rec.autos.simulators

I'm sure someone mentioned that GPL would now work with CPUs "up to
about 2.8GHz". Given that this is double 1.4GHz, it doesn't take a
genius to surmise that the programmer has just halved/doubled the
relevant numbers in the code.

So... can this be done again down the track to go up to 5.6GHz? Or will
there ever be a fix allowing *unlimited* processor speeds?

This is pretty academic for me ATM, so I'll just end by saying:

Papyrus, you are fantastic! I might (*might*) even buy a ***y NASCAR
game because of this, and that's saying summat. Thank you again! :-)))

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David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +282.87)
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"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Alex

Maybe - but the figure of 2.8GHz was explicitly mentioned - I can't
remember who by, but I've a feeling it was someone "in the know". Hope
you're right and I'm wrong :-)
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David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +282.87)
The GPL Scrapyard: http://scrapyard.9ug.com
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

"hmmm, 2800? Where did that come from?
I belive the fix should be sufficient until pcs are at
least 4 billion times faster than current machines."

So don't you worry

That's what I like to hear :-)

And - yet again - excellent support by Papyrus. Pity nominations have
closed for the (UK) General Election - I could have stood for the "Papy
is ace" party... :-)

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +282.87)
The GPL Scrapyard: http://scrapyard.9ug.com
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Jan.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

So about three years then <g>

Also:

* No F1 sim to be released without Internet support
* All sims to come with track editors
* Legalisation of all addons
* John Surtees declared an outlaw...

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David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +282.87)
The GPL Scrapyard: http://scrapyard.9ug.com
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

The single-register 64-bit integer is just a year or so away, with the
introduction of the AMD Hammer families. Might need to go to 128-bit at that
point, in order to spread it out over two registers again. :-)

        Yousuf Khan

Randy

Please, please, please consider a 1976 update that will tweak the physics a
bit and add in the '76 cars and tracks.  I think you can see from various
discussions that we would be happy to pay you guys directly for this work!!
What Sierra and others don't know won't hurt them.

Seriously, if licensing could be arranged, you could re-package the existing
(1.3) GPL and make some money out of the damned thing with a few new tracks
and a new car model (tires and wing physics, basically).  We would all pay
top dollar for your efforts.

Thanks again to all involved in the 1.3 patch.

Marc.