Re: GP3 on a 'ancient' P2?

But you're never gonna get 30 fps...it only goes up to 25 - same as GP2 etc! <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8lkq93$498$[email hidden]...

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> It should ROCK on your system -- I've witnessed GP3 run on a TRULY > ancient Pentium Pro 200 machine in SOFTWARE mode (no hardware > acceleration), and it actually looked and played very nicely. People > with midrange machines (in the PII/K6 300+ range and 12 - 16 MB > graphics cards) should be just fine. > > -- JB > > In article <8lkjl9$uk4$[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] wrote: > > Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wondering > if > > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz so > I > > doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > > > > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > > Win 95 > > > > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping > > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > > > > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > > > > -- > > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When > > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

And I believe the standard frame rate for motion pictures is 24 frames per second, so GP3's 25 fps should be adequate, to say the least. Yes, more is better, but beyond certain limits, the difference is not even noticeable. -- JB In article <8lks7p$r78$[email hidden]>, "Douglas Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote: > But you're never gonna get 30 fps...it only goes up to 25 - same asGP2 etc! > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8lkq93$498$[email hidden]... > > It should ROCK on your system -- I've witnessed GP3 run on a TRULY > > ancient Pentium Pro 200 machine in SOFTWARE mode (no hardware > > acceleration), and it actually looked and played very nicely.People

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> > with midrange machines (in the PII/K6 300+ range and 12 - 16 MB > > graphics cards) should be just fine. > > > > -- JB > > > > In article <8lkjl9$uk4$[email hidden]>, > > [email hidden] wrote: > > > Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > > > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just

wondering > > if > > > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > > > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266mgz so

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> > I > > > doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > > > > > > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > > > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > > > Win 95 > > > > > > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > > > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while

keeping > > > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > > > > > > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > > > > > > -- > > > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register.When

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> > > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > > > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > > Before you buy. > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

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Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wondering if my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz so I doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card Win 95 I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping decent grapics in the game at 800*600. Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) -- Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

It should ROCK on your system -- I've witnessed GP3 run on a TRULY ancient Pentium Pro 200 machine in SOFTWARE mode (no hardware acceleration), and it actually looked and played very nicely. People with midrange machines (in the PII/K6 300+ range and 12 - 16 MB graphics cards) should be just fine. -- JB In article <8lkjl9$uk4$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] wrote: > Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wonderingif > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz soI

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> doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > Win 95 > > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > > -- > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. >

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It should ROCK on your system -- I've witnessed GP3 run on a TRULY ancient Pentium Pro 200 machine in SOFTWARE mode (no hardware acceleration), and it actually looked and played very nicely. People with midrange machines (in the PII/K6 300+ range and 12 - 16 MB graphics cards) should be just fine. -- JB > Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wondering if > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz so I

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> doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > Win 95 > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > -- > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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I've got a PII, 233 Mhz and couldn't wait until friday so i downloaded the the warez version. When the game starts it automatically sets up the games for your hardware. It plays perfect! Can't wait until friday to buy the game! Guido.. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8lkjl9$uk4$[email hidden]...

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> Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wondering if > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz so I > doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > Win 95 > > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > > -- > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

[email hidden] wrote in message <8ll2c3$ajl$[email hidden]>... >And I believe the standard frame rate for motion pictures is 24 frames >per second, so GP3's 25 fps should be adequate, to say the least. Yes, >more is better, but beyond certain limits, the difference is not even >noticeable. The most important thing is not getting below the 25 fps; it's keeping it at a consistent 25 fps, even in traffic or at the start. I still think 25 fps is too low, as I think 24 fps for motion pictures is too low; you may notice at the cinema when the camera pans things get blurry quickly (but this might be due to other factors, too). GPL's 36 is much better, or any of Ratbag's games. :) Bendito;

"Guido Neuf�glise" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ll4hi$7euqm$[email hidden]... > I've got a PII, 233 Mhz and couldn't wait until friday so i downloaded the > the warez version. When the game starts it automatically sets up the games > for your hardware. It plays perfect! So should any other game that is several years old. -- [email hidden] > Can't wait until friday to buy the game! > > Guido.. > > <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8lkjl9$uk4$[email hidden]... > > Okay, I know this is a dumb question because all new sims seem to > > require state of the art computers nowadays but I was just wondering if > > my computer has *any* chance of running Grand Prix 3 smoothly at > > 800*600 resolution. I noticed that the minimum computer is 266 mgz so I > > doubt it. But anyway my computer specs : > > > > PII 333 mgz with 128 MB memory > > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP video card > > Win 95 > > > > I must say that I *hate* choppy graphics on my sims so I'm really > > wondering if there would be any way to have smooth 30FPS while keeping > > decent grapics in the game at 800*600. > > > > Hey, don't make fun of me too much guys I'm poor! ;-) > > > > -- > > Warning : Due to excessive spamming, emails will not register. When > > congress finally gets off their a$$es and sends spammers to their > > well-deserved purgatory, the mail will get through. Thank you... > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

"Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> wrote > "Guido Neuf�glise" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > I've got a PII, 233 Mhz and couldn't wait until friday so i downloadedthe > > the warez version. When the game starts it automatically sets up thegames > > for your hardware. It plays perfect! > > So should any other game that is several years old. Heheheheh nice one ;-D -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.WeRace.net -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

On 27 Jul 2000 01:12:59 GMT, [email hidden] (David Buttery) mangled uncounted electrons thus:

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>On Tue 25 Jul 2000 10:55:18pm, wrote: > >>And I believe the standard frame rate for motion pictures is 24 >>frames per second ><snip> > >There was some complicated explanation here of this a while ago, but I >belive that in some circumstances UK films run at 25fps, and in others >at 24fps (possibly one is for TV; the other for cinema - I can't >remember offhand).

Exactly. That's why made-for-cinema movies run shorter on TV (discounting editorial cuts) than they do in the cinema... Martin D. Pay Sometime movie buff...

In article <8llbvl$pov$[email hidden]>, "Bendito" <[email hidden]> wrote: > [email hidden] wrote in message <8ll2c3$ajl$[email hidden]>... > >And I believe the standard frame rate for motion pictures is 24frames > >per second, so GP3's 25 fps should be adequate, to say the least.Yes, > >more is better, but beyond certain limits, the difference is not even > >noticeable. > > The most important thing is not getting below the 25 fps; it'skeeping > it at a consistent 25 fps, even in traffic or at the start. I stillthink 25 > fps is too low, as I think 24 fps for motion pictures is too low; youmay > notice at the cinema when the camera pans things get blurry quickly(but > this might be due to other factors, too). GPL's 36 is much better, orany of > Ratbag's games. :) > > Bendito; EXACTLY! More is better, but the key is stability -- you want a CONSTANT frame rate most of all, with no surging or lagging. GPL is much smoother at 36 fps than it is at 25 fps (I think it's noticeable, but just barely), so I would have to agree with you on this point as well. Ratbag's stuff is pretty much beyond compare, though! ;-) Speaking of which, you wouldn't happen to be THE Bendito Mescalini, would you?? :-D -- JB Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

In article <MZqf5.5547$9%[email hidden]>, "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> wrote: > "Guido Neuf�glise" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8ll4hi$7euqm$[email hidden]... > > I've got a PII, 233 Mhz and couldn't wait until friday so idownloaded the > > the warez version. When the game starts it automatically sets upthe games > > for your hardware. It plays perfect! > > So should any other game that is several years old. Aw, cut 'em some slack, Greg -- it's not like Crammond produced an IRL game or anything! ;-) -- JB Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

[email hidden] wrote in message <8lobj2$o2j$[email hidden]>... >Speaking of which, you wouldn't happen to be THE Bendito Mescalini, >would you?? 'Tis I indeed! From Powerslide ace to lame GPL newbie. :) Bendito;

On Tue 25 Jul 2000 10:55:18pm, wrote: >And I believe the standard frame rate for motion pictures is 24 >frames per second<snip> There was some complicated explanation here of this a while ago, but I belive that in some circumstances UK films run at 25fps, and in others at 24fps (possibly one is for TV; the other for cinema - I can't remember offhand). -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -2.05) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)