--- You wrote: Hey I use X-Plane too. Anyway, whats all this talk of quartz and core image and such? How do I know if I have these? Im using a cheap Radeon 9200 128MB.
Chris P --- end of quote --- Quartz is an advanced video system that's been in use a while. I think it requires at least a 500mhz processor though it can be enabled with hacks at a lower speed. Core video is a feature of Tiger and it is very spiffy, butg it requires certain features on your video board. The 9200 doens't have it, as far as I know. Others can probably give you more detail. But you can tell what is happening in terms of video capability in the system profiler (Apple menu/about this Mac/more info.) When started flying X-Plane the weather was always cloudy because my radeon 7000 and 466G4 didn't have much oomph. The simulator is set to give haze when it can't render scenic detail so I barely had my 3 mile vfr visibility, nost so good for landing an airliner by eye. The better your video system the higher resolution you can use in X-Plane and at a higher frame rate too. The newest versions have all new scenery data that is supposed to be really amazing. I imagine my machine with the 9600 and dual 800mhz processors (I don't know if X-Plane cares about dual) would just begin to scratch the surface in terms of detail. Some day I'll spring for the upgrade, but getting into flying the sim is very time consuming..I don't do it very often. I'm stuck in version 7, which is still pretty amazing. As I said, the more you have, the more it wants. The developer says he can use whatever the hardware can give him and more. He's proved it repeatedly over the years too. Rich -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
