rec.autos.simulators

Ok, let me start by saying I've read Alison's FAQs. But...

Does anyone play online SUCESSFULLY with a serial (external)
modem? I have a crappy internal Win modem now... I know what bad things
it does, so I won't use it for GPL, and that's why I haven't been on
VROC yet.

But I do also have a 33.6 USR Sportster external... will this be
adequate for GPL if "buffed out" using all of Alison's modem settings??
(BTW, the rest of my system is a 233 MMX oc'ed to 261, 8MB Thriller, 96
MB RAM... I don't have any problems with turning down most if not all
detail to get playability).

Thanks in advance,
Dave

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GPL only requires something like 23k of bandwidth on the client side.

Marty

% Hi all,

% Ok, let me start by saying I've read Alison's FAQs. But...

% Does anyone play online SUCESSFULLY with a serial (external)
% modem? I have a crappy internal Win modem now... I know what bad things
% it does, so I won't use it for GPL, and that's why I haven't been on
% VROC yet.

% But I do also have a 33.6 USR Sportster external... will this be
% adequate for GPL if "buffed out" using all of Alison's modem settings??
% (BTW, the rest of my system is a 233 MMX oc'ed to 261, 8MB Thriller, 96
% MB RAM... I don't have any problems with turning down most if not all
% detail to get playability).

% Thanks in advance,
% Dave

% --
% Dave Schwabe

% The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site
% http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

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Is this done with a modem initialization string in the Advanced Connection
Settings of the modem properties of the Dial-up Networking connection?

Thanks in advance,
Brian

   Yes and yes.  (Not to be glib, but it's a number of settings.)  See
some of the help files on the VROC site
(http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc/) for modem and DUN tuning tips.

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