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Suppose...

3 posts by 3 people · 10 Feb 1998 - 12 Feb 1998

... you have no modem. You have no access to the Internet. How are you going to get hold of the patches then for all of the software (almost) being released these days? I bet that IF and WHEN GP-3 is released, a load of patches will follow, likewise as F1RS has shown, TOCA shows, Quake 2 shows. Can you go to a shop and demand a floppy or CD with the patch? Don't think so. I know a modem is becoming more and more a standard issue, but there's still a group without one.
> ... you have no modem. You have no access to the Internet. How are you going > to get hold of the patches then for all of the software (almost) being > released these days? Keep in mind I use *you* loosely, and don't actually mean "you." - Uh, right...Let's move on... ...you have a computer capable of running the hottest games. You have no access to the Internet. Why in the sam-hell would you *NOT* have a modem? I'm sure there *MUST* be a reason, but I can't think of one ATM. Yeah...I remember the flood_of_patches that flowed from MicroProse's back door when they released GP2...I suspect the same will be true with GP3; great sim, no support. =P Will the IRS refund you if you don't send in a return? Don't think so. How will you know a patch would even be available (supposing it were distributed through shops), unless a close buddy (with a modem!) told you one was available?...the next question would be: how would he tell you? By phone? Don't think so...You don't have a modem, possibly you never saw the need because you don't have a phone. ;) If this group had the system resources to run the latest tech, then I would presume the group to be extremely *small* in number. Cheers! Marc -- (please remove '_*_' when replying) Sim Racing News - http://www.simnews.com The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *
..........and suppose that you still had a 486 and didn't bother/couldn't afford/weren't interested in upgrading? Same thing.....if you want to take advantage of what new technology offers then you have to join in. You can't expect software developers (games or otherwise) to cater to the minority. Time to move onwards and upwards, as they say! :-)
Quoted text (12 lines)> ... you have no modem. You have no access to the Internet. How are you going > to get hold of the patches then for all of the software (almost) being > released these days? > I bet that IF and WHEN GP-3 is released, a load of patches will follow, > likewise as F1RS has shown, TOCA shows, Quake 2 shows. > Can you go to a shop and demand a floppy or CD with the patch? Don't think > so. > I know a modem is becoming more and more a standard issue, but there's still > a group without one.
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