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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 20:54:34 +1000
From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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Running GPL or just about any modern software without a 3D card makes you clueless. Drop
by the 2nd hand software shop sometime!

PS- someone's gunna drop in here soon and complain about bad GPL frame rates on their
pocket calculator!

Graham D wrote:
> 
> I don't want any hate mail over this and I don't mean to offend anyone but I
> played the demo and it sucked!!!
> 
> I'm not into this game as some of you are but what If hear and seen, its ok
> but not great...........It wouldn't run on my PC now, I got one run of
> it...in which I couldn't complete a single lap 'cause of the car being so
> temperamental(I know cars were like that back then) but the requirements for
> the game make it real slow and you have no hope of controlling it!!!!!
> 
> Alright you'll all tell me I'm in the dark ages 'cause I don't have a 3d
> card and a really high spec machine, but I did some major upgrades around 12
> months back and now my computer is out dated again.....I know thats the way
> it goes but thats not the way my money flows!!!!
> 
> If you have a really really really fast PC it could be ok but I still don't
> think sits as great as all you guys say.

-- 
 Byron Forbes
 Captain of Team Lightning Bolt

 http://members.tripod.com/~HOSHUMUNGUS


    and

 http://www.frontiernet.net/~godsoe/bolt/home.htm
