After waiting a year 'til I could afford to upgrade the family computer,
I've been practicing GPL offline for about a month, and have gotten down to
regular 1:10s at Watkins Glen in Allison Hines' Coventry setup. I'm
starting to think about racing online, but the word seems to be "no
winmodems". That was the one sub-par piece on this pc (433 celeron,
voodoo3). Would it be unwise to try online racing until I upgrade the
modem?
Thanks.
Chris Noto
cnoto at conc dot tds dot net
eats up CPU cycles, whereas a modem with a hardwired chip, like a rockwell,
or a Lucent or even a 3com (non winmodem) will perform all its functions on
the actual modem, not eating valuable CPU cycles. GPL requires high
hardware specs to run nicely, and a winmodem will eat into that
significantly.
Give it a whirl
I have run a winmodem since the beginning... I get one of the best
connections of all those I know in the UK.
I do however make sure I easily get 36fps allllll the time when online,
hence the cpu cycles it uses aren't an issue.
Pretty much Everyone is having probs online with GPL 1.1 in some way or
another... so don't immediately assume any probs you have are with the
winmodem.
Marc Mercer
ps ... 1m10 isn't all that quick at the glen ... 1m07 - 1m08 would be an
ideal starting point. Maybe it is worth trying the eagle to bridge the gap
.. but avoid the lotus - it bites.
even at 1m10 you cannot go wrong if you are consistent so don't be put off.
Just make sure you keep an eye on the mirrors in practice and later in the
race and be courteous to the leaders. Also keep back at the start.. there is
likely to be carnage! ... your best bet is to get though in one piece :)
Anyway... you knew all this... you aren't a VROC lotus driver! :) hehehe
Most important of all - enjoy!! :)))
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> Give it a whirl > I have run a winmodem since the beginning... I get one of the best > connections of all those I know in the UK. > I do however make sure I easily get 36fps allllll the time when online, > hence the cpu cycles it uses aren't an issue. > Pretty much Everyone is having probs online with GPL 1.1 in some way or > another... so don't immediately assume any probs you have are with the > winmodem.i too use a winmodem, despite all the advice and cries of "tear it out
and hit it with a hammer', it has served me well with no
problems...AFTER i set the following in CONTROL PANEL,
Modem/properties/connections/port settings:
slide both buffer bars to left (low (1))
smooth and problem free!
Bo Bruce
