LOL - so maybe you can write a simple HL client for the phone? Then you can get in some games on the communte. But of course the big quesion is...
Would you lag the server? [DRP]Avatar-X wrote: > well i have a web browser on my phone with unlimited wireless web minutes, so i can > check my normal POP email box. i also can browse any web page, and i catch up on >whats > happening in my forums and read The Onion for laughs :P > > makes my two-hour commute less boring > > -av > > Dynerman David M wrote: > > >>HLCoders on your cell phone? >> >>Impressive. >> >>david >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [DRP]Avatar-X [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:49 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Valve - confirm/shatter a myth for me >> >>Yeah i read that on my phone on the way home and i was thinking about it >>the whole way >>home and it confused the hell out of me... "how can the DSL reduce the >>56k's load...." >> >>Silly aaron! you wasted my valuable commute time! I could have spent it >>staring blankly >>out of the subway window! >> >>-av >> >>Persuter wrote: >> >> >>>Ahhh, good, I was turning it over in my head and trying to figure out >>>what the hell he meant by the DSL "sharing part of the 56K's load." >>> >>Nice >> >>>to get confirmation on the preposterous factor. >>> >>>Persuter >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlcoders- >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Leon Hartwig >>>>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 12:13 PM >>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Valve - confirm/shatter a myth for me >>>> >>>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >>>>-- >>>>No, 56k people don't lag servers. I have no idea what Aaron is >>>> >>>talking >>> >>>>about though, because everything after the first two words in his >>>>message is preposterous. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Aaron Kalin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>>>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:34 AM >>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Valve - confirm/shatter a myth for me >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>They dont, in fact when a 56K Player is in a server, if >>>>>someone on say, a >>>>>DSL joins in, that 56K player's ping drops because the DSL is >>>>>now sharing >>>>>part of the 56K's load. Thats the beauty of the netcode >>>>>valve made, call it >>>>>"load balancing" if you will. However some LPB's hate this >>>>> >>because >> >>>ti >>> >>>>>shoves more load on thier system because they are making up >>>>>for loss on the >>>>>56K's end. The rest of the logistics to the netcode im not >>>>>sure of, but >>>>>thats from what knowledge I have gathered. The netcode must >>>>>be good if id >>>>>is getting valves netcode for the q3a engine. >>>>> >>>>>-Theiggsta >>>>>-Rats! Mod Team >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Tim Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 12:01 PM >>>>>Subject: [hlcoders] Valve - confirm/shatter a myth for me >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Do 56K dial up people REALLY lag servers? >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the >>>>>> >>>>>list archives, >>>>>please visit: >>>>> >>>>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>archives, please visit: >>>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>[ winmail.dat of type application/ms-tnef deleted ] >>>>-- >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> >>archives, >> >>>>please visit: >>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>> >>>_________________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >>please visit: >> >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >>-- >>--------- >>[DRP]Avatar-X >>SillyZone Homepage: www.thesillyzone.com >>SillyZone Forums: forum.thesillyzone.com >>My Homepage: www.cyberwyre.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>please visit: >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >>_______________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > > -- > --------- > [DRP]Avatar-X > SillyZone Homepage: www.thesillyzone.com > SillyZone Forums: forum.thesillyzone.com > My Homepage: www.cyberwyre.com > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- I think...I think it's in my basement. Let me go upstairs and check. -M.C. Escher _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
