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Posted: 8/26/2014 12:31:27 AM EDT
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Damn... these things will get me into PC games again.
Is it compatible with legacy games or must be new games? I still have the Origin's simulators (Wing Commander, Strike Commander, etc.), Microprose's and other flight simulators I kept just to one day play them again. 
Yes, I just delivered my age on a silver plate. 
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Posted: 8/26/2014 1:10:18 AM EDT
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for the DK2, very few games support them right now.
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Posted: 8/26/2014 8:20:18 AM EDT
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Damn... these things will get me into PC games again. Is it compatible with legacy games or must be new games? I still have the Origin's simulators (Wing Commander, Strike Commander, etc.), Microprose's and other flight simulators I kept just to one day play them again.
Yes, I just delivered my age on a silver plate.
It's not age; it's gravitas. Kids these days don't know the wonder of lining up a BMP on Gunship, when even those graphics and game play were edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Spectrum Holobyte's Falcon was jaw-dropping, and I campaigned very hard to make sure the next machine we got would have a math coprocessor to run Falcon 3.0. I even remember the hi-res graphics of subLOGIC's FS1 on the Apple II, flying with the keyboard. No numeric pad or arrow keys, thank you.
Those were heady days, indeed. "Heady days..." Red October was still a fresh read, and it was turning into a movie! 688 Attack Sub accounted for more than a few late game nights. My father would finish work at the office, and we'd run a 1v1 exercise against each other. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 8/26/2014 8:22:06 AM EDT
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I'm waiting for the release version, mainly for Star Citizen. War Thunder could be fun as well.
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Posted: 8/26/2014 8:28:07 AM EDT
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Looks good!
Not sure about sticking your head out like that though...
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Posted: 8/27/2014 2:06:03 AM EDT
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It's not age; it's gravitas. Kids these days don't know the wonder of lining up a BMP on Gunship, when even those graphics and game play were edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Spectrum Holobyte's Falcon was jaw-dropping, and I campaigned very hard to make sure the next machine we got would have a math coprocessor to run Falcon 3.0. I even remember the hi-res graphics of subLOGIC's FS1 on the Apple II, flying with the keyboard. No numeric pad or arrow keys, thank you.
Those were heady days, indeed. "Heady days..." Red October was still a fresh read, and it was turning into a movie! 688 Attack Sub accounted for more than a few late game nights. My father would finish work at the office, and we'd run a 1v1 exercise against each other. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Damn... these things will get me into PC games again. Is it compatible with legacy games or must be new games? I still have the Origin's simulators (Wing Commander, Strike Commander, etc.), Microprose's and other flight simulators I kept just to one day play them again.
Yes, I just delivered my age on a silver plate.
It's not age; it's gravitas. Kids these days don't know the wonder of lining up a BMP on Gunship, when even those graphics and game play were edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Spectrum Holobyte's Falcon was jaw-dropping, and I campaigned very hard to make sure the next machine we got would have a math coprocessor to run Falcon 3.0. I even remember the hi-res graphics of subLOGIC's FS1 on the Apple II, flying with the keyboard. No numeric pad or arrow keys, thank you.
Those were heady days, indeed. "Heady days..." Red October was still a fresh read, and it was turning into a movie! 688 Attack Sub accounted for more than a few late game nights. My father would finish work at the office, and we'd run a 1v1 exercise against each other. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Ahhh.... 688 Attack Sub... Did you also play Das Boot? It was awesome. I remember Falcon 3. When Microprose brought F117 and F15 Eagle I would spend hours on my PC. However, my favorites were the Origin's games and their binary decision trees and AI that would make each time we played different than the other. Remember Lucas Arts' Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe? At that time I had a 386 with a math coprocessor and QEMM 386 to manage the memory. DOS, not the crappy Windows. Manually assigning IRQs and DMAs to avoid conflicts. Yep, kids these days have it very easy.
And time flies way too fast. 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 2:21:26 AM EDT
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:37:04 PM EDT
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:12:01 PM EDT
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remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. I had a setup involving a Soundblaster for games and a separate Echo audio card for music recording/tracking. It worked sometimes, and other times I'd just disable the unused device. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:18:46 PM EDT
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I really wanna get one for Star Citizen. Dunno if i should get one now or hold off until they come out with better models.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:20:35 PM EDT
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I really wanna get one for Star Citizen. Dunno if i should get one now or hold off until they come out with better models. Wait for the commercial release. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:22:37 PM EDT
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Wait for the commercial release. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I really wanna get one for Star Citizen. Dunno if i should get one now or hold off until they come out with better models. Wait for the commercial release. Yeah 1440p seems like it would be ideal. I game on a 27" 1440p monitor now and I'm quite used to that resolution. The extra resolution is noticeable and instead of running 4x anti-aliasing in stuff now I only run 2x. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:23:40 PM EDT
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Damn... these things will get me into PC games again. Is it compatible with legacy games or must be new games? I still have the Origin's simulators (Wing Commander, Strike Commander, etc.), Microprose's and other flight simulators I kept just to one day play them again.
Yes, I just delivered my age on a silver plate.
If Facebook is smart they'll bring it to the market for the PS4 and XBox1. Sony has their own version in the works though. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:24:43 PM EDT
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remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. I'm all out of eye are queues! |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:25:38 PM EDT
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I sure am looking forward to this, and the facebook info really had me bummed. I'm still holding out for the consumer version and relying on good ol PC modding communities to breathe some new life into some old games.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 10:57:36 PM EDT
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Wait for the commercial release. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I really wanna get one for Star Citizen. Dunno if i should get one now or hold off until they come out with better models. Wait for the commercial release. This is arfcom get both. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 7:39:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:08:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I really look forward to getting an oculus. For years, I wanted to build a sim racing cockpit with three large monitors and all. But the rift will be better and probably cheaper than 3 monitors. that would be great also. i just wanna have free look in shooters can't wait till it comes out i have been super tempted to get the DK2 but with release so close i think i can make it. also +whatever to hoping Facebook doesn't fuck it up. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:11:53 PM EDT
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Hey Fat, what are the hot Flight sims nowadays? I have a mac but can run PC. I come from the days of Janes F15.
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:19:15 PM EDT
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This is me waiting to deposit some undeclared cash into the bank when my Oculus order goes through.
But she'll probably check the account anyway, in which case... 
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:28:02 PM EDT
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Any rusty spoons in DCS? Are you making people's red water come out?
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:36:58 PM EDT
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is this available for leisure suit larry?
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Posted: 8/28/2014 8:38:16 PM EDT
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Soon we will all go sword art online and die horribly  Which makes me and  all at the same time.
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Posted: 8/28/2014 9:01:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. Now I know how the dog feels...  |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:15:13 AM EDT
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Bought Windows 8 and, with the new 0.4.2 update, was able to play Team Fortress 2 in amazing 3d for an hour or so. Lot of fun. Aiming is totally different when you can look at something and set it on fire.
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:23:11 AM EDT
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In a related note I just got this email tonight.
You're receiving this email because your Oculus Order #AL-******* is about to ship. Since the full balance has been paid, you should not see any additional charges. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:32:19 AM EDT
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In a related note I just got this email tonight. Be sure you have the latest display drivers and SDK. They tell you to install the new firmware before you use it. Also, you have to create a user profile in the config tool before it enables the advanced settings. I also found, under windows, if you do desktop extension mode you need to set the orientation of the rift to landscape (inverted) for things to work. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:38:05 AM EDT
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Be sure you have the latest display drivers and SDK. They tell you to install the new firmware before you use it. Also, you have to create a user profile in the config tool before it enables the advanced settings. I also found, under windows, if you do desktop extension mode you need to set the orientation of the rift to landscape (inverted) for things to work. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In a related note I just got this email tonight. Be sure you have the latest display drivers and SDK. They tell you to install the new firmware before you use it. Also, you have to create a user profile in the config tool before it enables the advanced settings. I also found, under windows, if you do desktop extension mode you need to set the orientation of the rift to landscape (inverted) for things to work. I found a nice video on YouTube on getting the DK2 setup but I haven't seen where to download the SDK. ETA: Also do they ship it standard, priority, what? |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:45:24 AM EDT
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Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4......
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:47:00 AM EDT
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Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... That's a pretty old game isn't it? |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:51:16 AM EDT
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I found a nice video on YouTube on getting the DK2 setup but I haven't seen where to download the SDK. ETA: Also do they ship it standard, priority, what? Create an account here then go here and get the three files for your OS. You don't actually need the Tuscany demo, if you want to save space, but it's pretty cool to show people. You should get an email in a day or two with a UPS tracking number. They sent it ground from Ontario, California, and it only took two days to get to me. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:54:03 AM EDT
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Create an account here then go here and get the three files for your OS. You don't actually need the Tuscany demo, if you want to save space, but it's pretty cool to show people. You should get an email in a day or two with a UPS tracking number. They sent it ground from Ontario, California, and it only took two days to get to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I found a nice video on YouTube on getting the DK2 setup but I haven't seen where to download the SDK. ETA: Also do they ship it standard, priority, what? Create an account here then go here and get the three files for your OS. You don't actually need the Tuscany demo, if you want to save space, but it's pretty cool to show people. You should get an email in a day or two with a UPS tracking number. They sent it ground from Ontario, California, and it only took two days to get to me. Awesome thanks.
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Posted: 9/7/2014 5:25:08 AM EDT
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Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... I would never be seen again... Between building a replica F-16 cockpit and then actually playing it... |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 2:07:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would never be seen again... Between building a replica F-16 cockpit and then actually playing it... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... I would never be seen again... Between building a replica F-16 cockpit and then actually playing it... Same here, except for the pit. Legendary sim covering my favorite aircraft with ongoing support!
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Posted: 9/7/2014 2:09:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's a pretty old game isn't it? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... That's a pretty old game isn't it? It is. A group of great developers got a hold of the code years ago (complicated story) and have been improving it ever since.  |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 2:30:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It is. A group of great developers got a hold of the code years ago (complicated story) and have been improving it ever since. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... That's a pretty old game isn't it? It is. A group of great developers got a hold of the code years ago (complicated story) and have been improving it ever since. that's a gorgeous vid, but was i the only one thinking that a low speed, high alpha horizontal fight was exactly the wrong way to fight an f-16 against fulcrums? |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 2:36:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Soon we will all go sword art online and die horribly I can think of worse ways than having your brain microwaved. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:02:09 PM EDT
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remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. cant run program...need more himem....or was it extended...or expanded memory....AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:04:43 PM EDT
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5o3EUkKV9Y
so....how do you get this game?> that's a gorgeous vid, but was i the only one thinking that a low speed, high alpha horizontal fight was exactly the wrong way to fight an f-16 against fulcrums? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wonder if this will work with Falcon 4...... That's a pretty old game isn't it? It is. A group of great developers got a hold of the code years ago (complicated story) and have been improving it ever since. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5o3EUkKV9Y
so....how do you get this game?> that's a gorgeous vid, but was i the only one thinking that a low speed, high alpha horizontal fight was exactly the wrong way to fight an f-16 against fulcrums? |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:07:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Facebook will ruin it. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:07:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If Facebook is smart they'll bring it to the market for the PS4 and XBox1. Sony has their own version in the works though. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Damn... these things will get me into PC games again. Is it compatible with legacy games or must be new games? I still have the Origin's simulators (Wing Commander, Strike Commander, etc.), Microprose's and other flight simulators I kept just to one day play them again. Yes, I just delivered my age on a silver plate. If Facebook is smart they'll bring it to the market for the PS4 and XBox1. Sony has their own version in the works though. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:22:02 PM EDT
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So heartwarming to see a bunch of you eagerly waiting for Star Citizen.
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Posted: 9/7/2014 3:41:14 PM EDT
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You know what's really cool?? If I hold my eyes close enough to my laptop screen, the interpupillary distance is about right for my eyes and I can see your video in 3d! You guys should try it-move your head closer and closer until you see one image. It'll be blurry, but it's 3d.... Quote HistoryQuoted:
You know what's really cool?? If I hold my eyes close enough to my laptop screen, the interpupillary distance is about right for my eyes and I can see your video in 3d! You guys should try it-move your head closer and closer until you see one image. It'll be blurry, but it's 3d.... Holy smokes! THATS AWESOME, 
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:01:18 PM EDT
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There are cheap alternatives to crossing your eyes.
You can find pre-manufactured Google Cardboard, or make your own for a few dollars. These function just like the Oculus Rift and you can watch these videos in stereoscopic 3D or play games. 
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:05:57 PM EDT
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cant run program...need more himem....or was it extended...or expanded memory....AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just had a mini rage moment when you mentioned IRQs.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile remember the days of making a game card a sound card and a voodo card all work together! Oh and addn in a modem.. cant run program...need more himem....or was it extended...or expanded memory....AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Holy crap, I'm having flashbacks.... |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:18:55 PM EDT
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Can KSP be made to work with the Rift?
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Posted: 9/7/2014 4:57:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can KSP be made to work with the Rift? |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 5:08:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Now try it with Mirrors Edge 3:15 "OH, MERCIFUL JESUS!"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVdZh03ju6U |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 6:11:43 PM EDT
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So heartwarming to see a bunch of you eagerly waiting for Star Citizen. There's a thread for that. |
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Posted: 9/7/2014 6:15:29 PM EDT
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Now try it with Mirrors Edge 3:15 "OH, MERCIFUL JESUS!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVdZh03ju6U That whole review made me chuckle. I know the exact stomach/nether region uncomfortable feeling he was describing about facing heights. |
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