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From: pjgtech@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Peter Gagg")
Subject: Re: Lowest spec to run GPL
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 14:25:34 GMT
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In article <78a7p5$jsu$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>, rgc2@york.ac.uk (Richard G 
Clegg) wrote:

>   I'm running GPL on a P233 with 64Mb of memory and a Banshee 
> graphics
> card.  It doesn't look too bad - in fact it looks excellent until I 
> put
> other cars in.  Then I have to take loads of details off in order 
> to get
> it to run properly with only a few drivers.  I was quite happy with 
> this
> until someone on here pointed out that in fact the computer 
> eliminates
> slower drivers first.  I'm a pretty poor driver - 1:11:xx at the 
> Glen is
> my best lap time and 1:14:xx is more typical (actually, spinning 
> wildly
> and cursing is more typical - I'm only learning - had it a week or 
> two).
> Anyway, discovering that I can substitute in a few slower drivers 
> and
> run midfield has made things a lot more interesting but also 
> increased
> my desire to see the game run with a full field.
> 
>   What's the minimum spec of machine anyone out there is running 
> with to
> get a full field of cars and some reasonable detail level?  I'm 
> thinking
> of spending a bit of money on an upgrade to a PII (yes, I am already
> that addicted) - would a PII 300 run a full field?  if not then 
> would a
> PII 350 or a PII 400?  Also, the intermittant sound is bugging me - 
> I've
> ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so
> hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little.

Get a Celery 300a (quick before they becomev *very* scarse?) and clock 
it all the way up to 450, easy peasy, lubbly jubbly.

8-)

*Peter*   #:-)
