Is CPR worth the 50 bucks media play is asking for?
Nick Baltuch
Colorado Sim-Racing Garages
> Is CPR worth the 50 bucks media play is asking for?
> Nick Baltuch
> Colorado Sim-Racing Garages
Nope. Check the cutout bins -- if you can find it for 5 bucks or so,
that's the upper end of what it's actually worth...
Bart
>> Is CPR worth the 50 bucks media play is asking for?
>> Nick Baltuch
>> Colorado Sim-Racing Garages
no no no!
here in Wichita Falls Texas, I saw it at Software Etc for $9.99!
nice profit margin!!
KEN
OK guys, tell me what is so bad about CPR.
It seemed to be pretty good to one who only tried for about an hour!
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>>> Is CPR worth the 50 bucks media play is asking for? >>> Nick Baltuch >>> Colorado Sim-Racing Garages >no no no! >here in Wichita Falls Texas, I saw it at Software Etc for $9.99! >nice profit margin!! >KEN> OK guys, tell me what is so bad about CPR.
> It seemed to be pretty good to one who only tried for about an hour!
Iain--
I'd say it's as good as any unfinished (and never-to-be-finished) piece
of software. In other words, you pays yer $50 and you become a guinea
pig for an experiment that's long since been abandoned by Microsoft.
Since Terminal Reality, the *real* coders of the "sim", crawled out from
under MS to join g.o.d., there's been nobody left at MS with brains
and/or incentive ($) enough to complete the sim. Despite the rah-rah-rah
of such completely unbiased folk as Dean Lester (works in MS'
"Simulations Division" -- which apparently consists of Dean Lester, an
old 286 hardwired to a D3D breadboard, and a Port-A-Jon), there has been
nothing new from MS on CPR in at least two months.
Of course, after the masterful ouvre of MTM2, the MS contract labor all
"went on a well-deserved vacation", and Mr. Lester has assured everyone
that they will "soon" be back at work. Second-string MS cheerleader
David Fisher also seems to harbor an increasingly wistful conviction
that the Gods at MS will someday revive their abandoned child -- with
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, presumably. But when asked directly
about further patches to CPR, or at least a CPR2 so everyone who lost
out on the aborted CPR can pony up another $50, MS refuses to comment.
Period.
Given that particular situation, *my* instinct would be to check the
cutout bins -- if CPR hasn't shown up yet (as it has here in the US), it
soon will. Figure your own price-point at which you can in good
conscience buy an incomplete product, and have fun.
Of course, others' opinions may vary -- I *could* be wrong...
Bart Brown
> OK guys, tell me what is so bad about CPR.
> It seemed to be pretty good to one who only tried for about an hour!
OK. Lets start with the magnetic walls. You know the ones. They draw
your car to them & won't release them for nuthin. Think thats a good
start. Anyone else?
--
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> I'd say it's as good as any unfinished (and never-to-be-finished) piece > of software. In other words, you pays yer $50 and you become a guinea > pig for an experiment that's long since been abandoned by Microsoft. > Since Terminal Reality, the *real* coders of the "sim", crawled out from > under MS to join g.o.d., there's been nobody left at MS with brains > and/or incentive ($) enough to complete the sim. Despite the rah-rah-rah > of such completely unbiased folk as Dean Lester (works in MS' > "Simulations Division" -- which apparently consists of Dean Lester, an > old 286 hardwired to a D3D breadboard, and a Port-A-Jon), there has been > nothing new from MS on CPR in at least two months. > Of course, after the masterful ouvre of MTM2, the MS contract labor all > "went on a well-deserved vacation", and Mr. Lester has assured everyone > that they will "soon" be back at work. Second-string MS cheerleader > David Fisher also seems to harbor an increasingly wistful conviction > that the Gods at MS will someday revive their abandoned child -- with > Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, presumably. But when asked directly > about further patches to CPR, or at least a CPR2 so everyone who lost > out on the aborted CPR can pony up another $50, MS refuses to comment. > Period. > Given that particular situation, *my* instinct would be to check the > cutout bins -- if CPR hasn't shown up yet (as it has here in the US), it > soon will. Figure your own price-point at which you can in good > conscience buy an incomplete product, and have fun. > Of course, others' opinions may vary -- I *could* be wrong... > Bart BrownMy only additional comment is to apologize for misspelling "ouevre"...
Thanks you for your support.
Bart Brown
