rec.autos.simulators

Except you are clearly saying it cannot ;-)

Solution #4: Throw money at your PC. Get an nVidia 5900XT or 6800GT or
something, and use OpenGL.

I run gpl at 1600x1200 with 8xAniso, 100% detail & so on & get about
32fps at the back of a full gplea grid (about 30 at Monaco with the
rocks update), and 36 fps everywhere else. No transparent cars, lovely.
Don't really need AA at 1600x1200 but the card has the power to use it
online & hotlapping so I do. I'm rarely at the back of a full grid of AI
but I often watch server replays with full grids.

Problem solved ;-)

Malc.

Alex.

No need to go back to that blurry OGL image quality ;-)

I'd run it at 1600x1200 too if only my 19" CRT would give me more than
75Hz at that resolution. 36fps at that resolution is no problem, only
in monaco I get less than that at the back of the grid. Next time I
start throwing money at the general direction of my PC, it'll be for a
new monitor. But thanks for the suggestions.
--
- Jussi Koukku -

5900 128mb (not an XT) with an Athlon XP3000.

Malc.

I have a 21" monitor which is handy for the high resolution, but with 4x
AA (I find the card struggles with 8x) it looks okay at 1152x864. I can
run 1600x1200 though, so I do. I understand Ati cards have a problem
with AA in 16bit colour too. In terms of gpl at least, I find nVidia
cards are more 'compatable', although probably not ultimately as fast
price for price. There's little to split Ati & nVidia, but OpenGL is one
of them.

Malc.

Bob Simpson

Usenet etiquette is the same everywhere Bob ;-)

Quick & short: Bottom post & snip your quotes for maximum politeness.

Malc.

Post anyway you want, I prefer reading topposted messages, especially if I'm
following a thread.  I dont need to re-read all/any of the ***from
previous posts, all I want to see is the new comments.

The top/bottom posting argument is nothing more than stubborn older people
refusing to move into the next decade.

I'm not arguing, and I don't complain about poor netiquette, I'm just
stating the rules/guidelines for the benefit of someone who wants to be
polite ;-)

There are pros & cons to top/bottom posting and the reason for snipping
is the same either way, but it is generally considered simpler if
everyone posts in the same basic way on Usenet, and for various reasons
(probably including giving the next generation something trivial to
rebel against) generally the agreed format is to snip your quotes &
bottom post.

There is very little information in a Usenet post on which readers can
base their opinion of that poster. The format of the post is one of the
most important ways. Ever heard the phrase 'it's not what you say it's
how you say it'? ;-)

Malc.

I would disagree about the necessity to posting in the same way. Whether to
use top or bottom post depends on the context.

For example, if one replies to somebody else points, it's polite (well, at
least it's more efficient) to reply below the relevant quotes (and don't
quote whole message). Which is technically not a bottom-post if there's
more than one quote-reply pair, but people usually call it bottom-post
anyway.

If one states his views or provide some relevant information without
replying to anybody's post in particular, it's practical to top post (and
don't quote any other message). In this case one should also chose to reply
to the post closer to the root of the discussion thread, rather than reply
to the message arguing some particular details and buried deep in the
thread.

If one states his views or provide some information that's unrelated to the
topic of the thread, one should top post and start a new thread (though the
new topic should respect the rules of particular newsgroup where it is
posted).

Alex.