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Re: Need help upgrading from Win 95 to Win 7 (I5 core) |
Tue, 25 May 2010 18:09 |
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Deuce | | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Messages: 94
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Windows 7 seems incapable of running Stars on its own. The only luck I've had is running a VirtualBox copy of WinXP.
(edit: I'm running 64 bit)
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Re: Need help upgrading from Win 95 to Win 7 (I5 core) |
Tue, 01 June 2010 03:46 |
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sgraham1955 | | Civilian | Messages: 2
Registered: May 2010 Location: Gainesville, Florida | |
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Thanks for the timely assist . The posted responces, about opperating under an XP emmulation, have resolved my problem and i've been running well for several days now.
I do have some experience with Stars! but just hav'nt played since about 1999. I'm quickly getting back up to speed, however, I will be in need of some mentoring (abouth the online play process thru file sharing, race design, etc.).
Are there postings that suggest some scenerio-like objectives? A simple checklist of solo-play, sub-game length goals, would go a long way toward giving us rookies a feal for the level of our pleebhood.
I still have some system bugs to work out, i.e., "sending" e-mail as apposed to BBS posting (need to install Windows Outlook). Am expecting to get this done very soon and start trolling for a game .
One follow-up/newby question (system moderator please re-post in the appropriate discussion group, thnx).
What role does the game moderator play in "vetting" the quality of the starting world/worlds? (I see by the postings that starting locations are semi-forced). In solo play one can always avoid the really bad starts. I can easily see getting stuck with a lemon start (due to random chance assignment). Like, a start /w poor mineral concentrations, or low habitability in the secondary system (as in the case if Interstellar Traveler).
Thanks again,
Scott Graham
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Re: Need help upgrading from Win 95 to Win 7 (I5 core) |
Tue, 01 June 2010 07:16 |
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m.a@stars | | Commander | Messages: 2768
Registered: October 2004 Location: Third star to the left | |
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sgraham1955 wrote on Tue, 01 June 2010 09:46 | Thanks for the timely assist . The posted responces, about opperating under an XP emmulation, have resolved my problem and i've been running well for several days now.
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Great!
Quote: | I do have some experience with Stars! but just hav'nt played since about 1999. I'm quickly getting back up to speed, however, I will be in need of some mentoring (abouth the online play process thru file sharing, race design, etc.).
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You can start here.
Quote: | I still have some system bugs to work out, i.e., "sending" e-mail as apposed to BBS posting (need to install Windows Outlook).
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Since you already own and know how to operate a web browser, what you really need is Gmail
Quote: | What role does the game moderator play in "vetting" the quality of the starting world/worlds? (I see by the postings that starting locations are semi-forced). In solo play one can always avoid the really bad starts. I can easily see getting stuck with a lemon start (due to random chance assignment). Like, a start /w poor mineral concentrations, or low habitability in the secondary system (as in the case if Interstellar Traveler).
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Many games tinker with starting universes for just thaese reasons. Not all, though. You better head to the "New Games" Forum and see for yourself.
Good luck!
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gmail??? |
Tue, 20 July 2010 22:22 |
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m.a@stars wrote on Tue, 01 June 2010 13:16 |
Since you already own and know how to operate a web browser, what you really need is Gmail
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I'd call it completly insane to use or suggest an email-provider who announces that he'll read and analyse every single email you write and get... for the purpose of delivering ads to you (without mentioning how to do this exactly nor for how long they'll save the results of the analyse).
Would you agree to something like this when it would be offered by your gouvernment... or, let's say, your best friend?
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Re: gmail??? |
Wed, 21 July 2010 07:29 |
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m.a@stars | | Commander | Messages: 2768
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You're talking to someone who created a gmail account for the sole purpose of managing Stars!-related messages and archiving them for all eternity...
Altruist wrote on Wed, 21 July 2010 04:22 | I'd call it completly insane to use or suggest an email-provider who announces that he'll read and analyse every single email you write and get... for the purpose of delivering ads to you (without mentioning how to do this exactly nor for how long they'll save the results of the analyse).
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Indeed, most ads "targeted" to my Stars!-related messages are highly amusing (Industrial or mining equipment, anyone? Pest control? Detective services?) or outright hilarious when they "target" race names.
I say let them analyze all they want of my alliance's strategizing and rants on ship design and tactics, and I hope they extract something useful from all that.
Quote: | Would you agree to something like this when it would be offered by your gouvernment... or, let's say, your best friend?
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You're assuming there exists an email provider that guarantees your privacy and/or anonymity.
Well, anything that leaves your own machine, by whatever route, you can safely say it's public. So Gmail is no better or worse than others, only Google is not making any reassuring-like noises about it.
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Re: gmail??? |
Wed, 21 July 2010 07:33 |
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Altruist wrote on Wed, 21 July 2010 14:22 | I'd call it completly insane to use or suggest an email-provider who announces that he'll read and analyse every single email you write and get... for the purpose of delivering ads to you (without mentioning how to do this exactly nor for how long they'll save the results of the analyse).
Would you agree to something like this when it would be offered by your gouvernment... or, let's say, your best friend?
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You'd prefer one who didn't tell you?
Frankly, I'd trust Google before I'd trust any government...and I do.
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Re: gmail??? |
Wed, 29 September 2010 10:07 |
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Hi,
If you use firefox then installing the WOT add-on (web of trust?) can be used to indicate links to sites which are questionable... the ratings are red for dangerous, yellow for suspicious, green for safe, and blue for not rated.
The textual adds in gmail are also rated as are any links which appear in the browser.
regards,
dj
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