rec.autos.simulators

Since my newsfeed is kinda slow, I'm probably a day late and a dollar
short with this one, but the ICR2 patch IS available on Hawaii!!! I'm
not sure about the 'net, but it IS available on Hawaii!!!!!!
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: But could someone enlighten me- why would it have been exclusively
: released on Hawaii? I mean, if, after 8 months, the patch is ready, it
: is ready, and Sierra should make it freely (internet) available.
: Connecting to Hawaii costs money, and I think of it as a NASCAR site,
: right? So is (was) this an attempt to wring yet a little more money
: out of us? Please, someone explain if I am missing something here-
: I've never been on Hawaii (out of my budget), and maybe I'm getting
: something wrong here. But from my point of view it looks a bit like
: they've added insult to injury. Sort of like the "send your CD with
: $15 for the Win95 CD" renig on their promise.

Well, I don't have any inside scoop on this, but reading between the
lines....  Papyrus did us a favor by placing the patch EARLY on Hawaii.
Knowing the extreme lag time Sierra has for updating their web site and
ftp site with patches, I want to thank Papyrus for taking the bull by
the horns and letting the cat out of the bag.  I mean Sierra STILL
doesn't have a paintkit patch on their internet sites!!!!!

I would like to think that some far-thinking soul at Papyrus knew that
the patch would make it to their loyal fans by placing it on Hawaii.
They didn't even have to announce it.  And thanks to a couple of kind
fellow r.a.s.'ers we have the patch available via the internet:
        http://www.teleplex.net/cie/
        http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver/autosim.htm

Now, let's count the days it takes Sierra to make it available....  They
missed today!!  We won't count the weekend, so that's 1 so far...

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Dave "davids" Sparks
Sequoia Motorsports

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Michael Kirton

But could someone enlighten me- why would it have been exclusively
released on Hawaii? I mean, if, after 8 months, the patch is ready, it
is ready, and Sierra should make it freely (internet) available.
Connecting to Hawaii costs money, and I think of it as a NASCAR site,
right? So is (was) this an attempt to wring yet a little more money
out of us? Please, someone explain if I am missing something here-
I've never been on Hawaii (out of my budget), and maybe I'm getting
something wrong here. But from my point of view it looks a bit like
they've added insult to injury. Sort of like the "send your CD with
$15 for the Win95 CD" renig on their promise.

I tell you, between MP's fake dates and Sierra's "Customer comes last"
attitude, race sim fans have it pretty tough.

I think we should just be glad the patch has finally been made
available, regardless of where it was released.

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: Now, let's count the days it takes Sierra to make it available....  They
: missed today!!  We won't count the weekend, so that's 1 so far...

Okay, it's now day 2 and counting. . .

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The only possible money-grubbing motive I see is that they want more people on
the BBS, but since NASCAR has already chipped in to sponsor NRL, there's no
need to advertise that Hawaii receives (insert big number here) calls/day.

Thanks, Cie Phillips and Mike Carver, for putting up the patch on the WWW for
us LD-challenged.

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: : Now, let's count the days it takes Sierra to make it available....  They
: : missed today!!  We won't count the weekend, so that's 1 so far...

: Okay, it's now day 2 and counting. . .

Okay, it's Wednesday and the patch is listed on Sierra's web site.  But,
wait, there's a catch...  the link can not access the file...

3 days and counting. . .

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Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA