Ferrarri 355 Challenge on the PC!

Well, not quite, and not yet, but I found the reference to this article on The Pits' Web site: http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/news/news_page.asp?news_id=3005 Here's the full text in case the link doesn't work: ----- PC swallows console Soon you may be able to stuff an ugly Dreamcast inside your beautiful beige PC case. Recent reports indicate that Sega is to put Dreamcast technology onto a PCI card that will allow us to play all Dreamcast titles on PC. At a Japanese briefing, Sega revealed a sample of the technology and new VP Hideki Sato claimed that early designs were being demoed to interested second parties. It was indicated that there may be a release by the end of this year. ----- Sounds like a plan to me! I might never be able to invest $150 in a Dreamcast console, mainly because I couldn't compete for the TV time in order to play MORE games, but I COULD justify a $100 add-on card to allow me to play more games on my existing PC. There's no mention of the price-points, mind you -- my actual guess is that a Dreamcast PC card would probably cost about the same as a Dreamcast console (in the $150 range), so that Sega could be ensured that they wouldn't lose any money on the loss of actual Dreamcast consoles. Sounds like an interesting way to sidestep the entire Bleem! issue -- and it's something that Sony should consider. Thanks to Jan and the guys at The Pits for posting the link originally! -- JB Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

No more emulator! =( I'd keep wish transplanted version. Y.Minami

In rec.autos.simulators, [email hidden] wrote: > Sounds like a plan to me! I might never be able to invest $150 in a > Dreamcast console, mainly because I couldn't compete for the TV time in > order to play MORE games You can get a VGA adapter for the Dreamcast. -- Andrew Gillett http://argnet.fatal-design.com/ ICQ: See homepage US videogame release dates at the brand new: http://www.release-dates.com/

But what about the weird 1 gigabyte "CDs" that the Dreamcast uses. Can they be read by CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives?

This was done YEARS ago with the 3DO. It sold like....like....uhhh like ...well, it didn't sell AT ALL! Zero interest. To achieve compatibility, they'll have to include a cdrom on the card and that will make the card dang near as costly as a Dreamcast(if not moreso) I have always been amused that people will spend 20 -50 dollars to get a bleem playstation emulator that "MIGHT" work some of the time on their 2000 dollar computer. If you wanna play on the dreamcast or ps2 or ps1, then buy one...all you are doing is kludging up your system that could be running other pc titles. dave henrie "Andrew Williams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b6FP5.20$[email hidden]... > But what about the weird 1 gigabyte "CDs" that the Dreamcast uses. Canthey > be read by CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives? > >

Ed, how does this Dreamcast VGA adapter work? Does it go between the computer and monitor, or do you have to disconnect the monitor and hook it to the Dreamcast VGA adapter? From your comment, the PC does the sound, so obviously, the PC is running, but how do the monitor thingies all work? I have one on the way (a VGA adapter), so should know soon. I love F355, and will love it more with the Force RS. On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 01:58:23 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 08:24:34 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > >>Sounds like a plan to me! I might never be able to invest $150 in a >>Dreamcast console, mainly because I couldn't compete for the TV time in >>order to play MORE games, but I COULD justify a $100 add-on card to >>allow me to play more games on my existing PC. > >John, with a $30 VGA adapter, you can attach a DC to your >PC monitor. It looks stunning. Also, most of the available >adapters operate with a manual switch that allows you to >switch to a TV or back to your monitor. Your DC sound is >also played back through your PC sound system, or the >TV, depending on the switch. > >I play all of my DC games on my 19" monitor. For racers, >like F355, I use the same Force RS that I use to play >PC racers. There is a $20 adapter to do this. > >BTW, have you seen the DC version of TD:LeMans? >Gorgeous.

-- Tom Hesselman Greenville, WI remove *remove* to reply via email, of course!!

I guess I still don't get it. The monitor hooks to the VGA box, but now how is the monitor hooked to the computer, too? The one I bought, a Blaze DC VGA adapter, has all the same hookups as the one on the Levelsix page you gave me. I still don't see how you can switch between the VGA box going to your computer monitor, and the computer going to your computer monitor. You can switch between the DC going to TV or monitor, but the monitor seems like it has to plug into the VGA box alone. The Levelsix pic shows the same thing. Yours is different? Wonder where I can find one of these performance boxes, if they work differently somehow? Thanx, man. On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:37:13 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:59:27 -0600, Tom <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Ed, how does this Dreamcast VGA adapter work? Does it go between the >>computer and monitor, or do you have to disconnect the monitor and >>hook it to the Dreamcast VGA adapter? From your comment, the PC does >>the sound, so obviously, the PC is running, but how do the monitor >>thingies all work? I have one on the way (a VGA adapter), so should >>know soon. I love F355, and will love it more with the Force RS. >> >I have a 'Performance' VGA adapter and I will describe how it >works. You plug your DC to it using the included connector. >Then, you plug your monitor to it and also your TV. Your TV can >attach using any connector type including S-Video. You plug your >PC sound to it and then plug your PC speakers to it. > >You can then switch between the monitor and TV using a switch! >It doesn't affect windows at all. You can begin a download using >your PC, for example, and then switch to the DC and play games >with no interruption. Heck, you can even turn off your PC and only >use the monitor. > >The only thing to watch out for, is that some VGA adapters, >including the one made by Sega, require plugging and unplugging >the monitor each time you want to use it. The Performance model that >I have seems to be hard to find at the moment, but here is a site >that has one that sounds VERY similar in operation to it: > >http://www.levelsix.com/products/dreamcast/treamcastvga.shtml > >Here is the diagram of it, so you can see how it is attached: > >http://www.levelsix.com/products/dreamcast/TreamcastVGA_details.shtml > >Also, this one will apparently allow the use of 'backups' (pirated >DC games), on your monitor. Not that I'm recommending that.. :) > >For 25 bucks, you need to immediately order this. You will >be amazed at the difference in quality! > >Good luck. > >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 01:58:23 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 08:24:34 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >>> >>>>Sounds like a plan to me! I might never be able to invest $150 in a >>>>Dreamcast console, mainly because I couldn't compete for the TV time in >>>>order to play MORE games, but I COULD justify a $100 add-on card to >>>>allow me to play more games on my existing PC. >>> >>>John, with a $30 VGA adapter, you can attach a DC to your >>>PC monitor. It looks stunning. Also, most of the available >>>adapters operate with a manual switch that allows you to >>>switch to a TV or back to your monitor. Your DC sound is >>>also played back through your PC sound system, or the >>>TV, depending on the switch. >>> >>>I play all of my DC games on my 19" monitor. For racers, >>>like F355, I use the same Force RS that I use to play >>>PC racers. There is a $20 adapter to do this. >>> >>>BTW, have you seen the DC version of TD:LeMans? >>>Gorgeous.

-- Tom Hesselman Greenville, WI remove *remove* to reply via email, of course!!

Yeah, mine has only one VGA plug, too. Poop! I've got a VGA switch box and some cables from the olden days, I'm gonna try that first. I know these modern high freq monitors don't like long cables and switch boxes, but worth a try. There's a Performance one on eBay, already at $41 and 3 days or so to go!! I'll watch for one there while trying things here. What does one cost new, supposing one can be found? Thanks again On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:07:50 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 17:18:27 -0600, Tom <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>I guess I still don't get it. The monitor hooks to the VGA box, but >>now how is the monitor hooked to the computer, too? The one I bought, >>a Blaze DC VGA adapter, has all the same hookups as the one on the >>Levelsix page you gave me. I still don't see how you can switch >>between the VGA box going to your computer monitor, and the computer >>going to your computer monitor. You can switch between the DC going to >>TV or monitor, but the monitor seems like it has to plug into the VGA >>box alone. The Levelsix pic shows the same thing. Yours is different? >> >>Wonder where I can find one of these performance boxes, if they work >>differently somehow? >> > >Tom, after looking more closely at the one at Level Six, it >is missing a VGA socket that mine has.. :( > >Mine has 2(two) VGA sockets. It also has a VGA cable that >is provided to go between one of the sockets and the video card. >The other VGA socket, is for plugging in your monitor. I'm sorry I >got confused and thought that the Level Six one looked functionally >similar. It's not. I also can't see how it would allow the use of the >monitor with windows > >You may want to ask over in the Dreamcast newsgroups, >rec.games.video.sega and alt.games.video.sega-dreamcast >about the Performance one, or another type that works the >same. My apologies. > >If I see one, I will post the info here. > >>Thanx, man. >> >>On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:37:13 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:59:27 -0600, Tom <[email hidden]> wrote: >>> >>>>Ed, how does this Dreamcast VGA adapter work? Does it go between the >>>>computer and monitor, or do you have to disconnect the monitor and >>>>hook it to the Dreamcast VGA adapter? From your comment, the PC does >>>>the sound, so obviously, the PC is running, but how do the monitor >>>>thingies all work? I have one on the way (a VGA adapter), so should >>>>know soon. I love F355, and will love it more with the Force RS. >>>> >>>I have a 'Performance' VGA adapter and I will describe how it >>>works. You plug your DC to it using the included connector. >>>Then, you plug your monitor to it and also your TV. Your TV can >>>attach using any connector type including S-Video. You plug your >>>PC sound to it and then plug your PC speakers to it. >>> >>>You can then switch between the monitor and TV using a switch! >>>It doesn't affect windows at all. You can begin a download using >>>your PC, for example, and then switch to the DC and play games >>>with no interruption. Heck, you can even turn off your PC and only >>>use the monitor. >>> >>>The only thing to watch out for, is that some VGA adapters, >>>including the one made by Sega, require plugging and unplugging >>>the monitor each time you want to use it. The Performance model that >>>I have seems to be hard to find at the moment, but here is a site >>>that has one that sounds VERY similar in operation to it: >>> >>>http://www.levelsix.com/products/dreamcast/treamcastvga.shtml >>> >>>Here is the diagram of it, so you can see how it is attached: >>> >>>http://www.levelsix.com/products/dreamcast/TreamcastVGA_details.shtml >>> >>>Also, this one will apparently allow the use of 'backups' (pirated >>>DC games), on your monitor. Not that I'm recommending that.. :) >>> >>>For 25 bucks, you need to immediately order this. You will >>>be amazed at the difference in quality! >>> >>>Good luck. >>> >>>>On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 01:58:23 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 08:24:34 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Sounds like a plan to me! I might never be able to invest $150 in a >>>>>>Dreamcast console, mainly because I couldn't compete for the TV time in >>>>>>order to play MORE games, but I COULD justify a $100 add-on card to >>>>>>allow me to play more games on my existing PC. >>>>> >>>>>John, with a $30 VGA adapter, you can attach a DC to your >>>>>PC monitor. It looks stunning. Also, most of the available >>>>>adapters operate with a manual switch that allows you to >>>>>switch to a TV or back to your monitor. Your DC sound is >>>>>also played back through your PC sound system, or the >>>>>TV, depending on the switch. >>>>> >>>>>I play all of my DC games on my 19" monitor. For racers, >>>>>like F355, I use the same Force RS that I use to play >>>>>PC racers. There is a $20 adapter to do this. >>>>> >>>>>BTW, have you seen the DC version of TD:LeMans? >>>>>Gorgeous.

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>>>BTW, have you seen the DC version of TD:LeMans? >>>Gorgeous. >But utterly hopeless. How can they honestly sell such a flawed product. GT2 cars lapping 10 seconds a lap quicker than they can in real life? (Donington National) Z. Please remove my_pants when replying.