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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Will my old computer run FPSC?

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rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 01:27
Its an Antikythera 2000, it was unfortunately left in a damp place for a while but I think I can clean it up real good and get it working again.


Has anyone else tried running FPSC on one of these?

Specs:
30 gears in a highly complex arrangement.

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SpaceWurm
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Posted: 12th May 2012 02:05
What CPU does it have?
What graphics card does it have?
How much RAM does it have?

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Posted: 12th May 2012 02:08
Lol! I fell for that! Just googled it afterwards. The beer I had tonight has made me confused.

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bruce3371
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Posted: 12th May 2012 02:18
I once managed to get FPSC working on an ancient Chinese Abacus, so I guess anything's possible...

ASTECH
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Posted: 12th May 2012 02:21
Does not compute.

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Ross tra damus
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Posted: 12th May 2012 04:48
My calculators not working - I do not know?
rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 05:06 Edited at: 12th May 2012 05:09
I guess I could have been more specific about the specs.
CPU.
30 gears in a highly complex arrangement.
Graphics
It came with a nice wall mural, if that counts?
Ram.
It has slots for Two Rams and three Ewes

Quote: "I once managed to get FPSC working on an ancient Chinese Abacus"

How was the lag?

I cant seem to find the cup holder thingy to put my disk into.
Any help?

Awesome! Its one of those threads.
BlackFox
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Posted: 12th May 2012 07:46
Quote: "CPU.
30 gears in a highly complex arrangement.
Graphics
It came with a nice wall mural, if that counts?
Ram.
It has slots for Two Rams and three Ewes"


Your model was the newer release. Ours was still the old version 1 series.

CPU- One hamster and a squeaky wheel

Graphics- Color glowsticks

RAM- A row of memory cards placed 4 rows by 4 columns. Each match resulted in increased memory.


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rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 09:27
Yeah, mine requires a far beefier PSU it uses a twin donkey on a wheel set up, got one donkey but finding it difficult to acquire the much needed second one. I am searching e-bay as we speak.

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The Zombie Killer
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Posted: 12th May 2012 09:39 Edited at: 12th May 2012 09:39
@rolfy
Mine uses four cheetahs and five rams, so it runs 3x as fast as any of your PCs

CPU - Cheetah
Graphics - Three Cheetahs
RAM - Five rams
Model - Cheetah Book Pro

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Posted: 12th May 2012 09:41 Edited at: 12th May 2012 09:43
My computer is powered by Chuck Norris....

It doesnt run FPSC, FPSC runs from it

The Zombie Killer
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Posted: 12th May 2012 09:43
@Cyborg ART
The Chuck+ hasn't come out yet though, how did you...

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Scene Commander
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Posted: 12th May 2012 10:05
I tried running FPSC on a set of counting sticks and I had very little luck. I could get the edit to work but it kept crashing on the test game.
rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 10:37 Edited at: 12th May 2012 10:38
It figures, always the same around here....I say what I got and everyone else got something bigger,badder and better.
I advise you all to stay on topic or my awesome thread gonna get locked.
Still waiting for a defintive answer to my original question...will FPSC run on this thing?



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The Zombie Killer
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Posted: 12th May 2012 12:04
@rolfy
Yes, it will run if you get another gear, 30 will only get you 1FPS, you want the ultimate 2FPS don't you?

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rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 12:47
Ahhh! I see that now, we dont want it to lag, I want fullscreen shaders too, so what you say makes sense.
Any idea where that extra cog goes? and I still cant find that cup holder thingy.

Awesome! Its one of those threads.
The Zombie Killer
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Posted: 12th May 2012 12:52
@rolfy
It should fit right next to the 30th cog. Maybe you don't have a cup holder.

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rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 13:02
hmmm! I suppose I could make one....I am a whiz with scissors and card got me Blue Peter badge ya know.
Thanks for the info on cog placement....I am so excited....now back to e-bay and find me a second donkey.

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Posted: 12th May 2012 14:45
Quote: ".now back to e-bay and find me a second donkey."


I've got a donkey for sale if you want one? He's one of the old steam powered models, if that's of any use?
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Posted: 12th May 2012 15:51
Add a stone tablet to it, you'll be able to run DirectX9 with no problems at all.

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Posted: 12th May 2012 15:55
I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but what you have here is a cheese grater. Yes, it looks almost identical to the Antikythera 2000, but if you look closely you can see where the tell-tale crank used to be and the small hole where the grated cheese comes out.

No FPSC for you.

Sorry.

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Posted: 12th May 2012 16:03
What are you talking about? This cheese grater is top-of-the-range, it has more cores than my Nvidia card!

BlackFox
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Posted: 12th May 2012 16:56
First...

Quote: "it will run if you get another gear"


Quote: "I want fullscreen shaders too, so what you say makes sense.
Any idea where that extra cog goes? and I still cant find that cup holder thingy."


That (the additional gear) was only for the "transfer" system, used to get information uphill. In this model, the expansion box only has room for the 5" fly-wheel spindle spoke. If you need the fullscreen shaders, then you needed to add the lights to the wall mural. There were four clips that allowed the placement of the lights to give various effects. If I recall, it was on page 453 of the user manual.

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Quote: "Add a stone tablet to it, you'll be able to run DirectX9 with no problems at all"


This is true, but only if you have the hammer and chisel set that comes with that tablet. You won't find a replacement for these on E-Bay, and a generic set is not compatible.

Third...

Quote: "I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but what you have here is a cheese grater. Yes, it looks almost identical to the Antikythera 2000, but if you look closely you can see where the tell-tale crank used to be and the small hole where the grated cheese comes out."


Actually, that was the filter kit that you could add on to the system. Prior to spam and spaghetti code, you could add this filter to process and sift out useless stuff.


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Posted: 12th May 2012 17:05
Rolfy, you should really look into investing in something like this if you truly want to harness the power of FPSC:



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Posted: 12th May 2012 17:12
There you go, rolfy. With the above, you can definitely outlast and outwork all the systems listed.


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Posted: 12th May 2012 17:49
Quote: "How was the lag?"


The lag depends on how fast I move those beads, so I have to eat 3 Weetabix before I use it each time...

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Posted: 12th May 2012 18:45
Thanks BlackFox, with my hammer and chisel, and a little witchcraft, I have overclocked my one to run CryEngine 3:


Ross tra damus
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Posted: 12th May 2012 19:54
"The wheels on the bus keep turning around,turning around,turning around......
BlackFox
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Posted: 12th May 2012 20:03
Quote: "The wheels on the bus keep turning around,turning around,turning around"


There were no buses back then. It was horse and buggy, at least here anyways.


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rolfy
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Posted: 12th May 2012 23:12 Edited at: 12th May 2012 23:39
Quote: "I've got a donkey for sale if you want one? He's one of the old steam powered models, if that's of any use? "

Thank you for the kind offer but a nice gentleman in China offered me one completely free, I just got to pay shipping and handling...now wheres that brown wrapping paper?

Quote: "In this model, the expansion box only has room for the 5" fly-wheel spindle spoke. If you need the fullscreen shaders, then you needed to add the lights to the wall mural. There were four clips that allowed the placement of the lights to give various effects. If I recall, it was on page 453 of the user manual."

Theres a couple of torch brackets is this what your refering to?

Quote: "Add a stone tablet to it, you'll be able to run DirectX9 with no problems at al"

Quote: "This is true, but only if you have the hammer and chisel set that comes with that tablet. You won't find a replacement for these on E-Bay, and a generic set is not compatible."


I have it!.


Quote: "I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but what you have here is a cheese grater. Yes, it looks almost identical to the Antikythera 2000, but if you look closely you can see where the tell-tale crank used to be and the small hole where the grated cheese comes out"

Quote: "Actually, that was the filter kit that you could add on to the system. Prior to spam and spaghetti code, you could add this filter to process and sift out useless stuff."

The Fox is correct.

Quote: "Rolfy, you should really look into investing in something like this if you truly want to harness the power of FPSC:"

I was thinking along those lines as the donkey PSU needs a lot of care and maintenance.....and feeding. But I believe the output is a little high for the Antikythera 2000 to handle.


Quote: "The lag depends on how fast I move those beads, so I have to eat 3 Weetabix before I use it each time..."

I once ate six weetabix straight, it was an experience I can tell you.

Quote: "There were no buses back then. It was horse and buggy, at least here anyways."

I thought you were from Canada Mr Fox, I dont think you even had horses back then, isn't that why Mr Da Vinci made you the horseless buggy cos he felt sorry you had no horses?

Quote: "
with my hammer and chisel, and a little witchcraft, I have overclocked my one to run CryEngine 3:"

My mum says I am not allowed to dabble in the Black Arts,so no coding for me, its a pity really.

Awesome! Its one of those threads.
BlackFox
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Posted: 13th May 2012 02:28
Quote: "Theres a couple of torch brackets is this what your refering to?"


Yes. You can modify the brackets by rotating them 20 degrees and insert the glow lights. If you want real cool lightmapping and shades, then start bracket 1 at 18.2 degrees and increment each one by 24.6 degrees.

Quote: "Quote: "This is true, but only if you have the hammer and chisel set that comes with that tablet. You won't find a replacement for these on E-Bay, and a generic set is not compatible.""
Quote: "I have it!."


That's the set for DirectX.

Quote: "I thought you were from Canada Mr Fox, I dont think you even had horses back then, isn't that why Mr Da Vinci made you the horseless buggy cos he felt sorry you had no horses?"


No. Horse and buggy in the summer. Dog sled in the winter.


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