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Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I remember Hack, now Nethack, Omega, Larn, and others. I also remember those CGA based graphics games (4 colors out of 16). I also remember when DOS shareware DOOM was released. I had barely enough memory to run it (5 MB), and it was not smooth running at that. At 8 MB, it was smooth. There is a difference between Text Based games and Text Character Graphics like Hack/Nethack. Interplay committed suicide by deciding to go Console ONLY. How many remember the SSI Gold Bo

Reply to Everyone's favorite music? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I prefer Classical and New Age. Mostly Baroque period for classical. Don't care for vocal (singing) for either. Instrumental music. I am a bit of a weirdo: totally detest the Piano, but LOVE the Harpsichord! Instruments learned: Piano (8 years in 1 chronological year), Clarinet, and Cornet (short trumpet). I was playing Chopin before the year was out, way back when I was a kid. Mother had ideas of becoming a Concert Pianist, while I had other ideas. Probably why I dete

Reply to The Andromeda Strain in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Thank you for the Warning!!!!! Sounds bad enough that it is disqualified from MST3K, and THAT is going some.

Reply to DEATH PENALTY in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

The French Revolution happened during the Little Ice Age, and the REAL reason is that the French Peasants REFUSED to listen to their King, who told them to eat the same food item he was: Potatoes!!! The crops that the peasants had been growing were not suited to the climatic conditions and routinely FAILED, while the Potato was ideal for the conditions, and, nutritious.

Reply to Something about Scifi channel i don't get. in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I wonder if this will post? last 2 attempts at a reply got a weird error and logged me out. SciFi Channel's programming quality has been dropping for a while now. The saturday night movie has been garbage. Sometimes the sunday night movie as well. SG-1 got cancelled due to drastically reduced viewership in season 10. The premise of last Saturday night's movie 'Aztec Rex' was enough that I did not wnat to watch it. It would be hard to beat Lexx as the Worst Eve

Reply to Turning off your computer in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Being disabled, and that I sleep several hours 3 to 4 times per day (due to the last time I was in the hospital for surgery - amputation of left great toe, IV antibiotics every 6 hours - I leave my main system on, although I turn the monitor off when I go get a few hours of sleep. The only time I will turn the system off, is when I do a hardware upgrade or replacement, or, more importantly, a strong to severe lightning storm or MCC, or something takes the power out for more than a few m

Reply to Place your bets...... in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

I have Time Warner Cable with Digital Basic, 2 DVRs, and Roadrunner. I also have regular phone service (Embarq with 2 lines - formerly Sprint) and Verizon Wireless. When RR was first installed, the Tech (idiot) placed an internal splitter to go to TV and RR, which brought the signal below the RR modem's threshold. The second tech (smart) who had to come and fix idiot's screwup(s) had a few things to say about those internal splitters. He replaced the main splitter outside to add another

Reply to Is there a negative correlation between a game's sys reqs and sales? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I think that buying a $60 (example price) game and having to buy a new computer just to be able to run it puts alot of people off. The top of the line in gaming video cards can cost more than some new computers these days. This does not include the 'latest and greatest' hardware types.

Reply to The best, most powerful flash lights in the world and how to find them in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

I have 3 Arc LSes. My most expensive is the Surefire L4 Digital Lumamax. My EDC is the Infinity Ultra. The only light I di not and will not convert to LED is my Brinkmann Legend LX. By CPF standards, I have a small collection of flashlights, headlamps, and lanterns (3, all LED).

Reply to Online gamers beware! (Exotic Pets) in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Don't get a live pet if you cannot afford to care for them. I can't afford to, so no pet here.

Reply to A little game of name-that-book, anyone? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Kim (Kimball) Kinnison is from E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman Series. Specifically Galactic Patrol, Grey Lensman, Second Stage Lensman, and Children of the Lens. Also mentioned in Masters of the Vortex aka Vortex Blasters. Kim was not in Triplanetary and First Lensman. Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Excellent books, along with the Skylark Series (only 4 books). I have the omnibus editions of both series.

Reply to What is EVOLUTION, anyway? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Evolution is simply the process of adaptation (or attempted) to changing environment. If the species cannot adapt, it becomes extinct. The mutation must succeed. The individual(s) with it must survive long enough to pass it on to the next generation, and it must take in each succeeding generation. Nature will try ANY solution.

Reply to The Grid in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Interesting, indeed.

Reply to computer technology chat in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

You have to take the cover off the PS for this. If you still get an overheat problem, then the mobo may be at fault.

Reply to computer technology chat in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Overheating indicates a heavy current draw and/or no longer functioning fan, or, you need to clean the crud out of the PS. Of course, with a new PS, this does not apply.

Reply to computer technology chat in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

If you keep losing the PSU, then the motherboard is a likely culprit.

Reply to Building my first computer in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

"yes, that's the problem w/ using more than 2gb with standard XP. It really doesn't make good use of the extra RAM. In some cases, it will see it, but It won't (can 't) use it." Not exactly. Yes, there is a problem with more than 2 GB physical RAM, IF, the RAM is DDR (non-server), where the max I have had recognized is 2.5 GB in XP Pro 32 bit. (3 GB installed and only 2.5 GB recognized of DDR 400.) 4 GB DDR2 gives the user 3.25 GB and the rest is used by XP32. Up that 4 GB

Reply to How old are you? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I am 52 now and remember drooling over the IMSAI Altair 8080 in kit form, DEC PDP 11 in kit form, TRS-80 Model 1, Heathkit H8, and worked with an NCR Century Systems Model 100 Mainframe and the venerable Digiac 3080 (4 KB IBM core memory).

Reply to Building my first computer in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

You should get about 3.25 GB user RAM out of 4 GB physical. This is what I got with XP Pro 32 bit (retail). Interestingly, I got 2.25 GB user RAM out of 8 GB physical with the same OS, and XP Pro 32 bit does see ALL 8 GB physical RAM. It just uses most of it for a pagefile. However, XP Pro X64 (XP64) gives you about 7 GB user RAM out of 8 GB. 32 bit programs are limited to 2 GB each, whether x86 or x64 OS. A user over on Daz3d.com forums was wondering why he was getting out of

Reply to Building my first computer in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Motherboard must say Core2Quad ready. Some are and some are not. Power supply is also critical, and watt rating is not good enough to go by.

Reply to 9-5 Gaming: Master Gygax in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

En Espirito Santo Pax Gary Gygax. I have played and DMed, as well as written modules from scratch (try doing this on a weekly basis!).

Reply to Digital model making in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Oh are you in for a lot of learning! First you learn to model (polygon pushing) Then you learn to Rig the model(s) (boning) - required for animation There is a lot in between those two. You also need to take classes in traditional art. This sort of thing is more difficult than it seems to be at first glance. To begin, I suggest several FREE programs: The GIMP ( gimp.org ) high learning curve Blender ( Blender.org ) steep learning

Reply to I feel like i don't belong. :-( in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I was a loner in school. I am 52 now and still pretty much a loner. Except for a couple of real friends, the internet is most of my interaction with others. I immersed myself in books, and I still love to read. E.E. "Doc" Smith, Ph.D - Lensman and Skylark series James White - Sector General series (Sector 12 General Hospital) Selected works by Andre Norton H. Beam Piper - Paratime series Perry Rhodan series back when it was readily available in USA Tom Clancy's novel

Reply to is 128GB of RAM enough? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

That is 32 GB per Processor on that 4 way, and you would need Windows Server, Linux, BSD, Or UNIX. Not to mention the cost of 4 matched 8000 series Opterons, and the ECC Registered RAM. and the high end EPS PSU or even redundant PSU. By contrast, my ECS NFORCE4M-A workstation board supports a maximum of 32 GB DDR2 800 RAM (4 x 8 GB). I have only seen 2GB modules available for a total of 8GB. Most boards that support the Q6600 have a max of 8GB RAM. 32 bit programs can

Reply to computer technology chat in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Most 3D CG apps rely on OpenGL for the UI and preview while working on things. FireGLs and in particular, Quadros are optimized for this. To start, look at: http://www.e-onsoftware.com/ Vue Easel through XStream http://www.daz3d.com/ Carrara, Daz Studio, Bryce, Hexagon Poser changed hands (again!) to Smith Micro.