Notable threadOnline petition asking Sierra for GPL2
Andre Warringa posted a link to an online petition for Grand Prix Legends 2, which gathered about 2,800 signatures within a few days. Some doubted that Sierra would be swayed and joked about paying $1000 each, while others hoped for a Papyrus CART sim instead. The thread drifted into Goy Larsen sharing 1994 Bathurst footage and debates about video compression and newsreaders.
Automated summary.
In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] (Andre Warringa) wrote:
> http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/
There's an option missing for how much we'd be prepared to pay. If we can
get 1000 names willing to cough up $1000 each I reckon we might persuade
Sierra to let Papy start work ;o)
Andrew McP
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:40 +0100 (BST),
[email hidden] (Andrew MacPherson) wrote:
Yup.. I bet most of us are willing to pay some more for GPL2 than for
a 'normal' game.. Anyway, 499 entries so far, not bad considering the
petition was opened yesterday evening :)
Andre
Quoted text (10 lines)
>In article <[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] (Andre Warringa) wrote: > >> http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/ > >There's an option missing for how much we'd be prepared to pay. If we can >get 1000 names willing to cough up $1000 each I reckon we might persuade >Sierra to let Papy start work ;o) > >Andrew McP
> There's an option missing for how much we'd be prepared to pay. If we can
> get 1000 names willing to cough up $1000 each I reckon we might persuade
> Sierra to let Papy start work ;o)
Well, how do you guys say it: Puting your money where your mout is.
It's easyer to say $1000 than to actually pay $1000. Even if you mean it. :)
Jone.
(Number 500 on the list; where is the prize?)
Andre Warringa wrote:
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/
>
> Andre
AussieV8's !!!
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
"Andre Warringa" wrote...
> <snip>
> Yup.. I bet most of us are willing to pay some more for
> GPL2 than for a 'normal' game.. Anyway, 499 entries so
> far, not bad considering the petition was opened
> yesterday evening :)
If I'm to cough up a thousand, I want a cut in the proceeds if the game
actually makes any money.
Jan.
=---
number 1039. wow. cool.
Regards all,
istoff
[email hidden] (Jone Tytlandsvik) wrote:
> It's easyer to say $1000 than to actually pay $1000.
Exactly :o) My point is that if GPL's longevity here and on VROC, the fact
that it still sells from the bargain basement shelves, and the fact that
the guys at Papy would still love to make GPL2 doesn't persuade Sierra,
then I doubt a petition of even 20,000 will make any difference.
Mind you, 20,000 letters written simultaneously to Sierra HQ would be more
useful because letters take more effort to write and therefore carry more
weight in all customer relations departments.
Anyway, enough negativity for one day :o) I've added my name even though I
think it's chances of success are slightly smaller than my chances of
getting my GPLRank below -50 :o)
Andrew "pessimist, moi?" McP
FWIW, Done.
Mark
Reading, UK
"Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/
>
> Andre
<snip>
> Anyway, enough negativity for one day :o) I've added my name even though I
> think it's chances of success are slightly smaller than my chances of
> getting my GPLRank below -50 :o)
This makes me think.
If there were to be a GPL2, and a GPL2 rank: Would Greger Huttu be at the
top at that rank too? Is it possible to design a proper sim (with non-oval
tracks) that will not be dominated by Greger Huttu? ;-)
Papy has the know how. They know how to make proper sims. But has Sierra got
the balls to let Papy do anything else but another boring Nascar sim?
Jon Andersen,
quit N4 after 6 weeks, but are still driving GPL after 2++ years of buying
GPL
Jon Andersen wrote:
> snip
> quit N4 after 6 weeks, but are still driving GPL after 2++ years of buying
> GPL
Buy N2002 and wait for the converted road courses....:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Mark Davison ([email hidden]) wrote on 19 Apr 2002:
> FWIW, Done.
Ditto. (1401 so far - keep at it, folks!)
--
"After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
The GPL Scrapyard: Back again! http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard
In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/
>
> Andre
>
Did it.
I particularly like Steve Smith's entry : "If they make it, I will write
the strategy guide!"
:)
MRSisson
--
LOAD "GPL",8,1
RUN
In article <sl0w8.4349$[email hidden]>, "Jon Andersen"
<[email hidden]> writes:
>Papy has the know how. They know how to make proper sims. But has Sierra got
>the balls to let Papy do anything else but another boring Nascar sim?
Sierra? No, they don't. :-(
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
running well
im number 1828.
"Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:MPG.172a98dfee54ea4d98968f@nntp...
Quoted text (20 lines)
> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > > > http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/ > > > > Andre > > > > Did it. > > I particularly like Steve Smith's entry : "If they make it, I will write > the strategy guide!" > > :) > > MRSisson > > -- > LOAD "GPL",8,1 > RUNDone.... 2177 and climbing
SG
"falcon" <falcon_2k@[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3cc1918d$0$9993$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (28 lines)
> running well > im number 1828. > > > "Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:MPG.172a98dfee54ea4d98968f@nntp... > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > [email hidden] says... > > > > > > http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/ > > > > > > Andre > > > > > > > Did it. > > > > I particularly like Steve Smith's entry : "If they make it, I will write > > the strategy guide!" > > > > :) > > > > MRSisson > > > > -- > > LOAD "GPL",8,1 > > RUN > >2782....
Stephen Green wrote:
Quoted text (34 lines)
> Done.... 2177 and climbing > > SG > > "falcon" <falcon_2k@[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3cc1918d$0$9993$[email hidden]... > > running well > > im number 1828. > > > > > > "Michael Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:MPG.172a98dfee54ea4d98968f@nntp... > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > > [email hidden] says... > > > > > > > > http://www.petitiononline.com/gpl2/ > > > > > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > > > Did it. > > > > > > I particularly like Steve Smith's entry : "If they make it, I will write > > > the strategy guide!" > > > > > > :) > > > > > > MRSisson > > > > > > -- > > > LOAD "GPL",8,1 > > > RUN > > > >Atleast we got the 'good guys' on 2our side":
"#2794. Randy Cassidy Ahem 72 "
:-)
--
ed_
(Thanks Randy! :o)
"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:99Ww8.93$O%[email hidden]...
Always glad to be of service. :-)
Randy
Quoted text (11 lines)
> Atleast we got the 'good guys' on 2our side": > > "#2794. Randy Cassidy Ahem 72 " > > :-) > > -- > ed_ > > (Thanks Randy! :o) >Randy Cassidy wrote:
In that case.....have you heard about this great road racing series they
have down in Australia ?
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Quoted text (15 lines)
> > "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:99Ww8.93$O%[email hidden]... > > Atleast we got the 'good guys' on 2our side": > > > > "#2794. Randy Cassidy Ahem 72 " > > > > :-) > > > > -- > > ed_ > > > > (Thanks Randy! :o) > > > Always glad to be of service. :-)"Goy Larsen" wrote...
> Randy Cassidy wrote:
> > <snip>
> > Always glad to be of service. :-)
>
> In that case.....have you heard about this great road racing
> series they have down in Australia ?
On which two developers are reportedly working, but keep missing their
release dates?
Jan.
=---
PS.: CART!!
"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> Jan.
> =---
> PS.: CART!!
How about just ONE single CART type of winged open wheeled car that can be
popped into N2002?
--
David G Fisher
"David G Fisher"
Can you just imagine how cool Road America or Mid Ohio would look with
today's tools? It shivers me spine to think about the possibilities...
dave henrie
Quoted text (7 lines)
> > PS.: CART!! > > How about just ONE single CART type of winged open wheeled car that can be > popped into N2002? > -- > David G Fisher >YES YES YES!!!!!!!!
--
ed_
"Goy Larsen" wrote:
> In that case.....have you heard about this great road racing series they
> have down in Australia ?
>
> Randy Cassidy wrote:
> > Always glad to be of service. :-)
Ed Solheim wrote:
At least one person in here with good taste :-)
I captured the opening laps (10 mins) of the 94 Bathurst last night,
Brock vs Perkins vs Skaife in the wet, if I can find out how to shrink
it down from 500+ MB to a more manageable size I'll upload it somewhere
Hey, it's my first attempt at this stuff :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (13 lines)
> > YES YES YES!!!!!!!! > > -- > ed_ > > "Goy Larsen" wrote: > > > In that case.....have you heard about this great road racing series they > > have down in Australia ? > > > > Randy Cassidy wrote: > > > Always glad to be of service. :-)"Goy Larsen" wrote...
Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a
multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload it
to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez people.
Jan.
=---
Quoted text (7 lines)
> <snip> > I captured the opening laps (10 mins) of the 94 Bathurst > last night, Brock vs Perkins vs Skaife in the wet, if I > can find out how to shrink it down from 500+ MB to a more > manageable size I'll upload it somewhere > > Hey, it's my first attempt at this stuff :-)
GREAT idea Jan ! - :)
Jan Verschueren wrote:
--
rgds,
Tony
Quoted text (16 lines)
> > "Goy Larsen" wrote... > > <snip> > > I captured the opening laps (10 mins) of the 94 Bathurst > > last night, Brock vs Perkins vs Skaife in the wet, if I > > can find out how to shrink it down from 500+ MB to a more > > manageable size I'll upload it somewhere > > > > Hey, it's my first attempt at this stuff :-) > > Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a > multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload it > to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez people. > > Jan. > =---
Jan Verschueren wrote:
While I agree with the principle :-), it would still take me 10 hours to
upload the stuff, 384/128, and you can bet that file number 1241 will be
corrupted for those interested in actually seeing it, so in that case
I'd rather upload a 500 MB swapfile and call it Quake4 beta or something
:-)
I have Pinnacle Studio7 at work, guess I'll have to give that one a go,
had a brief look at it, but as with most of these pro programs, it's a
bit confusing for a poor bloke just looking to do some simple stuff :-)
Yeah yeah I know, RTFM
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (13 lines)
> > "Goy Larsen" wrote... > > <snip> > > I captured the opening laps (10 mins) of the 94 Bathurst > > last night, Brock vs Perkins vs Skaife in the wet, if I > > can find out how to shrink it down from 500+ MB to a more > > manageable size I'll upload it somewhere > > > > Hey, it's my first attempt at this stuff :-) > > Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a > multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload it > to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez people.Dont you have "some" server space at work we could borrow?
I'm on a 704kb line so downloading should go pretty fast compared to your
uploading speed. As Jan said - I'd love to see it uncompressed.
Btw, where did you capture it from?
--
ed_
"Goy Larsen" wrote...
> > > <snip>
> > > I captured the opening laps (10 mins) of the 94 Bathurst
> > > last night, Brock vs Perkins vs Skaife in the wet, if I
> > > can find out how to shrink it down from 500+ MB to a more
> > > manageable size I'll upload it somewhere
> > >
> > > Hey, it's my first attempt at this stuff :-)
> >
> > Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a
> > multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload
it
> > to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez
people.
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:14:59 +0200, "Ed Solheim"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>Dont you have "some" server space at work we could borrow?
>I'm on a 704kb line so downloading should go pretty fast compared to your
>uploading speed. As Jan said - I'd love to see it uncompressed.
Converting a movie to divx 5 makes a movie a LOT smaller in size while
you don't notice any drops in quality if done right. 500mb for a 10min
movie is really a waste of bandwidth :)
Andre
Ed Solheim wrote:
>
> Dont you have "some" server space at work we could borrow?
> I'm on a 704kb line so downloading should go pretty fast compared to your
> uploading speed. As Jan said - I'd love to see it uncompressed.
>
> Btw, where did you capture it from?
From one of my Bathurst tapes :-), "History of Bathurst" or something
like that, 3 180 min tapes from the early days to the present (96 I
think)
Server space isn't a problem, bandwidth is, having a 500 MB file up for
DL would kill any other activity on that line for quite a while
Besides, I'm not sure it would lose much in quality, I used an ordinary
TV tuner card to record it off my VCR and the tapes aren't the best
quality, but I could always burn it to a CD for you if you want it, or
you could borrow the tapes, after all I'm due to have look at the Mini
again one of these days :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Andre Warringa wrote:
That's kinda what I thought, now tell me how to do this Andre and I'll
promise you a first look...:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (11 lines)
> > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:14:59 +0200, "Ed Solheim" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Dont you have "some" server space at work we could borrow? > >I'm on a 704kb line so downloading should go pretty fast compared to your > >uploading speed. As Jan said - I'd love to see it uncompressed. > > Converting a movie to divx 5 makes a movie a LOT smaller in size while > you don't notice any drops in quality if done right. 500mb for a 10min > movie is really a waste of bandwidth :)On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:56:31 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> Converting a movie to divx 5 makes a movie a LOT smaller in size while
>> you don't notice any drops in quality if done right. 500mb for a 10min
>> movie is really a waste of bandwidth :)
>
>That's kinda what I thought, now tell me how to do this Andre and I'll
>promise you a first look...:-)
I only download porn- err, racingmovies, but never messed with
converting movies myself. But I think http://www.divx.com/products is
a good place to start!
Andre
Andre Warringa wrote:
DOH !
Thx Andre
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (13 lines)
> > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:56:31 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> Converting a movie to divx 5 makes a movie a LOT smaller in size while > >> you don't notice any drops in quality if done right. 500mb for a 10min > >> movie is really a waste of bandwidth :) > > > >That's kinda what I thought, now tell me how to do this Andre and I'll > >promise you a first look...:-) > > I only download porn- err, racingmovies, but never messed with > converting movies myself. But I think http://www.divx.com/products is > a good place to start!Hey Goy, this stuff is really pretty easy. All you need is VirtualDub,
I can email it to you if you want. Easy to use, converts video to
divx, and audio to mp3. Or whatever other format you want.
I can give you quick instructions if you like, there are lots of
websites that have more detailed info as well.
Doesn't take long to learn how to rip an entire 100min DVD into a
700MB divx with minimal quality loss. That does take some processing
time mind you :)
Rafe Mc
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:56:31 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (26 lines)
> > >Andre Warringa wrote: >> >> On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:14:59 +0200, "Ed Solheim" >> <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >Dont you have "some" server space at work we could borrow? >> >I'm on a 704kb line so downloading should go pretty fast compared to your >> >uploading speed. As Jan said - I'd love to see it uncompressed. >> >> Converting a movie to divx 5 makes a movie a LOT smaller in size while >> you don't notice any drops in quality if done right. 500mb for a 10min >> movie is really a waste of bandwidth :) > >That's kinda what I thought, now tell me how to do this Andre and I'll >promise you a first look...:-) > > >Beers and cheers >(uncle) Goy > >"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ > >"A man is only as old as the woman he feels" >--Groucho Marx--On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:07:58 +1000, Rafe McAuliffe
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>Hey Goy, this stuff is really pretty easy. All you need is VirtualDub,
>I can email it to you if you want. Easy to use, converts video to
>divx, and audio to mp3. Or whatever other format you want.
Can this VirtualDub be used to split mpeg or avi files into more
parts?
Andre
Opening laps of 94 Bathurst is now posted here
http//www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
25 MB thx to MS's Mediaplayer tools, some quality has been lost, but the
original quality was nothing to write home about in the first place, I
don't have unlimited bandwidth on this server, so please be patient :-)
I'm not sure about copyrights and things on stuff like this, hopefully I
won't get a call from some lawyer for posting this clip :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Goy Larsen wrote:
Ooooops
http://www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (14 lines)
> > Opening laps of 94 Bathurst is now posted here > > http//www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv > > 25 MB thx to MS's Mediaplayer tools, some quality has been lost, but the > original quality was nothing to write home about in the first place, I > don't have unlimited bandwidth on this server, so please be patient :-) > > I'm not sure about copyrights and things on stuff like this, hopefully I > won't get a call from some lawyer for posting this clip :-) > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy
Rafe McAuliffe wrote:
That would be very cool Rafe, a few pointers to web sites to get me
started would be much appreciated, you can use this addy, yes, I've
finally gotten DSL here :-)
I did this one using the WindowsMediaPlayer tools from MS, very easy to
use, but also a bit limited in the options perhaps, but perfect for this
particular job, however I'm always eager to learn something new and I've
been kinda bitten by the video bug now :-), wonder how long it will take
before I replace this ElCheapo cpature/tuner card with something
decent....
> Doesn't take long to learn how to rip an entire 100min DVD into a
> 700MB divx with minimal quality loss. That does take some processing
> time mind you :)
Oh, I have a few CPU cycles to spare.....:-), currently there are about
15 servers/PC's here donating their spare CPU cycles to UD (www.ud.com),
might as well put them to good use :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (7 lines)
> > Hey Goy, this stuff is really pretty easy. All you need is VirtualDub, > I can email it to you if you want. Easy to use, converts video to > divx, and audio to mp3. Or whatever other format you want. > > I can give you quick instructions if you like, there are lots of > websites that have more detailed info as well.In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren"
<[email hidden]> writes:
>Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a
>multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload it
>to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez people.
And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client?
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
EldredP wrote:
Easy, you'd click on this link...
http://www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (9 lines)
> > In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Why shrink it? -This is what cable/DSL is for! Just put it in a > >multi-archive rar, set the split in your newsclient to 250kB and upload it > >to alt.binaries.autos.simulator to annoy the crap out of the warez people. > > And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client?"EldredP" wrote...
> <snip>
> And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client?
>
By recombining the parts... is there one newslcient on the planet which
can't do this? -Ok, it's a pain in OE, but Agent, e.g., handles that sort of
thing very well.
Jan.
=---
>Can this VirtualDub be used to split mpeg or avi files into more
>parts?
>
>Andre
Yep, no problems with all that stuff. You just select where you want
it to start and end, chop bits off, whatever.
Rafe Mc
Quoted text (11 lines)
>That would be very cool Rafe, a few pointers to web sites to get me >started would be much appreciated, you can use this addy, yes, I've >finally gotten DSL here :-) > >I did this one using the WindowsMediaPlayer tools from MS, very easy to >use, but also a bit limited in the options perhaps, but perfect for this >particular job, however I'm always eager to learn something new and I've >been kinda bitten by the video bug now :-), wonder how long it will take >before I replace this ElCheapo cpature/tuner card with something >decent.... >Quoted text (7 lines)
>> Doesn't take long to learn how to rip an entire 100min DVD into a >> 700MB divx with minimal quality loss. That does take some processing >> time mind you :) > >Oh, I have a few CPU cycles to spare.....:-), currently there are about >15 servers/PC's here donating their spare CPU cycles to UD (www.ud.com), >might as well put them to good use :-)In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren"
<[email hidden]> writes:
Every time I've been tempted to use Agent, it doesn't do something that I need
to do at the time. I usually try the free version, so maybe that's the
problem. But the free version has thus far failed to convince me that the
retail version is worthwhile...
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
Quoted text (8 lines)
>"EldredP" wrote... >> <snip> >> And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client? >> > >By recombining the parts... is there one newslcient on the planet which >can't do this? -Ok, it's a pain in OE, but Agent, e.g., handles that sort of >thing very well.Whopping good show Goy!
This tape I gotta copy! Care to trade it for a copy of the 1988 race?
--
ed_
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
>
> Opening laps of 94 Bathurst is now posted here
>
> http//www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
>
> 25 MB thx to MS's Mediaplayer tools, some quality has been lost, but the
> original quality was nothing to write home about in the first place, I
> don't have unlimited bandwidth on this server, so please be patient :-)
>
> I'm not sure about copyrights and things on stuff like this, hopefully I
> won't get a call from some lawyer for posting this clip :-)
>
>
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
>
> "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
>
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
> --Groucho Marx--
Rafe McAuliffe wrote:
>
Thx Rafe, I'll look into this stuff asap :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Ed Solheim wrote:
>
> Whopping good show Goy!
>
> This tape I gotta copy! Care to trade it for a copy of the 1988 race?
Oh I think we can arrange something :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:58:05 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
>Rafe McAuliffe wrote:
>>
>
>Thx Rafe, I'll look into this stuff asap :-)
Thanks from me too, very helpfull links!
Andre
On 25 Apr 2002 02:06:01 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:
>Every time I've been tempted to use Agent, it doesn't do something that I need
>to do at the time. I usually try the free version, so maybe that's the
>problem. But the free version has thus far failed to convince me that the
>retail version is worthwhile...
>
>Eldred
What are you using now? I hope you're not using OE.. that's a
nightmare to use for newsgroups. The retail version of Agent is better
than the free version, but I use Free Agent at work and for a free
program I think it's also extremely good. You do have to get used to
all the options a bit though.
Andre
Andre Warringa wrote:
Oh the irony.....:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (15 lines)
> > On 25 Apr 2002 02:06:01 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > > >Every time I've been tempted to use Agent, it doesn't do something that I need > >to do at the time. I usually try the free version, so maybe that's the > >problem. But the free version has thus far failed to convince me that the > >retail version is worthwhile... > > > >Eldred > > What are you using now? I hope you're not using OE.. that's a > nightmare to use for newsgroups. The retail version of Agent is better > than the free version, but I use Free Agent at work and for a free > program I think it's also extremely good. You do have to get used to > all the options a bit though.In article <[email hidden]>, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes:
>> And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client?
>
>Easy, you'd click on this link...
>
>http://www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
>
Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks.
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
>> And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client?
>Easy, you'd click on this link...
>http://www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv
Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks.
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
*** cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
EldredP wrote:
The server is very bandwidth limited, so save it to your HD rather than
streaming it
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (11 lines)
> > In article <[email hidden]>, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes: > > >> And how would you download such a thing without a 'split-aware' client? > > > >Easy, you'd click on this link... > > > >http://www.thenorwaypits.com/temp/94Bath.wmv > > > > Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks.On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:53:05 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
I wasn't talking to you Goy :)
Andre
Quoted text (7 lines)
>> What are you using now? I hope you're not using OE.. that's a >> nightmare to use for newsgroups. The retail version of Agent is better >> than the free version, but I use Free Agent at work and for a free >> program I think it's also extremely good. You do have to get used to >> all the options a bit though. > >Oh the irony.....:-)On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:12:10 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks.
>
>The server is very bandwidth limited, so save it to your HD rather than
>streaming it
I could watch it streaming without a problem. Great video, more more
more!
Andre
Andre Warringa wrote:
I agree with you though, when I stopped using Netscape for surfing, I
looked into using OE for mail and news, and although I think it's a
decent mail program, for my use, it's next to useless for news
groups.....either that or I'm too dumb to figure it out :-), so I've
kept Netscape for mail and news (hate using different progs), which also
saves me from from these worm viruses as well :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (12 lines)
> > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:53:05 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> What are you using now? I hope you're not using OE.. that's a > >> nightmare to use for newsgroups. The retail version of Agent is better > >> than the free version, but I use Free Agent at work and for a free > >> program I think it's also extremely good. You do have to get used to > >> all the options a bit though. > > > >Oh the irony.....:-) > > I wasn't talking to you Goy :)
Andre Warringa wrote:
Thx, guess I'll have to really start looking through those tapes again
:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (10 lines)
> > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:12:10 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks. > > > >The server is very bandwidth limited, so save it to your HD rather than > >streaming it > > I could watch it streaming without a problem. Great video, more more > more!On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:40:54 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:
>I agree with you though, when I stopped using Netscape for surfing, I
>looked into using OE for mail and news, and although I think it's a
>decent mail program, for my use, it's next to useless for news
>groups.....either that or I'm too dumb to figure it out :-), so I've
>kept Netscape for mail and news (hate using different progs), which also
>saves me from from these worm viruses as well :-)
At work I'm using Outlook 2000, and seriously, that's a wonderfull
piece of software. Unfortunately it takes a lot of work to make
Outlook more or less virus-resistant :-/
So at home I use IE 6 for browsing, Agent for newsgroups and Eudora
for email (not that Eudora is so special - but I've been using it
since the first release so it's more out of tradition :)
A newsreader that is really great for downloading many and/or large
binary files from usenet is Grabit. You can have multiple downloads
with Grabit, something you can't do with Agent afaik. Get it from
www.cnet.com, it's free.
And it's not your dumbness - OE is really a piece of crap to use for
newsgroups :)
Andre
Andre Warringa wrote:
Phew....
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (24 lines)
> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:40:54 +0200, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I agree with you though, when I stopped using Netscape for surfing, I > >looked into using OE for mail and news, and although I think it's a > >decent mail program, for my use, it's next to useless for news > >groups.....either that or I'm too dumb to figure it out :-), so I've > >kept Netscape for mail and news (hate using different progs), which also > >saves me from from these worm viruses as well :-) > > At work I'm using Outlook 2000, and seriously, that's a wonderfull > piece of software. Unfortunately it takes a lot of work to make > Outlook more or less virus-resistant :-/ > So at home I use IE 6 for browsing, Agent for newsgroups and Eudora > for email (not that Eudora is so special - but I've been using it > since the first release so it's more out of tradition :) > > A newsreader that is really great for downloading many and/or large > binary files from usenet is Grabit. You can have multiple downloads > with Grabit, something you can't do with Agent afaik. Get it from > www.cnet.com, it's free. > > And it's not your dumbness - OE is really a piece of crap to use for > newsgroups :)In article <[email hidden]>, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes:
>> Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks.
>
>The server is very bandwidth limited, so save it to your HD rather than
>streaming it
When I went to the link(cut and paste) it started to play automatically. How
can I save it?
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] (EldredP) writes:
Nevermind - Netscape let me save it...IE didn't.<shrug>
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
Quoted text (9 lines)
>In article <[email hidden]>, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes: > >>> Whoa...serious buffering issues. I'll have to try it later - thanks. >> >>The server is very bandwidth limited, so save it to your HD rather than >>streaming it > >When I went to the link(cut and paste) it started to play automatically. How >can I save it?In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] (Andre Warringa) writes:
>What are you using now? I hope you're not using OE.. that's a
>nightmare to use for newsgroups. The retail version of Agent is better
>than the free version, but I use Free Agent at work and for a free
>program I think it's also extremely good. You do have to get used to
>all the options a bit though.
I'm using the newsreader in AOL. I can download all the messages, respond
offline, then upload.
Eldred
--
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure
breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a
donation. Thank you.
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
On 25 Apr 2002 02:06:01 GMT, EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> Every time I've been tempted to use Agent, it doesn't do something that I need
> to do at the time. I usually try the free version, so maybe that's the
> problem. But the free version has thus far failed to convince me that the
> retail version is worthwhile...
Try slrn. I think there even is a windows version. Best
newsreader on the planet (followed closely by trn).
Cheers,
Uwe
--
Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/
Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E)
PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
> > Every time I've been tempted to use Agent, it doesn't do something thatI need
> > to do at the time. I usually try the free version, so maybe that's the
> > problem. But the free version has thus far failed to convince me thatthe
If Unix-variants (Linux, etc.) ever want to make it into the mainstream
world in a big way, they should employ a marketing team to rename some of
their utilities and/or applications. You wanna sell a newsreader to Joe
Everybody? Don't name it "slrn" or "trn" ;)
And don't get me started on grep...
Quoted text (8 lines)
> > retail version is worthwhile... > > Try slrn. I think there even is a windows version. Best > newsreader on the planet (followed closely by trn). > > Cheers, > > UweOn Thu, 16 May 2002 18:20:10 GMT, Rob Adams <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> If Unix-variants (Linux, etc.) ever want to make it into the mainstream
> world in a big way, they should employ a marketing team to rename some of
> their utilities and/or applications. You wanna sell a newsreader to Joe
> Everybody? Don't name it "slrn" or "trn" ;)
>
There's no need to sell it in this particular case because it's
free ;-)
Anyway, you get the graphical varieties of "Knode" and "Pan"
and whatnot, those are "reasonably" named.
BTW, I'm looking forward to dicing it out with Uncle Goy at
Bristol and the Glen tomorrow. He's driving the FreeBSD car,
I'm the one in the blue fat Tux. Should be fun! Have you
noticed nobody ever puts MS logos on their cars? They might
crash! ;-)
Cheers,
uwe
--
Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/
Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E)
PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
Uwe Schuerkamp wrote:
I wouldn't be caught dead in the FreeBSD car, John's artwork looks like
crap as usual, I think you've got your uncles mixed up.....:-), I'll be
in the Castrol Chevy though, with a little luck
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
Quoted text (20 lines)
> > On Thu, 16 May 2002 18:20:10 GMT, Rob Adams <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > If Unix-variants (Linux, etc.) ever want to make it into the mainstream > > world in a big way, they should employ a marketing team to rename some of > > their utilities and/or applications. You wanna sell a newsreader to Joe > > Everybody? Don't name it "slrn" or "trn" ;) > > > > There's no need to sell it in this particular case because it's > free ;-) > > Anyway, you get the graphical varieties of "Knode" and "Pan" > and whatnot, those are "reasonably" named. > > BTW, I'm looking forward to dicing it out with Uncle Goy at > Bristol and the Glen tomorrow. He's driving the FreeBSD car, > I'm the one in the blue fat Tux. Should be fun! Have you > noticed nobody ever puts MS logos on their cars? They might > crash! ;-)Uwe Schuerkamp wrote:
> BTW, I'm looking forward to dicing it out with Uncle Goy at
> Bristol and the Glen tomorrow. He's driving the FreeBSD car,
> I'm the one in the blue fat Tux. Should be fun! Have you
> noticed nobody ever puts MS logos on their cars? They might
> crash! ;-)
Wrong uncle. The good-looking one drives the FreeBSD car. ;-) Hope to
be home in time to make the race, but don't know for sure.
Bite me, Goy. John's artwork is top notch. :-)
--
Fester
"The Ferrari is a tainted vehicle and Formula 1 is no longer a sport. If
they had instructed me to do the same I would have told them to stuff
it." -- Stirling Moss
On Fri, 17 May 2002 23:53:47 GMT, Uncle Fester <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
> Wrong uncle. The good-looking one drives the FreeBSD car. ;-) Hope to
> be home in time to make the race, but don't know for sure.
>
> Bite me, Goy. John's artwork is top notch. :-)
LOL! Sorry for mixing up my uncles. Shoulda taken a hint from
"Festus", but I guess it was too late to note the difference!
Cheers,
uwe
--
Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/
Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E)
PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
Uncle Fester wrote:
Yes it is
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
