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The quick, easy and painless (no cost!) way is to hook it up to one computer and share the printer. As long as the computer that has the printer plugged into it is on, you can print from any computer on your network.
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The power supply in my current computer is 420w
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you got to compare an apple with an apple mate, and not with a banana
Wasn't really making a comparison of the two directly. Just a round-about way of saying that for $200 a 9800 Pro is a steal.
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Upgrading my 64 mb TI4200. For $250, I can buy either a 128 mb ATI 9800 Pro or a 128 mb MSI FX5900XT. What do you recommend? Thanks.
ATI or nvidia, it really all comes down to personal choice and financial limitations in the end. I've used both brands over the years (along with other obscure companies), but I keep coming back to ATI.
I just got a 128 MB 9800 Pro to replace my 128 MB FX 5200. The difference is night and day. Granted the 5200 is no performance card, but it is not a total bottom-feeder either. I could get anywhere from 17-50 FPS in GR with all the settings at max., shadows all on with the 5200. The same settings with the 9800 Pro and I'm seeing 80-120 FPS. The 9800 Pro (for me at least) has made GR a brand new game! Best $200 (US) I've ever spent. So if you live in the US get to your local BestBuy and pick one up before the May 8th. Store price $249 - $30 in-store discount and a $20 ATI mail-in rebate.
Side note: I really feel bad though, the main reason I got the 9800 Pro was not for playing GR but for playing IL-2: FB - AEP
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PF is slated to be out in Q4 of this year. See this site http://www.pacific-fighters.com
And sometime around Q4 2005 to Q2 2006 we will see the release of Oleg's next creation: Battle of Britan
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When's this coming?
In 2 weeks!
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The B-25's are going to be in the upcoming patch for FB:AEP. And the bonus is that they WILL be flyable!!!
The manual was printed long before the game was out of beta testing. Both the manual and the box also say 20 new aircraft... when it is really 29.
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And we will be getting a desert map as well to fly those B-25's over!! The voids are out already for the B-25 as well.
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1981 with a VIC-20. and eventually got a tape drive for it!! That VIC-20 was a speed demon at 1.0227 Mhz!
Learned how to "PEEK" and "POKE" and all things that were the wonderous BASIC language, and I taught myself the inner workings of programming in machine language. I also got an expansion board for the VIC-20 that gave it a GIGANTIC 32 KB of memory in with the addition of two 16 KB cards.I was a die hard Commodore user. First the VIC-20, then a C-64 with a 1541 5.25 inch floppy drive and a pen plotter. Next was a 300 baud acoustic modem...Holy Moley Batman!!! Then a 1581, Amiga 2000, Epson Apex 8088, Packard-Bell 386x (with FPU!!), Maintosh Quadra 700, PowerComputing PowerBase 240 Apple Clone (with a 350 Mhz PowerLogix daughter card), and many other flavors of homebuilt Windows and Linux based PC's.
The rest is history!
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Never hurts to get in touch with the maker of the drive and see if they will replace it for free or a nominal fee. Maybe explain that the drive had been making a clicking sound since day one. Most of the big drive makers will take care of you.
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IMHO, it sounds like your hard drive is the culprit here (heads impacting the platters on power-on and power-off).
I would (personally) get the drive replaced. It should still be under warranty. -
The V1 is kind of quirky at the moment. It is only available in the FMB. You can not get to it in the QMB.
Check this thread:
http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=...05923#280105923
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The FX 5200 cards are AGP 8x not 4x.
Look in your manual for the motherboard (or online) or pop into the BIOS on startup to see what the AGP port can be set at.
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And now there is going to be another release in Fall 2004 of more of Oleg and 1C magic........... Pacific Fighters.
No word yet if it will be an add-on to FB:ACE or a stand alone.
WhiteKnight77, you are going to love the expansion pack! Oh, Yeah!!!
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P-63C,
This would be the Northrop Black Widow yes?
No, it is the Bell KingCobra. The Black Widow was the P-61
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From Oleg Maddox, posted on 05-03-04 07:55
That to prevent any speeches what there are and becasue seems that in manual is present a bit other list (in print much early then product was finised went old version of list).
Flyable:
P-51B,
P-51C,
P-51D-20 (K-14 gunsight),
P-63C,
P-38L,
P-38J,
YP-80 Shooting Star,
Me-163B,
He-162A-2,
Ta-152H-1,
Mistel (Including special version of FW-190A-8),
Bf-109Z,
Ju-87D-5,
Ho-229,
Bf-110G-2
SPB (flyable special type TB-3 with two special type flyable I-16s under wings),
IAR-80A,
IAR-81C,
Fiat CR.42
Fiat G.50,
Ki-84-1b,
Ki-84-1c
A6M2,
J8A - (Sweden Gloster Gladiator)
Spitfire Mk.Vb (Merlin 45) 1941
Spitfire Mk.Vb (Merlin 46) 1942 clipped wings
Spitfire LF.Mk.Vb (Merlin 50) 1943
Spitfire LF.Mk.Vb (Merlin 50) 1944 clipped wings
AI-only Aircraft:
Hawk 75A-3,
Hawk 75A-4,
Fi-103(V-1) with launcher,
Gloster Gladiator MK.I,
Gloster Gladiator MK.II,
FW-200
[This message was edited by Oleg_Maddox on Fri March 05 2004 at 06:31 AM.]
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WOOT!!!!
Got the new job!! Got the Ace expansion!! All in the same day!! :punk:
What's really funny, I do not normally buy games. I only really played Quake at the LAN parties the computer lab had on a monthly basis. They also played WarCraft III: ROC. I tried it once and got totally hooked on it, and bought WarCraft III: TFT the day it was released.
Then at a friends house one day he showed me Ghost Recon... The rest as they say is history, I bought, I played, I found this great forum here!!
Then you people here have an IL-2 Sturmovik thread.... You all posted screen shots of this wonderous flight sim, I was hooked and bought the only thing I could find, the original IL-2. I loved it, then I ordered IL-2:FB from Amazon a few weeks later. And today I was calling all the local stores to see if they had the expansion in... "UPS arrives in the afternoon" I was told.... ARGGHHHHH!!!! I get off work and go straight to my interview, on the way I start calling again. Yep, it is on the shelf!!
Not any more!! It's in my hands!!
BTW, the expansion is SWEET!!! 29 new planes (not 20!!)
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Will be on store shelves 3/3/2004 (US)!!! Yeah!
After work I will be going for an interview with a new Chef and after that stopping at my local software stores and the first one with it on the shelf will be the one that I buy it from!
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changed from windows 2000 to ME.
Why the switch to ME? IIRC ME has major issues with just about everything
Personally I would have stuck with 2000 over ME.
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Woot!!!
I actually landed some planes last night in the QMB!
Too bad that I was not near my base for one of them. Another I could still see the airstrip, overshot it just a bit.
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Is Papashvili with you or is he still in the cave? If he is not with you it will not end.
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why buy AV software and bog a system down.You don't have to buy. There are quality free AV products available. As for bogging a system down, I would like to see statistics to vindicate such a claim. I would suggest that if a system was so overloaded that running AV was causing system depravation, they'd be better switching off their instant messaging or countless other processes before shutting down AV.
Yes, there are some good FREE AV programs out there. I personally prefer to not run any process that I do not need.
Avoiding a virus is common sense, I agree totally with you guys there. What you are all forgetting is that common sense is far from common.In my earlier post:
That's funny! I had a Chef at one point in time that called it "Uncommon Sense". He felt that common sense has gone by the wayside and that the few that do have it are uncommon.And I agree with that Chef 100%
Preaching anti AV is a public forum is irresponsible in my eyes. If more people had the common sense to install AV, perhaps you would not face the labourious task of maintaining 250+ filters in your e-mail client.Nope, no preaching here (looks around quickly for a soapbox to stand on). Quick check shows 357 filters I have at the moment. None of them are for blocking any virus. 98% are for blocking spam and the other 2% move mail to the correct folder. I have had a domain(s) since 1992, and on a daily average I get close to 800 pieces of spam per day.
The MSBlast Worm was also discovered and described by the major anti-virus software vendors on the same day, and any up-to-date AV package will identify it.Things that make you go Hmmmmm... no wild virus, no selling of AV software. Ever wonder?
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Common sense is the best Anti-Virus tool around.
That's funny! I had a Chef at one point in time that called it "Uncommon Sense". He felt that common sense has gone by the wayside and that the few that do have it are uncommon.
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You run a PC without an AV protection?
As do I. I have not ever seen the need to use AV software. Seems counter productive to me. I've been involved in computers since 1982ish and I can count all the viri that I have gotten since then and only use three fingers.
And if you consider that now the AV software companies now release free stand alone "tools", why buy AV software and bog a system down.
One was on my Mac, that came on a CD from a Mac magazine company. Another I got my Mac was from a clients floppy disk. And the third was about 5 years ago on my PC (also from an infected floppy disk).
I accept no attachments via e-mail. I accept no HTML e-mail. I have close to 250 filters set up in my e-mail program. And what I consider to be most important I do not use any *file sharing* programs (they should be named virus sharing programs, few people *share* legally owned software/music anyway.... but that is not a discussion topic I want to get into at the moment)
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IL-2:FB - AEP
in Simulation games
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Get it from here:
http://www.il2sturmovik.com/index.php
And here is the read-me file:
Readme
Version 2.01
Warning
The current version (2.01) is not compatible with the previous versions of the game when playing via network. Both the server and client must have appropriate versions of the game (2.01) in order to connect.
Changes and Additions
1. New flyable: I-185 M-71.
2. New flyable: I-185 M-82A.
3. New flyable: Yak-3P.
4. New flyable: Yak-9B.
5. New flyable: Yak-7A.
6. New flyable: Yak-9M.
7. New flyable: Yak-9UT.
8. New flyable: LaGG-3 (series 29).
9. New flyable: LaGG-3 (series 35).
10. New flyable: Spitfire Mk. IXc.
11. New flyable: Spitfire Mk. IXc (CW).
12. New flyable: Spitfire Mk. IXe.
13. New flyable: Spitfire Mk. IXe (CW).
14. New flyable: Spitfire Mk. IXe (HF).
15. New flyable: Fokke-Wulf FW 190 A-6.
16. New aircraft: B-25C.
17. New aircraft: B-25G.
18. New aircraft: B-25H.
19. New aircraft: B-25J.
20. New flyable: I.A.R. 81a (corrected loadouts for IAR series as well).
21. Made “Event.log” logfile writing available in dogfight missions.
22. In regard with the previous, the following lines were added to the event log:
<user> has connected
<user> entered refly menu
<user> in flight at … …
23. Implemented DeviceLink - a new external device interface. Consult devicelink.txt for the details.
24. Increased the angle you can turn the cockpit camera in the rear hemisphere.
Changes and Fixes
1. Removed occlusion from the P-38 mirror.
2. Fixed missing attachment points for bombs on CR 42.
3. Fixed glitches in the P-51’s K-14 gyro sight.
4. Removed excess ammo in A6M2 cannons.
5. Fixed missing formation lights on Ta-152.
6. Modified the BK 3,7 attachment on the Bf-110G-2 so one can use the ReVi sight to aim it correctly.
7. Fixed incorrect gear flap movement in Hawk 45s.
8. Fixed a error with rudder pedals in Go-229.
9. Reworked flight models of the following aircraft: LaGG-3IT, LaGG-3 of 1943, P-38s, P-40e, A6M2, A6M5, Bf-110G-2.
10. Tuned and adjusted he damage modelling for the: I-16, I-153, LaGG-3s, Yak series, Il-2, Pe-2, DB-3/Il-4, TB-3, FW-190 series, Bf-110 series.
11. New prop control mechanism for the I.A.R. 80/81.
12. New radiator control for I.A.R. 80/81, FW-190, Yak-3 and Yak-9U.
13. Improved collision algorythm for large and stretched objects (such as battlecruisers).
14. Fixed an error that could make the engine uncontrollable at the moment the autopilot is switched off (rare).
15. Disabling skin download on server side now also prohibits the transfer of pilot skins and squad emblems.
16. The amount of fuel loaded in the Mistel combo now transfers correctly in the co-op mode.
17. Fixed an error causing a human-controlled read gunner to run out of ammunition before time.
18. Fixed an error that made planes explode at the beginning of a co-op mission.
19. Player’s skin now is showing correctly in the ntrk-records taken while in dogfight mode.
20. Records taken by a human gunner after the host aircraft was destroyed can now be replayed.
Changes in Stock Single Missions
DE/Me-163B-1
Changed the order of the intercept group: Me-163s take off off two various airfields and act independently.
HU/Fiat CR.42
Added bomb load to the attacking craft.
RU/Spitfire Mk.Vb
Added extra stationary aircraft to the airdromes in both missions.
US/P-51B
Spitfires Mk.Vb of the covering group were replaced with the Spitfire L.F. Mk.IXc (CW); also adjusted the german interceptors take-off schedule.
Additional Information about the I-185
We’re including these two aircraft as a token of gratitude to V. Loginov - the founder of the sukhoi.ru resource that was very supportive throughout the year of creation of the Il-2; and with esteem to his grandfather, who had the honour of test-flying these two.
I-185 M-82, 1941
Type: multi-role fighter.
Weight:
Take-0ff: 3,735 kg
Full loaded: 3,825 kg
Length: 8.1 m
Wingspan: 9.8 m
Wing area: 15.53 sq. m
Engine: 1 x M-82
Power:
Take-off: 1,600 HP
Indicated: 1,390 HP
Top speed:
Ground Level: 549 km/h
At 6,170 m: 615 km/h
Time to climb to 5,000 m: 6 min
Ceiling: 10,450 m
Range: 1,380 km
Armament:
3x20mm ShVAK cannons
500 kg of bombs
I-185 with the M-82 engine was intended to be the I-185 with increased armament. Instead of two large-caliber and two small-caliber machine guns the I-185 M-82 was equipped with three 20mm ShVAKs. In addition to that the plane also had a redesigned canopy, gear struts and fuselage. Altogether two prototypes were built; the first flew on July 21st 1941. Both I-185 M-82s participated in front-line trials between December of 1942 and January 1943.
Advantages:
Excellent speed characteristics
Ease of control
Powerful armament
Disadvantages:
Slower climb rate than I-185 M-71.
I-185 M-71 (production standard), 1942
Type: multi-role fighter.
Weight:
Take-0ff: 3,735 kg
Full loaded: 3,825 kg
Length: 8.05 m
Wingspan: 9.8 m
Wing area: 15.53 sq. m
Engine: 1 x M-71
Power:
Take-off: 2,000 HP
Indicated: 1,625 HP
Top speed:
Ground Level: 600 km/h
At 6,170 m: 680 km/h
Time to climb to 5,000 m: 4.7 min
Ceiling: 10,000 m
Range: 835 km
Armament:
3x20mm ShVAK cannons
500 kg of bombs
The I-185 prototype equipped with the M-71 engine which first flew on June 10, 1942 was designated a “production standard”, i.e. a prototype which was to be used as a standard for future production. Compared to other prototypes of the series many defects were resolved and the overall aerodynamics improved. The I-185 M-71 production standard was built from the blueprints intended for serial production.
The I-185 M-71 production standard, in addition to the I-185 M-71 #6204 and two I-185 M-82 went through front line combat testing between December of 1942 and January of 1943. Speed and climb rate of this prototype were vastly superior to all contemporary Soviet fighters. However due to political reason and lobbying from Polikarpov’s enemies the project never entered production and was cancelled.
Advantages:
Excellent speed characteristics
Excellent climb rate
Ease of control
Powerful armament
Disadvantages:
Uncomfortable throttle lever