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Key threads
- Best dial-up modem for online sim racing 2002-06-10 · 28 postsDouglas Ellison, unable to get broadband, asked which modem was best for racing. Replies said to avoid software winmodems, use a good external hardware modem such as a US Robotics Courier, disable compression and force lower connection speeds, and consider ISDN for lower latency.
- GPL disconnections when racing online on cable modems 2000-03-12 · 23 postsA new cable modem user was repeatedly dropped from GPL online races despite low pings. Others reported similar problems and blamed particular modem brands, recommending the Surfboard model over LanCity. Some said ADSL was more stable, and others suggested registry tweaks. Posters also discussed whether @Home users could host races.
- Advice on buying or building a sim PC 1999-01-06 · 28 postsA user asked which brand of PC to buy. Most recommended building your own with an Abit or Asus board, a PII or overclocked Celeron, 128MB RAM and a Voodoo2 or TNT card, and shared parts sources and modem IRQ advice.
Busiest threads
- USB Modems and racing sims? (6 posts about it)
- GPL : Saturday nice fever ! (6 posts about it)
- Winmodem that bad? (6 posts about it)
- Re: GPL: Which Modem (5 posts about it)
- Re: USB modem (5 posts about it)
- GPL: Can I play online OK? (5 posts about it)
- GPL online racing and winmodems (5 posts about it)
- USB modems and USB controllers (4 posts about it)
- Re: USB Modem recommendations for GPL please (4 posts about it)
- Which modem? N2, GPL, etc. (4 posts about it)
- ISA -> USB modem performance with sims (4 posts about it)
- GPL Online Discos (3 posts about it)
- GPL:Winmodem Vs USB Vs Hardware modem (3 posts about it)
- Looking for Better On-Line Racing. (3 posts about it)
- Winmodems? (3 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed it was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | very negative (-1.00) |
| 1997 | 9 | 1 | 5 | very negative (-0.67) |
| 1998 | 48 | 11 | 20 | negative (-0.25) |
| 1999 | 88 | 25 | 36 | mixed (-0.18) |
| 2000 | 47 | 4 | 29 | very negative (-0.66) |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 | 6 | very negative (-0.75) |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 5 | negative (-0.55) |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 3 | very negative (-0.60) |
Who talked about it most
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