Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Dark, Hmmm...I've had some pretty good luck with Toshiba laptops over the years. I've used a couple different moddels, and have no lasting complaints. My Compaq laptop on the other hand has had some rather serious hardware issues like a dvd rom drive that died a couple of months after I baught the laptop, and now the right shift key has stopped working. So I don't think I'd ever buy another Compaq, but would probably invest in another Toshiba in the future. dark wrote: > True tom, in fact when I was physically looking at netbooks (mostly to check the keyboards), at the Uk electrical retailers curries, i did see something i initially thought was a netbook, but was in fact a toshiba laptop running windows 7. > > Provided compatibility with games etc isn't such an issue, I might also considder that as an option. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Dark, No problem. All I can really say hear is I've looked at a few netbooks myself a few months back, and I wasn't too impressed by them. Wal-Mart and Best Buy, for example, is nutorious for writing up a list of specifications that sound good on paper, but totally ignore the little technical details that are really important. They often ignore details like how much cache is on the processor, what the front side bus is, if the memory is capped, and so on. Even worse if you go in to a place like that asking the really technical questions the sales reps pretty much stand there, and say, "I don't know. I just work here." All of that said I think you and I probably have slightly different priorities when it comes to computers anyway. You have mentioned a desire for a small compact device you can take with you on the road anywhere you go. That's perfectly reasonable given your desire to travel. For me I'd be willing to sacrofice the size somewhat for the sake of a more powerful processor, more ram, better front side bus, large hard drive, Linux compatibility, full sized keyboard, and other things that probably are of no interest to you personally. So I tend to buy more expensive high end laptops and find something like the netbooks really on the cheap side financially and hardware wise An example of this is my need for a full sized keyboard. I generally don't use Jaws, like Window Eyes, but Window Eyes doesn't have a very good laptop keyboard layout. It heavily uses the numpad for mouse navigation so having an external numpad or one built onto the laptop's keyboard is pretty much a necessity to use it..Plus Orca, the Linux screen reader, also uses the numpad for screen review so again a full sized keyboard comes in handy. Although, Orca's laptop keys are almost as good as Jaws so I can make do with a smaller keyboard if I have to. Still I'd rather use a full sized keyboard if and when possible. This desire usually means a bigger slightly heavier laptop than someone else would buy for portability only reasons. Then, of course, there is the entire Linux compatibility issue. I don't figure there are many on this list who would think of that as a big deal too them, but it is too me. Mainly Linux is cheaper, runs better, is more secure, etc than Windows so I choose to use it if and when possible. For that reason I tend to have a multiboot setup on my laptop so I can boot and run whatever operating system is needed for the task at hand. If I have a job that requires Windows I simply start the system and boot into Windows 7. If I want to run Linux, which is most of the time, I select it from the boot menu and use that instead. It allows me alot more freedom of choice and gets the job done when I can select between multiple operating systems. So for me hardware compatibility is of extreme importance. Cheers! dark wrote: Hi tom. thanks for checking. i was banking on the basis that audio games, unlike games like the latest doom or halflife offerings don't require gigantic processing speed or huge ram, however lack of sound card doesn't sound as well (ha ha), especially sinse I want the netbook for general music and audio playback as well as games. Reviews for the samsung range I've been looking at do recommend them for music and films though, so possibly they are at the better end of this markit. I think i'm going to have to find either an intelligent sales rep or someone who owns a samsung and grill them about both processor power and audio capabilities before I commit hard cash. Portability would be extremely nice, but as I'm actually talking about exchanging my portable computer, I need to think carefully first. thanks again for the research. beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
Hello, That is not necessarily true. According to many posts on the accesible Iphone lists, there are several games which are accessible enough to play. All of the Stormaid (not sure of spelling) games are accessible. They sound like role-playing type games. There are also easy games which require you to move your Iphone around like a WII controller such as pingpong. As I do not yet have an Iphone, I cannot attest first-hand to the games or their accessibility, but others say they are. If you go to www.maccessibility.net to find info about programs which have been reported by blind users as being Voice over accessible on the Iphone. David Chittenden, MSc, CRC, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com william lomas wrote: not many games though apart from basic word games etc from what i gather On 1 Jan 2010, at 12:35, Harmony Neil wrote: Not sure, but I know there are quite a few applications in general that are already accessible with voice over on the iphone. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] wrecking ball and enemy attack.
Hi All, a friend of mine is after wrecking ball and enemy attack, we've searched audiogames.net and they don't seem to be their where else can he get the games from please? many thanks. lisa Hayes --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] strategy games: any interest?
Hi Phil. Wow this sounds very exciting. We can use another good strategy game. I look forward to the release. Can't wait to see what surprises David has up his sleeves for us this time. - Original Message - From: "Phil Vlasak" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] strategy games: any interest? HiDarren,As Time of Conflict has not been released yet and is still in private beta I don't think a detailed description is in order. It is a war game loosely based on technology of around 1940. You have cities and territory to defend and troops and equipment that you send out to explore and fight enemies. It is turn based but you can have the game do things automatically. Each time you start, you get a random map, with random cities and placement of enemy troops. It is not self voiced so you either need to be able to read text on the screen or have SAPI do it. There are sounds telling you what is happening on the map at each turn. Of course all this can change before the release. Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
To answer that question. You will have to go to this site, http://maccessibility.net/ At 10:20 AM 1/1/2010, you wrote: Not really. I can't think of any games that are accessible for the iphone to be honest. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 January 2010 3:14 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iphone? not many games though apart from basic word games etc from what i gather On 1 Jan 2010, at 12:35, Harmony Neil wrote: > Not sure, but I know there are quite a few applications in general > that are > already accessible with voice over on the iphone. > > -Original Message- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers- > boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of william lomas > Sent: 01 January 2010 10:29 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: [Audyssey] iphone? > > hi have any game developers considered making games for the > IPHone? > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. Tim trouble Verizon FIOS support tech "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey thread report for all of 2009 part 2
There were 2675 thread titles. Here are the top 339. darts, anyone? 15. DirectX for Mac? 15. dragonSlayers games 15. game creation toolkit 15. GMA Games unresponsive to licence requests 15. Hand to Hand Conbat? 15. I Just Beat MOTA 15. Installing DirectX Updates 15. Iron Realms Stuff 15. Mapping program? 15. space shuttle 15. Street Fighter IV VS. MK versus DC universe 15. The FS podcast is finaly here! 15. there was one game this year 15. Thoughts on Q9 15. Unable to quit dustMare. 15. warcraft 15. Where to download mota version 4 15. 3d training was: The future of Blastbay Studios 14. Advice needed. 14. audio wrestling game 14. bavisoft? 14. blue lacuna 14. Calling all truck game players. 14. file format for MOTA sounds 14. free pc boxing or sports games? 14. game recording problem. 14. Games We'd like to Play. 14. Giftanum? 14. Last Week help needed 14. Lockpick 14. making old video games audio games 14. Moderator update regarding Thomas Ward 14. MOTA beta 7 14. mota beta4 14. new game idea: teddy bear machines 14. OT pro tools 14. Question on Cyber assault 14. Recording game demos 14. Silverlight accessible or not? 14. 3D navigation was: The future of Blastbay Studios 13. Amo checking was:Q9 version 1.1 released! 13. Audyssey babble report for November 2009 13. bscgames 13. creating accessible games 13. Crisis averted 13. Fwd: games 13. list moving 13. Mota Beta 3 13. Mota Question 13. MOTA starting over when you die 13. OT: Need help ergently! 13. Philips SGC-2909 Review. 13. question 13. Question about Show Down 13. Slim dx problem 13. something interesting in rauls' sod walk through 13. star conquest 13. super egg hunt 1.3 13. Table Games was Re: Air Hockey 13. Technology Changes was Crisis averted 13. thrown my the MOTA voice 13. TrekGames.net: Cosmos Comments, improvements,suggestions 13. X-Sight Interactive news 13. .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1? 12. a thought about MOTA 12. Alterean soundpack? 12. Anyone play core exiles? 12. Audeasy mag not on Kelly's site 12. clause victorious! 12. dos games again 12. first level in Mota 12. Found a nice mud 12. fs2004? 12. Help! 12. introducing myself 12. Jim Kitchen - Re: FINALLY 12. Jim Kitchen's Baseball Pitches 12. Legends of Itheria 12. Lone Wolf the best game! 12. MOTA Silencing Speech Output 12. PCS News, an update to the Sarah game 12. Preordering was MOTABeta 12. Racing Wheel Help 12. rail racer key 12. second life 12. seeking very basic chess instructions 12. speaking of Audyssey Magazine 12. Street fighter 4 for PC 12. Using braille displays with accessible games 12. work and games 12. a very geeky audiogame idea. 11. About ACE Games 11. AGRIP project future 11. any interest in old Apple games if converted? 11. any RPG Games? 11. combat drones 11. converting games 11. cosmos versus miriani? 11. Crocadile Dentist Released! 11. fps/tps question 11. frets on fire 11. games we'd like to play: 101 dulmations 11. Getting target distance and direction. 11. large text rpgs 11. learning c# 11. lone wolf assistance 11. Lone Wolf progress 11. max pain mod on superliam 11. Microsoft x box 360 wireless controller for windows 11. mk info and a combo challenge question. 11. Monthly List Guidelines 11. mota fists 11. MOTA Preview for Beta 9 11. My Apologies and Explanation 11. My Opinion of Q9 11. New Gamehead On The Block. 11. News From LWorks 11. podcast on the Wii 11. pokemon online RPG? 11. possibly broadcasting a clip of MOTA on the BBC 11. Q9 and screen readers was: XP Gamer Woes (?) 11. quesiton about triple j shooter 11. Requesting Rogue Angel Series 11. Score Servers reset 11. Super Egg Hunt V 1.2 11. The best muds to play? 11. thoughts on permanant home for bpp audio 11. To Philip on C++ 11. Trade Offices in Core Exiles 11. TreasureMania1 11. Warriors 2 inaccessible? 11. whoops! I messed up scorpion's 5th challenge. 11. WII tips 11. Ablegamers.com 10. Audyssey blog 10. bug en beta 10 10. bug in Mysteries of the Ancients 10. buying itemes in fallthrough? 10. CE getting started? 10. Classic Troopanum on Windows Vista? 10. Core Exiles--Random news items 10. core-exiles 10. entombed question 10. Exciting MOTA News 10. exploration trouble mm 10. First computer 10. game ideas 10. Hand Held Freeze Up Talking Category Game 10. hearts 10. Just a thought on Q9. 10. Liam 10. message to impatient gamers - Re: Super Egg hunt 1.2 10. moos/muds without stats 10. MOTA Beta 4 Released! 10. mota potential glitch? 10. Moving up in Lusternia 10. my web site is up 10. Need A Walkthrough for Future Boy 10. Playing games on a real live Apple II e! 10. Playing tips for MLB 2007 the show? 10. Q9 cheats 10. question on game hot keys 10. Raul's Pinball Extreme recording 10. read:apba baseball 10. Scan screen for enemy ships 10. the game zone 10. what's involved in making a game? 10. XP Game
[Audyssey] Audyssey babble report for all of 2009 part 1
325 people posted 13583 messages. 1823 From, Thomas Ward. 990 From, shaun everiss. 989 From, dark. 522 From, Charles Rivard. 420 From, Bryan Peterson. 329 From, Jim Kitchen. 282 From, Constantine. 259 From, Hayden Presley. 250 From, Phil Vlasak. 236 From, Shadow Dragon. 222 From, Bryan Peterson. 206 From, william lomas. 192 From, Darren Harris. 183 From, Clement Chou. 168 From, Scott Chesworth. 166 From, Matheus. 161 From, Liam Erven. 161 From, Yohandy. 156 From, Nick Helms. 155 From, peter Mahach. 154 From, Valiant8086. 144 From, Hayri Tulumcu. 136 From, Ron Schamerhorn. 116 From, Orin. 113 From, Allan Thompson. 113 From, Che. 113 From, Kevin Weispfennig. 111 From, Josh. 106 From, Philip Bennefall. 106 From, Ryan Strunk. 105 From, Gamers Chat Robot. 95 From, Ken. 89 From, Johnny Tai. 86 From, Munawar Bijani. 84 From, Raul A. Gallegos. 82 From, Milos Przic. 81 From, mike maslo. 79 From, Mike Maslo. 78 From, Anthony Vitale. 74 From, Willem. 68 From, Jacob Kruger. 67 From, Mauricio Almeida. 66 From, Pranav Lal. 65 From, James Dietz. 65 From, Tristan B. 62 From, michael barnes. 62 From, Nicol Oosthuizen. 62 From, The Kolesar Brothers. 61 From, piotr machacz. 60 From, Angellko21. 58 From, Cory Kadlik. 58 From, lelia. 53 From, Jason Allen. 52 From, Damien C. Sadler. 52 From, dennis. 51 From, ChB. 51 From, Jeremy Hartley. 50 From, William L. Houts. 49 From, Harun. 47 From, Kellie and my lovable Lady J.. 44 From, Ryan Conroy. 43 From, Michael Amaro. 42 From, matheus. 39 From, Chris Hallsworth. 39 From, James Howard. 38 From, Lukás Hosnedl. 38 From, Nicol. 36 From, Lindsay Cowell. 36 From, Michael Feir. 35 From, ian mcnamara. 35 From, Ryan Smith. 34 From, alex wallis. 34 From, Chastity MORSE. 34 From, Kai. 33 From, Louis Bryant. 32 From, Nicol. 32 From, Oriol Gómez. 32 From, Robyn Bowskill. 31 From, Dakotah Rickard. 31 From, Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen. 30 From, Mich. 29 From, ari. 29 From, CSF inc.. 29 From, dan. 29 From, David Chittenden. 29 From, Trouble. 27 From, Stephen. 26 From, michael maslo. 24 From, Allison Mervis. 24 From, important. 24 From, Lisa Hayes. 24 From, Zachary Kline. 23 From, John Bannick. 23 From, Ryan Chou. 23 From, Steve. 22 From, Helena. 21 From, Ann. 21 From, Zachary Kline. 20 From, Gary Whittington. 20 From, kelby carlson. 20 From, Wil James. 19 From, Casey Mathews. 19 From, rrhopkins2. 18 From, Brandon Misch. 18 From, Dickson Tan. 18 From, Harmony Neil. 18 From, Kelly Sapergia. 18 From, lirin. 18 From, Robert Montowski. 18 From, Sky Taylor. 18 From, tomasz tworek. 18 From, Trenton Matthews. 17 From, Davy Kager. 17 From, sal. 16 From, Bryan Mckinnish. 16 From, Che. 16 From, Draconis Entertainment. 15 From, Greg. 15 From, Louise Keel. 15 From, Michael Forzano. 15 From, Steady Goh. 14 From, Chris Hallsworth. 14 From, Chrissy. 14 From, Cory. 14 From, Karl Belanger. 14 From, Tom Randall. 13 From, James Homuth. 13 From, Oriol gómez. 13 From, Shirley Starblanket. 12 From, Jose Lomeli. 12 From, Kelvin Tan. 12 From, MICHAEL MASLO. 12 From, Scott Shade. 12 From, simon dowling. 11 From, AudioGames.net. 11 From, Claudio Zeni. 11 From, Gamers List Guidelines Robot. 11 From, jaffar. 11 From, Rick. 11 From, Sarah Haake. 11 From, Sharon Hooley. 10 From, Aiden Gardiner. 10 From, Glenna Burgess. 10 From, Jorge. 10 From, mmaslo1964. 10 From, Richard Sherman. 10 From, Simon Jaeger. 10 From, William L. Houts. 9 From, Allen. 9 From, blind Treasures. 9 From, Brice. 9 From, djc. 9 From, Earle. 9 From, John Snowling. 9 From, johnny tai. 9 From, Michael McDermott. 9 From, RONALD HOPKINS. 9 From, tim kilgore. 9 From, tim. 8 From, 0722001794. 8 From, Andy. 8 From, Claudio. 8 From, Dallas O'Brien. 8 From, Eleanor. Jim Happy New Year! and don't forget to celebrate January 2nd, 01022010 j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey babble report for all of 2009 part 2
325 people posted 13583 messages. 8 From, Jen. 7 From, Christian. 7 From, Christopher Bartlett. 7 From, christopher huby. 7 From, clement chou. 7 From, Damien Sadler. 7 From, Karl. 7 From, Mike Breedlove. 7 From, Mike Reiser. 7 From, nicol. 7 From, oriol711. 6 From, a radix. 6 From, darren_g_harris. 6 From, Dean Masters. 6 From, louis. 6 From, Marsha. 6 From, Mauricio peixoto de Mattos Almeida. 6 From, Shannon Heisey. 6 From, Steve Cullen. 6 From, Terrence van Ettinger AKA Angus MacLaren. 6 From, Tim Kilgore. 5 From, Ann Tate. 5 From, Cranking Chris Reagan. 5 From, Daniel Villalon. 5 From, David Standen. 5 From, djc. 5 From, Gandalf. 5 From, jason. 5 From, Jerry. 5 From, jicjaws12. 5 From, kev lyon. 5 From, Lex. 5 From, Mike Reiser. 5 From, NIcol. 5 From, oriol gómez. 5 From, Petr Bláha. 5 From, Yvonne Neubert. 4 From, Allen. 4 From, Ch.B.. 4 From, Chad Fenton. 4 From, Che. 4 From, Don Voyles. 4 From, dwillemv. 4 From, Eleanor Robinson. 4 From, jacobk. 4 From, Jana Benscha. 4 From, Jay Pellis. 4 From, kerry. 4 From, Marvin Hunkin. 4 From, Reinhard Stebner. 4 From, rrhopkins. 4 From, Tristan. 4 From, Wayne Coles. 3 From, Ahmad Al-Bahar. 3 From, Cara Quinn. 3 From, Chris Reagan. 3 From, Donna Jodhan. 3 From, equest1. 3 From, Kelby Carlson. 3 From, Matt. 3 From, Matthew Alvernaz. 3 From, mauricio almeida. 3 From, Nick gomberg. 3 From, Parham Doustdar. 3 From, Shane Davidson. 3 From, The Snowy One. 3 From, tuukka Ojala. 3 From, valiant8086 on braille plus. 3 From, valiant8086. 2 From, AllisonMervis. 2 From, Blind Treasures. 2 From, Casey D. Weeks. 2 From, christopher.huby. 2 From, Curtis Jackson. 2 From, daniel Miller. 2 From, Dennis Zwicker. 2 From, Glenna Burgess. 2 From, Greg. 2 From, hayden presley. 2 From, jaliya skye. 2 From, John Moore. 2 From, Julie Warrington. 2 From, Kirstan Mooney. 2 From, krishna. 2 From, Leonard de Ruijter. 2 From, lindsay. 2 From, Luká Hosnedl. 2 From, Mani Djazmi. 2 From, Matthew Tylee Atkinson. 2 From, Nancy. 2 From, Peter Mahach. 2 From, Reinhard Stebner. 2 From, René Linke. 2 From, Richard sherman. 2 From, Rick. 2 From, Sharon Hooley. 2 From, Siddharth Kalantri. 2 From, Simon Jaeger \(laptop\). 2 From, Simon Jaeger, Laptop Edition. 2 From, Steve Crawford. 2 From, Sylvester Thomas III. 2 From, Sylvester Thomas. 2 From, tim kilgore`. 2 From, will. 1 From, Aaron. 1 From, aiden gardiner. 1 From, AudioGames. 1 From, Blind Trek. 1 From, blindwonder. 1 From, Cary. 1 From, Char. 1 From, che. 1 From, Chris Reagan. 1 From, Christopher Bartlett. 1 From, Cory Ballard. 1 From, Cranking Chris Reagan. 1 From, Danie and Eden. 1 From, David Chung. 1 From, Demetry Yousifidou. 1 From, Everett. 1 From, Hannah. 1 From, Html-man. 1 From, James Aybar. 1 From, jay pellis. 1 From, Jennifer Claudio. 1 From, jmtsanders. 1 From, joe quinn. 1 From, john davies. 1 From, John. 1 From, Jorge Gonçalves. 1 From, Jose Lomeli \(On pc\). 1 From, Katie Madison. 1 From, Kerry Calderon. 1 From, Kim Etheridge. 1 From, lirin. 1 From, Louise Keel. 1 From, Marc Andersen. 1 From, Matthew Bullis. 1 From, Matthew Peters. 1 From, Matthew Tylee Atkinson. 1 From, Mauricio almeida. 1 From, Michael Gauler. 1 From, mike reiser. 1 From, mike. 1 From, Milo Pric. 1 From, MissWings. 1 From, Orhan Deniz. 1 From, Oriol Gómez. 1 From, Peter. 1 From, Richard sherman. 1 From, Richard. 1 From, SiddharthKalantri. 1 From, Spencer Miranda. 1 From, stephen rogers. 1 From, STeve Cullen. 1 From, Steven Davis. 1 From, The Dealing Bandet. 1 From, Tim Keenan. 1 From, TYLER WOOD. 1 From, Will Lomas. 1 From, Ócsvári Áron. Archive file size 43029491 bytes Jim Happy New Year! and don't forget to celebrate January 2nd, 01022010 j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey thread report for all of 2009 part 1
There were 2675 thread titles. Here are the top 339. Mach 1 tts 178. Game Chat Reminder 120. The future of Blastbay Studios 119. Visually impaired gamer sues Sony Online. 78. The real Game Circle 76. Cross Platform Speech Support 71. Promotion was:Screen Readers and Games 70. Q9 and cracks 62. mota demo 61. Accessible Mainstream Games 60. MOTA 59. Blastbay Studios - upcoming sidescroller 57. Heather Voice in Mota Beta 8 56. MOTA Mouse Support 56. Creating Roll Playing Games From Scratch 52. Screen Readers and Games 52. Why can't we get a challenging game for once? wasMOTA 52. MOTA Side-Scroller vs FPS 50. Blind Adrenaline's online fighting game 48. Entombed 48. mota 47. Any MOTA Beta 8 feedback? 46. Great Street Fighter IV news for PC gamers! 46. MOTA Arcade Mode 46. Triple J Shooter 46. How to non program a game 43. MOTA Beta 5 Released! 43. Bug in MOTA. 42. 80's games suggestion 41. Draconis Entertainment News 41. A new audiogame MP3 demo 40. About Thomas' Review... 40. issue when using the view command in mota 40. mainstream game accessibility 40. speculative html game programming 39. video game memories 39. friday surprise 38. MOTA. 38. Sryth question the eye 38. mota help 37. New MOTA Trailer Released 37. Eternal Darkness was wii, xbox 360... 36. good news: shades of doom 36. Mapping in Ce 36. 3D navigation 35. Developer time was: My Opinion of Q9 35. New release - The Q9 Action game! 35. good muds 34. Does anyone play materia magica? 33. Mysteries of the Ancients 33. any recommendations for a good gaming joystick? 31. Piracy was: Requesting Rogue Angel Series 31. Q9 action game, my opinion. 31. Blood money Online fighting 30. Crysis! 30. LWorks says goodbye to machine based licensing,and hello to a new Judgment day 30. Registrations was RE: Q9 and cracks 30. tekken versus Mortal Kombat 30. beta of mysteries of the ancients 29. ending bosses in games 29. Major entombed news! 29. question about video game developers 29. Would you pay $50 for a killer controller? 29. Partially Accessible Train Sim found 28. Blastbay Studios - New release! 27. modifying games 27. Super egg hunt 1.2 is here 27. action muds/online games 26. microsoft flight simulater fsx and fs2004 26. MOTA Beta 2 Released! 26. Saving Games in MOTA 26. why do cheat codes exist? 26. 3D VELOCITY 25. entombed 25. I give 25. Releasing Some Old Text Games 25. Soul Caliber 4 25. super liam versus danger city 25. supershot and windows seven, heeelp! 25. Castlevania was Developer Time 24. Entombed Query 24. Finally! A Victory! 24. games and religion 24. Gamespot artical on Blind accessible games 24. GTC sector 5 24. Jim Kitchens Games under Vista 24. Naive C++ Questions 24. Raceway Thoughts 24. Run feature in games 24. wii, xbox 360 or ps3? 24. work around for realtech hd cards 24. Crocodile dentist 23. game arcades in shopping malls and cafes 23. Q9 version 1.1 released! 23. Questions for all you game developers on the list 23. about torches - Re: mota demo 21. Copywrite and abandonware 21. Malls on ce? 21. Missile Command was Triple J Shooter 21. modern mud 21. New accessible train simulator in development 21. New Game: Monopoly! 21. Q9 upcoming change log 21. Trucker3 21. Well, I've taken the Lone Wolf plunge... 21. 3D Shooter Game Under Development 20. Audyssey.org hit with Malware? 20. exciting news for ps3 owners! 20. FINALLY 20. flight simulator 20. Future of accessible games 20. High level game creation tools 20. Judgment Day - Parachute Jump question 20. MOTA Beta 3 Released 20. SoundRTS question 20. strategy games: any interest? 20. tomb/vista and direct x 20. westfront pc 20. Bryan mckinnish's games may be back soon 19. Calling all truckers. 19. Fwd: RE: games 19. I did it! 19. MOTA download 19. My MOTA Decision 19. new and first game from peter mach 19. New games from Blind Adrenaline release notice 19. question about flight simulator 2004 and jfw 19. Scifi exploration online game? 19. shades of doom, anyone? 19. Side scrollers was: MOTA Side-Scroller vs FPS 19. Super Egg hunt 1.2 19. Tomb Hunter Beta 1 released! 19. USA Games News 7/2/2009 19. anyone played SFIV yet,and if so what did you think of it? 18. Avoiding attacks was: Mota demo, my thoughts 18. game cycle? 18. mota bugs 18. mota crashes unexpectedly 18. Number Guess Bug in Judgment Day 1.2 found! 18. potential programmers, was : idea fora new game 18. PS3 Controllers was Blood money Online fighting 18. Sega games site 18. the switching of the voice in MOTA beta 10 18. another game programming question 17. Chat Rooms was Game Chat Reminder 17. fs2002 17. GMA Tank Commander & Monkey Business 17. Help? A very long shot request for Montezuma's Return 17. Important MOTA Announcement 17. Kingdom of Loathing was Re: Sryth question the eye 17. MOTA Arcade mode. 17. my cyberassault soundpacck 17. nentendo wii and intro 1
[Audyssey] Audyssey thread report for December 2009
There were 372 thread titles. Here are the top 50. The future of Blastbay Studios 119. Promotion was:Screen Readers and Games 58. Triple J Shooter 46. speculative html game programming 39. ending bosses in games 29. Blastbay Studios - New release! 27. Saving Games in MOTA 26. supershot and windows seven, heeelp! 25. Naive C++ Questions 24. Run feature in games 24. Missile Command was Triple J Shooter 21. New Game: Monopoly! 21. High level game creation tools 20. strategy games: any interest? 20. shades of doom, anyone? 19. mota crashes unexpectedly 18. Number Guess Bug in Judgment Day 1.2 found! 18. the switching of the voice in MOTA beta 10 18. another game programming question 17. Important MOTA Announcement 17. 3d training was: The future of Blastbay Studios 14. bavisoft? 14. Giftanum? 14. new game idea: teddy bear machines 14. OT pro tools 14. 3D navigation was: The future of Blastbay Studios 13. Audyssey babble report for November 2009 13. OT: Need help ergently! 13. thrown my the MOTA voice 13. TrekGames.net: Cosmos Comments, improvements,suggestions 13. clause victorious! 12. any interest in old Apple games if converted? 11. cosmos versus miriani? 11. quesiton about triple j shooter 11. To Philip on C++ 11. Ablegamers.com 10. bug en beta 10 10. entombed 10. Need A Walkthrough for Future Boy 10. Playing games on a real live Apple II e! 10. X-Sight Interactive news 10. Chee Games. 9. future of blastbay studios 9. Game Chat Reminder 9. help with dragonrealms 9. Kringle Crash 9. Lone Wolf Sound Pack 9. Looking for Lighttech Games 9. pipe2 blast chamber and sarah question 9. Targiting attacks was: The future of Blastbay Studios 9. Jim Happy New Year! and don't forget to celebrate January 2nd, 01022010 j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey babble report for December 2009
121 people posted 1797 messages. 270 From, Thomas Ward. 179 From, dark. 114 From, Hayden Presley. 103 From, shaun everiss. 75 From, Bryan Peterson. 71 From, Jim Kitchen. 58 From, Mauricio Almeida. 48 From, mike maslo. 41 From, peter Mahach. 39 From, Charles Rivard. 32 From, Darren Harris. 31 From, Phil Vlasak. 30 From, Kevin Weispfennig. 28 From, Nicol Oosthuizen. 28 From, William L. Houts. 26 From, Jacob Kruger. 26 From, Nick Helms. 25 From, Philip Bennefall. 24 From, Scott Chesworth. 20 From, Hayri Tulumcu. 20 From, Liam Erven. 20 From, Munawar Bijani. 19 From, Damien C. Sadler. 18 From, Harmony Neil. 17 From, Willem. 15 From, Chastity MORSE. 14 From, Michael Forzano. 14 From, Oriol Gómez. 13 From, Yohandy. 12 From, John Bannick. 11 From, Claudio Zeni. 11 From, James Dietz. 11 From, Sharon Hooley. 11 From, Tristan B. 10 From, Ron Schamerhorn. 9 From, Brice. 9 From, Gamers Chat Robot. 9 From, Ryan Chou. 8 From, Karl Belanger. 8 From, Kelly Sapergia. 8 From, lelia. 8 From, lirin. 8 From, Milos Przic. 8 From, Nicol. 8 From, Tom Randall. 8 From, william lomas. 7 From, Jeremy Hartley. 7 From, Ryan Strunk. 6 From, Constantine. 6 From, David Chittenden. 6 From, Johnny Tai. 6 From, Josh. 6 From, Louis Bryant. 6 From, Richard Sherman. 6 From, Ryan Smith. 6 From, Valiant8086. 5 From, Allan Thompson. 5 From, clement chou. 5 From, Dickson Tan. 5 From, Eleanor. 5 From, Mich. 5 From, Petr Bláha. 5 From, Raul A. Gallegos. 5 From, Rick. 5 From, Tim Kilgore. 4 From, Che. 4 From, christopher huby. 4 From, djc. 4 From, Matheus. 4 From, Mike Breedlove. 4 From, Orin. 4 From, Zachary Kline. 3 From, Aiden Gardiner. 3 From, Allison Mervis. 3 From, Brandon Misch. 3 From, Che. 3 From, ian mcnamara. 3 From, jacobk. 3 From, James Howard. 3 From, Jay Pellis. 3 From, Kellie and my lovable Lady J.. 3 From, Ken. 3 From, Matt. 3 From, mauricio almeida. 3 From, Shirley Starblanket. 3 From, Tristan. 3 From, Trouble. 2 From, Ch.B.. 2 From, darren_g_harris. 2 From, dwillemv. 2 From, Greg. 2 From, hayden presley. 2 From, matheus. 2 From, René Linke. 2 From, simon dowling. 1 From, Allen. 1 From, AllisonMervis. 1 From, Angellko21. 1 From, ari. 1 From, AudioGames.net. 1 From, Chad Fenton. 1 From, christopher.huby. 1 From, Claudio. 1 From, Dallas O'Brien. 1 From, equest1. 1 From, Gamers List Guidelines Robot. 1 From, Jason Allen. 1 From, Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen. 1 From, joe quinn. 1 From, Katie Madison. 1 From, Kelvin Tan. 1 From, Lisa Hayes. 1 From, Marc Andersen. 1 From, Michael Feir. 1 From, Reinhard Stebner. 1 From, Ryan Conroy. 1 From, Sarah Haake. 1 From, Spencer Miranda. 1 From, Steady Goh. 1 From, The Kolesar Brothers. 1 From, Wil James. Archive file size 5582254 bytes Jim Happy New Year! and don't forget to celebrate January 2nd, 01022010 j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
True tom, in fact when I was physically looking at netbooks (mostly to check the keyboards), at the Uk electrical retailers curries, i did see something i initially thought was a netbook, but was in fact a toshiba laptop running windows 7. Provided compatibility with games etc isn't such an issue, I might also considder that as an option. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Hi Dark, HmmmI see. Well, I have seen some laptops that are made pretty thin and light these days without being cut down to netbook size. No names come to mind, but I have seen a few at Wal-Mart and Best Buy that are pretty thin and light. dark wrote: Hi. Walmart doesn't exist on this side of the atlantic, also, sinse part of the reason I was considdering a netbook in the first place was portability, a thin portable wouldn't be as useful. I will however look for something with a decent sound card etc. I was thinking in the region of 300 pounds, that's in fact about 500 dollars, but price comparisons probably don't work. beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi tom. thanks for checking. i was banking on the basis that audio games, unlike games like the latest doom or halflife offerings don't require gigantic processing speed or huge ram, however lack of sound card doesn't sound as well (ha ha), especially sinse I want the netbook for general music and audio playback as well as games. Reviews for the samsung range I've been looking at do recommend them for music and films though, so possibly they are at the better end of this markit. I think i'm going to have to find either an intelligent sales rep or someone who owns a samsung and grill them about both processor power and audio capabilities before I commit hard cash. Portability would be extremely nice, but as I'm actually talking about exchanging my portable computer, I need to think carefully first. thanks again for the research. beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Windows 7 and compatibility
Hi Dark, Well, I've tried Winfrotz on Windows 7, and it works fine. Not sure about the others though as I don't have them, and haven't tried them personally. Although, I certainly could install and try them for you if you need me to. dark wrote: Hi. well, as it looks like the netbook business will be problematic, I might considder a slimline laptop instead, however I'm concerned about program compatibility. Most audio games I've heard will run under windows 7, so that isn't a problem, niether will brouser based games be incompatible. however I'm concerned about the older If type stuff. will win frotz and wintads work under 7? and how about Dos console style programs such as fallthru, Eamon delux or world of legends? any thoughts would be much appreciated. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Dark, HmmmI see. Well, I have seen some laptops that are made pretty thin and light these days without being cut down to netbook size. No names come to mind, but I have seen a few at Wal-Mart and Best Buy that are pretty thin and light. dark wrote: Hi. Walmart doesn't exist on this side of the atlantic, also, sinse part of the reason I was considdering a netbook in the first place was portability, a thin portable wouldn't be as useful. I will however look for something with a decent sound card etc. I was thinking in the region of 300 pounds, that's in fact about 500 dollars, but price comparisons probably don't work. beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Dark, Well, I've managed to do some research between the time I wrote you last, and it would appear some of my information on the ssd drives was wrong. Thanks to a post from someone off list he sent me a link to an article found on Wikipedia comparing conventional hard drives to solid state drives. Overall the article indicated the solid state drives are faster, use less battery power, and are usually the better choice. From what I've read the only reason a person might not want a solid state drive is if you want a very large hard drive for lots of storage space. However, the rest of my post is on target. One thing I've managed to uncover is the technical specifications for alot of these Netbooks are capped. They have underpowered processors, less cache on the processors, and very cheap sound cards. Basically, the design specification of these computers is something you would take with you to class to take notes, take with you to read an e-book, write up a report, manage your finances, whatever but aren't intended or designed for serious gaming and heavy multimedia applications. I haven't heard of a case where my games would not run on a netbook, but they don't have the best sound cards, they have crappy keyboards, and lower end processors. As far as the Samsung netbooks I've heard good things about them. However, that is hear say, and I'dhate for you to take my word on that. So all I can say is take some advice from those who own netbooks, and see what they say. Cheers! dark wrote: Hi Jason. well this isn't sounding so cheerful in general. i'd be interested to know how to check specs more generally. The model I find myself looking at now is the samsung n140, which comes with 270 ghz speed and either windows xp or windows 7 (though i'd go for xp), and boasts good sound quality, though after all the comments on list I'm seriously considdering waiting for solid state harddrives to develope further (as I said, there's nothing actually wrong with my laptop other than lack of drive space). Has anyone got any thoughts? Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
Not really. I can't think of any games that are accessible for the iphone to be honest. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 January 2010 3:14 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iphone? not many games though apart from basic word games etc from what i gather On 1 Jan 2010, at 12:35, Harmony Neil wrote: > Not sure, but I know there are quite a few applications in general > that are > already accessible with voice over on the iphone. > > -Original Message- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers- > boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of william lomas > Sent: 01 January 2010 10:29 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: [Audyssey] iphone? > > hi have any game developers considered making games for the > IPHone? > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
not many games though apart from basic word games etc from what i gather On 1 Jan 2010, at 12:35, Harmony Neil wrote: Not sure, but I know there are quite a few applications in general that are already accessible with voice over on the iphone. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers- boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 January 2010 10:29 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] iphone? hi have any game developers considered making games for the IPHone? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org . You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Scot. well, I'm certainly not planning to rush into buying anything before i know exactly what I'm getting. If you could take a look at the specs and give any illuminating comments that would be appreciated, perhaps if your friend is willing you could ask them to try the demo version of a high end game like Sarah and see how it works, if not I'll just see who I can talk to about the machine. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Scott Chesworth" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Hi Dark, Yah, logic would assume that the mobo and onboard sound and the like would be the same chipsets, and I can't argue with the portability factor. I haven't looked at the specs of the N140, but can do so tomorrow when I'm back on proper internet if there's anything you're not sure of. One thing that might be a consideration is that I haven't seen any of the more intensive games running on solid state memory yet... has anyone else? Scott --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Dark, Yah, logic would assume that the mobo and onboard sound and the like would be the same chipsets, and I can't argue with the portability factor. I haven't looked at the specs of the N140, but can do so tomorrow when I'm back on proper internet if there's anything you're not sure of. One thing that might be a consideration is that I haven't seen any of the more intensive games running on solid state memory yet... has anyone else? Scott On 1/1/10, dark wrote: > Hi Scot. > > well that is true. i already use a 200 gb external usb drive for backup > purposes. > > The other reason i was considdering netbooks though, --- and one which a > second drive wouldn't particularly help with, is portability. i tend to > carry my laptop to lots of places, including down the nyle and up the alps, > and it'd be nice to physically have less to carry, especially when going to > things like tabletop rp games, or short, 1 hour train journeys (which i do > several times a week). > > If games run okay on the nc10 though, odds are the n140, which seems to be > several models up would be okay as well. > > Obviously though, more research is called for on this issue. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Scott Chesworth" > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games > > >> Hey Dark, >> >> If you're happy with your current laptop aside from hard drive space, >> surely the cheapest solution would be to just upgrade the HDD in your >> existing laptop? Going on it's age I'd say almost any 2.5" IDE drive >> should do the trick, and they're not too tricky to change as a rule. >> It'd be worth finding out the exact model number of your laptop so you >> can look at the tech spec and make sure you pick up the fastest >> supported drive, hopefully that'd be 7200 RPM, but that's about the >> only research you'd need to do. If you go down this road, pick >> yourself up a 2.5" IDE caddy as well, should only cost you somewhere >> in the region of 10-20 quid for a basic one, and that way you won't >> lose access to the original drive, you can just hook it up as an >> external should the need ever arise. >> >> All that said, a friend of mine has a Samsung NC10 and I'm yet to see >> a game that runs badly on it. If I didn't already own my macbook pro >> I'd have hopped on the Samsung wagon a while back considering the >> price portability and battery life. >> >> Hth >> Scott >> >> On 1/1/10, dark wrote: >>> Hi Jason. >>> >>> well this isn't sounding so cheerful in general. i'd be interested to >>> know >>> how to check specs more generally. The model I find myself looking at now >>> >>> is >>> the samsung n140, which comes with 270 ghz speed and either windows xp or >>> windows 7 (though i'd go for xp), and boasts good sound quality, >>> though >>> after all the comments on list I'm seriously considdering waiting for >>> solid >>> state harddrives to develope further (as I said, there's nothing actually >>> wrong with my laptop other than lack of drive space). >>> >>> Has anyone got any thoughts? >>> >>> Beware the grue! >>> >>> Dark. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Jason Allen" >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" >>> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 8:52 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games >>> >>> Netbooks have to have seriously capped memory and processor speeds to meet Microsoft's discounted XP licensing. I'd hesitate to use them for gaming unless you're sure the new netbook is faster than your current laptop. One thing that's often overlooked is the front side bus speed. Everything might look the same on paper initially between netbooks, but you could be in for a real surprise if you don't do a lot of research. Newer netbooks come with a very stripped down version of Windows 7. I'd go for that over XP. Cheers! Jason --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of th
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Scot. well that is true. i already use a 200 gb external usb drive for backup purposes. The other reason i was considdering netbooks though, --- and one which a second drive wouldn't particularly help with, is portability. i tend to carry my laptop to lots of places, including down the nyle and up the alps, and it'd be nice to physically have less to carry, especially when going to things like tabletop rp games, or short, 1 hour train journeys (which i do several times a week). If games run okay on the nc10 though, odds are the n140, which seems to be several models up would be okay as well. Obviously though, more research is called for on this issue. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Scott Chesworth" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Hey Dark, If you're happy with your current laptop aside from hard drive space, surely the cheapest solution would be to just upgrade the HDD in your existing laptop? Going on it's age I'd say almost any 2.5" IDE drive should do the trick, and they're not too tricky to change as a rule. It'd be worth finding out the exact model number of your laptop so you can look at the tech spec and make sure you pick up the fastest supported drive, hopefully that'd be 7200 RPM, but that's about the only research you'd need to do. If you go down this road, pick yourself up a 2.5" IDE caddy as well, should only cost you somewhere in the region of 10-20 quid for a basic one, and that way you won't lose access to the original drive, you can just hook it up as an external should the need ever arise. All that said, a friend of mine has a Samsung NC10 and I'm yet to see a game that runs badly on it. If I didn't already own my macbook pro I'd have hopped on the Samsung wagon a while back considering the price portability and battery life. Hth Scott On 1/1/10, dark wrote: Hi Jason. well this isn't sounding so cheerful in general. i'd be interested to know how to check specs more generally. The model I find myself looking at now is the samsung n140, which comes with 270 ghz speed and either windows xp or windows 7 (though i'd go for xp), and boasts good sound quality, though after all the comments on list I'm seriously considdering waiting for solid state harddrives to develope further (as I said, there's nothing actually wrong with my laptop other than lack of drive space). Has anyone got any thoughts? Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Jason Allen" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Netbooks have to have seriously capped memory and processor speeds to meet Microsoft's discounted XP licensing. I'd hesitate to use them for gaming unless you're sure the new netbook is faster than your current laptop. One thing that's often overlooked is the front side bus speed. Everything might look the same on paper initially between netbooks, but you could be in for a real surprise if you don't do a lot of research. Newer netbooks come with a very stripped down version of Windows 7. I'd go for that over XP. Cheers! Jason --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and rea
Re: [Audyssey] Windows 7 and compatibility
Some versions of windows 7 has an xp mode, that makes it possible to run programs in an xp environment. It reminds me of the command prompt in other windows versions that was intended to run dos programs among other things. - Original Message - From: "dark" To: Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:09 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Windows 7 and compatibility Hi. well, as it looks like the netbook business will be problematic, I might considder a slimline laptop instead, however I'm concerned about program compatibility. Most audio games I've heard will run under windows 7, so that isn't a problem, niether will brouser based games be incompatible. however I'm concerned about the older If type stuff. will win frotz and wintads work under 7? and how about Dos console style programs such as fallthru, Eamon delux or world of legends? any thoughts would be much appreciated. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hey Dark, If you're happy with your current laptop aside from hard drive space, surely the cheapest solution would be to just upgrade the HDD in your existing laptop? Going on it's age I'd say almost any 2.5" IDE drive should do the trick, and they're not too tricky to change as a rule. It'd be worth finding out the exact model number of your laptop so you can look at the tech spec and make sure you pick up the fastest supported drive, hopefully that'd be 7200 RPM, but that's about the only research you'd need to do. If you go down this road, pick yourself up a 2.5" IDE caddy as well, should only cost you somewhere in the region of 10-20 quid for a basic one, and that way you won't lose access to the original drive, you can just hook it up as an external should the need ever arise. All that said, a friend of mine has a Samsung NC10 and I'm yet to see a game that runs badly on it. If I didn't already own my macbook pro I'd have hopped on the Samsung wagon a while back considering the price portability and battery life. Hth Scott On 1/1/10, dark wrote: > Hi Jason. > > well this isn't sounding so cheerful in general. i'd be interested to know > how to check specs more generally. The model I find myself looking at now is > the samsung n140, which comes with 270 ghz speed and either windows xp or > windows 7 (though i'd go for xp), and boasts good sound quality, though > after all the comments on list I'm seriously considdering waiting for solid > state harddrives to develope further (as I said, there's nothing actually > wrong with my laptop other than lack of drive space). > > Has anyone got any thoughts? > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > - Original Message - > From: "Jason Allen" > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 8:52 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games > > >> Netbooks have to have seriously capped memory and processor speeds to meet >> Microsoft's discounted XP licensing. I'd hesitate to use them for gaming >> unless you're sure the new netbook is faster than your current laptop. One >> thing that's often overlooked is the front side bus speed. Everything >> might >> look the same on paper initially between netbooks, but you could be in for >> >> a >> real surprise if you don't do a lot of research. >> >> Newer netbooks come with a very stripped down version of Windows 7. I'd go >> for that over XP. >> >> Cheers! >> Jason >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
Not sure, but I know there are quite a few applications in general that are already accessible with voice over on the iphone. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 January 2010 10:29 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] iphone? hi have any game developers considered making games for the IPHone? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Windows 7 and compatibility
Hi. well, as it looks like the netbook business will be problematic, I might considder a slimline laptop instead, however I'm concerned about program compatibility. Most audio games I've heard will run under windows 7, so that isn't a problem, niether will brouser based games be incompatible. however I'm concerned about the older If type stuff. will win frotz and wintads work under 7? and how about Dos console style programs such as fallthru, Eamon delux or world of legends? any thoughts would be much appreciated. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Jason. well this isn't sounding so cheerful in general. i'd be interested to know how to check specs more generally. The model I find myself looking at now is the samsung n140, which comes with 270 ghz speed and either windows xp or windows 7 (though i'd go for xp), and boasts good sound quality, though after all the comments on list I'm seriously considdering waiting for solid state harddrives to develope further (as I said, there's nothing actually wrong with my laptop other than lack of drive space). Has anyone got any thoughts? Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Jason Allen" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Netbooks have to have seriously capped memory and processor speeds to meet Microsoft's discounted XP licensing. I'd hesitate to use them for gaming unless you're sure the new netbook is faster than your current laptop. One thing that's often overlooked is the front side bus speed. Everything might look the same on paper initially between netbooks, but you could be in for a real surprise if you don't do a lot of research. Newer netbooks come with a very stripped down version of Windows 7. I'd go for that over XP. Cheers! Jason --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi. Walmart doesn't exist on this side of the atlantic, also, sinse part of the reason I was considdering a netbook in the first place was portability, a thin portable wouldn't be as useful. I will however look for something with a decent sound card etc. I was thinking in the region of 300 pounds, that's in fact about 500 dollars, but price comparisons probably don't work. beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Valiant8086" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:34 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Hi. If you can hold off for a little while, AsusTeK computer is supposed to be coming out with a 2ghz netbook pretty soon. I don't know how soon pretty soon is though. The Asus netbook I'm using right now is 2ghz, but only because I overclocked it. *smirk*. My netbook is my primary computer. I play mota, Jim Kitchen's games, q9, tdv, gtc, sod, etc with it without much problem. the only problem I have in fact is sound card related but has nothing to do with the processor. In fact, for fun I underclocked my netbook to 500mhz, and q9 still ran ok. it was different, but I still managed to get killed like on the other speeds *lol*. I've had other laptops that do the same thhing with the sound card. I'm speaking of this little problem where stereo panning and sound volume with direct x is way off the wall stupidly different than what the developer intended it to be. I bounced this problem off Jim Kitchen and he showed me by recording part of his latest Mach1 game that it sounds vastly different than it does for me. I sort of fixedd the problem by changing the hardware accelleration. Don't know why, but that seemed to take care of at least some of the trouble. Troubles like tdv's air sounds were so loud I couldn't hear the voiceovers. *ouch!* That said,, I'm happy with mine. My favorite thing, believe it or not, is that my netbook doesn't get hot. You don't want to know my term for my sony laptop, which, well, gets hot, very hot. You might could stop a little short of a netbook and get one of those low priced ultraportables. they're a little more expensive than most netbooks, but not by much. If you can handle 500 dollars I saw a couple of nice thin laptops at wal-mart that seemed ok. Can't really speak for them though because wal-mart just doesn't seem to realize putting the processor speed somewhere in the specifications would be a good idea. Acer had one which was pretty nice and thin, but still managed to squeeze a full num pad on beside the regular keyboard. Hp had one that used the athlon neo processor, which i've heard some good things about, and claims it gets 8 hours on battery. My netbookk claims the same thing, though, and only gets about 4 and a half if I underclock it and turn the screen brightness to 0. Btw, in the event you don't know, ultraportables are just supposed to be really thin. They'll have 13 or so inch screens and more normal sized keyboards though. One thing that is funny is to underclock my netbook to 500mhz and start up entombed. it takes like 5 minutes for the game to load up a dungeon so I can play.. If I run it at normal speed or overclock it, however, it seems all right. It's not ridiculously slow in my oppinion, and with this particular one I've never had a game that just flat out wouldn't run. - Original Message - From: dark To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games thanks Phil. that is something I've not considdered, but I'll make certain I look at before buying one. beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] iphone?
hi have any game developers considered making games for the IPHone? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hello tom. well, this has given me things to think about. I'm not really concerned about windows 7 or upgrading, because frankly lots of things I do stil need Xp, and until there are reliable ways to run things like interactive fiction and dos console style programs such as Eamon delux and fallthru on windows 7, I'll not considder upgrading. However what you say about speed does worry me. Should I be looking for a netbook with a particularly good process and fast speed, or is the hole thing generally unworkable. any further information would be much appreciated. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games Hi Dark, Well, from what I've seen Netbooks aren't the best choice for playing games and music on. They are very hit and miss, and I've heard of some success stories and just as many bad experiences with them. The fact it might be running XP is a bit of a misnomer, because it's all about the hardware in the machine. For example, the processors in the Netbooks tend to be slower than those you would find in a more expensive laptop. If you are running XP this might not be a big problem for you, but if you want to upgrade to Windows 7 then that very well could be a big deal later on. Windows 7 takes quite a bit of ram and processor power to run really well, and Netbooks seam to be a bit underpowered for Windows 7 which is why even though there are newer versions of Windows they still are using XP which doesn't need a very high end system to run decently. Another thing to consider is your average desktop and laptop uses a hard drive which is a series of metal plates stacked tightly on top of each other that stores data magnetically on those plates. While this technology is considered to be rather old this type of hard drive is still in wide use because they can hold lots of data, operates very fast, and the solid state drives haven't yet matched them. With a lot of Netbooks though the units are so small that the standard hard drives won't fit in them so they are beginning to ship with the newer solid state drives. Basically, the solid state drives are not a hard drive at all, but a giant SD Card that holds something like 120 GB of data on it. While more reliable I've also heard they run a tad bit slower than your average hard drive. I have no idea how this effects games and other programs, but it is something to consider. What I can tell you is I've gotten various tech support requests where Mysteries of the Ancients doesn't run very well on some Netbooks and some where others say it works just fine. So you have to be careful what you buy, and they seam to be somewhat problematic. Plus do to their size they lack a lot of keys you might find on a full sized keyboard which might make playing certain games more difficult. Just some things to think about. Happy New Year! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Netbooks have to have seriously capped memory and processor speeds to meet Microsoft's discounted XP licensing. I'd hesitate to use them for gaming unless you're sure the new netbook is faster than your current laptop. One thing that's often overlooked is the front side bus speed. Everything might look the same on paper initially between netbooks, but you could be in for a real surprise if you don't do a lot of research. Newer netbooks come with a very stripped down version of Windows 7. I'd go for that over XP. Cheers! Jason --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
