. They somehow got an overly broad patent that
> prevents any further improvements or changes to FF since, according to
> them, any changes would impinge on their patent. It's screwy.
> Maybe someone else can fill in the details.
/Andreas
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A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Luckily, hand raising is prior art (I think Adam did it)
>>>Force feedback patent?
>>>Whats that all about?
>>> dan
>> I cannot recall the details. I think a company named iMotion had one of
>>the original FF modules. They somehow got an overly broad patent that
>>prevents any further improvements or changes to FF since, according to
>>them, any changes would impinge on their patent. It's screwy.
>>Maybe someone else can fill in the details.
> Hey, Microsoft has patented the double click! If there's anyone left who
> doesn't hink the present patent system is totally corrupt, please raise
> a hand!
> /Andreas
I believe the correct term is 'Feature creep'
/andreas
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A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Hell, Microsoft wouldn't even validate the existance of the mouse until
Apple started kicking their asses, then as usuall they finally reacted and
"Made it their own".
-Larry
