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i miss 3.1 (Community)
i miss 3.1 // Community
Jan 19, 2001, 10:11pm
[View Quote]agent1 <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message news:3a6881e9$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> If you're not testing the beta, you have no business having a copy of it, authorized or otherwise.
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You're not zactly batting 1000 today are ya? I SAID I was having FUN with it. And if we weren't supposed to have it why was it on
the standard upgrade path? A lot of your fellow beta testers didn't share your feelings of insecurity and were passing out
instructions on how to get it to all who were to dim to figure it out themselves.
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PS: sorry about posting to you instead of the NG: mia coulpa.
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[View Quote]> "billyat" <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:3a68511b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Jan 19, 2001, 10:39pm
You're batting 0 pal. CLOSED Beta. Do you know what the word "CLOSED" means?
Just because AWCI adds it to the upgrade path doesnt mean everyone can have
it. The upgrade software is how they wanted beta users to access it, and the
upgrade software can only access that one path. Be realistic children, One
programming mistake on Roland's part and b00m, your comp is gone. Tbird
1.2GHz, standard fan. Memory leak left over time. CPU maxes out at 100% for
20 minutes while you're away cuz its dealing with a huge swapfile. CPU heats
to extreme tempertures to the point where heatsink/fan can't keep up.
Instant CPU burnout. Using beta software is putting that $2k wonderbox on
the line. I haven't really read any warentys because my overclocking habits
void them anyway but it's logical to include use of potentially damaging
software as a way to void it on certain equipment (motherboard, RAM, video,
CPU, HDD). Think before you talk, twit.
Wow, I'm becoming a hardware Eep.
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Wing
This little spot is dedicated to my girl, Jessie.
It's a CLOSED beta ya morons.
AW Citizen 305004 "Wing"
bathgate at prodigy.net
eyemwing at teleport.com
ICQ #101207433
[View Quote]billyat <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> agent1 <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:3a6881e9$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
it, authorized or otherwise.
> You're not zactly batting 1000 today are ya? I SAID I was having FUN with
it. And if we weren't supposed to have it why was it on
> the standard upgrade path? A lot of your fellow beta testers didn't share
your feelings of insecurity and were passing out
> instructions on how to get it to all who were to dim to figure it out
themselves.
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> PS: sorry about posting to you instead of the NG: mia coulpa.
news:3a68511b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
news:3a65a688$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
news:3a655284 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
figure out that if they aren't on the beta they shouldn't bug
the beta. That's how simple it is. Another thing: How are
> you
the browser?
having fun. The beta should have been made available to all
upgrade a COPY of 3.0 (which I did). I noticed in the chat that
asked for them (not me -- I figured it out myself).
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Jan 20, 2001, 12:00am
[View Quote]wing <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message news:3a68de29 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> You're batting 0 pal. CLOSED Beta. Do you know what the word "CLOSED" means?
> Just because AWCI adds it to the upgrade path doesnt mean everyone can have
> it. The upgrade software is how they wanted beta users to access it, and the
> upgrade software can only access that one path. Be realistic children, One
> programming mistake on Roland's part and b00m, your comp is gone. Tbird
> 1.2GHz, standard fan. Memory leak left over time. CPU maxes out at 100% for
> 20 minutes while you're away cuz its dealing with a huge swapfile. CPU heats
> to extreme tempertures to the point where heatsink/fan can't keep up.
> Instant CPU burnout. Using beta software is putting that $2k wonderbox on
> the line. I haven't really read any warentys because my overclocking habits
> void them anyway but it's logical to include use of potentially damaging
> software as a way to void it on certain equipment (motherboard, RAM, video,
> CPU, HDD). Think before you talk, twit.
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> Wow, I'm becoming a hardware Eep.
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Well good for you, wing. I'm a big fan of eep. And just to show I'm not one of those insecure peeps who resort to correcting
spelling errors, I won't mention the incorrect spelling of "warrantees". I DID take an INFORMED calculated risk to have some fun.
The beta had been out for several days and some of the inexperienced users that were allowed to beta test would likely have caught
such expensive anomalies. Also, only a complete nitwit would leave a beta alone for 20 minutes. There -- I've made a good point for
including inexperienced users and nitwits in the beta test. BTW -- the upgrade proggy takes any URL you give it for an upgrade path
if you use a DOS prompt or "run" so the beta could have been made REALLY closed.
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> Wing
> This little spot is dedicated to my girl, Jessie.
> It's a CLOSED beta ya morons.
> AW Citizen 305004 "Wing"
> bathgate at prodigy.net
> eyemwing at teleport.com
> ICQ #101207433
[View Quote]> billyat <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:3a68d7ac$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a6881e9$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> it, authorized or otherwise.
> it. And if we weren't supposed to have it why was it on
> your feelings of insecurity and were passing out
> themselves.
> news:3a68511b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a65a688$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a655284 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> figure out that if they aren't on the beta they shouldn't bug
> the beta. That's how simple it is. Another thing: How are
> the browser?
> having fun. The beta should have been made available to all
> upgrade a COPY of 3.0 (which I did). I noticed in the chat that
> asked for them (not me -- I figured it out myself).
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Jan 20, 2001, 12:19am
Wouldn't it be spelled "warranties"?
sorry had to do it...
[View Quote]billyat wrote:
Well good for you, wing. I'm a big fan of eep. And just to show I'm not one
of those insecure peeps who resort to correcting
spelling errors, I won't mention the incorrect spelling of "warrantees". I
DID take an INFORMED calculated risk to have some fun.
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Jan 20, 2001, 12:52am
At least somebody in this godforsaken NG has a sense of humor. Actually my trusty spellchecker says either spelling is correct.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]irish berserker <duhickey at ameritech.net> wrote in message news:3a68f5c2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Wouldn't it be spelled "warranties"?
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> sorry had to do it...
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> billyat wrote:
> Well good for you, wing. I'm a big fan of eep. And just to show I'm not one
> of those insecure peeps who resort to correcting
> spelling errors, I won't mention the incorrect spelling of "warrantees". I
> DID take an INFORMED calculated risk to have some fun.
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Jan 20, 2001, 1:15am
billyat,
Yep I try to keep my post's light humored...
Irish Berserker
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At least somebody in this godforsaken NG has a sense of humor. Actually my
trusty spellchecker says either spelling is correct.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
Jan 20, 2001, 10:08am
[View Quote]"avenger" <snipa2k at hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3a644551$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I think they should have just released 3.1 since many ppl had it (and it
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Roland said at TechTalk that he may add more beta testers when the beta
is a bit more stable. He has no plans yet how they would sign up though.
There may be no public beta at all if the closed rounds go well.
The final release will be in "a few weeks".
About how he chose the first group:
"first, there was a very small group of users who I personally wanted on beta, about 10 or so
these people had demonstrated an ability to provide excellent feedback and knowledge of the product in past betas
after that, I needed about 10 or 15 more...so I picked those at random out of a *very* large pool of qualified people
so, that's how I got 25 beta users"
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Mauz
http://tnlc.com/mauz/
Jan 20, 2001, 11:39am
[View Quote]"wing" <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3a68de29 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> You're batting 0 pal. CLOSED Beta. Do you know what the word "CLOSED"
means?
> Just because AWCI adds it to the upgrade path doesnt mean everyone can
have
> it. The upgrade software is how they wanted beta users to access it, and
the
> upgrade software can only access that one path. Be realistic children, One
> programming mistake on Roland's part and b00m, your comp is gone. Tbird
> 1.2GHz, standard fan. Memory leak left over time. CPU maxes out at 100%
for
> 20 minutes while you're away cuz its dealing with a huge swapfile. CPU
heats
> to extreme tempertures to the point where heatsink/fan can't keep up.
> Instant CPU burnout.
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In other words, you have a crappy computer? Any decent computer can handle a
load of 100% 24h a day, week after week. If not, something is very wrong. By
the way, dealing with a huge swap file is *never* going to max your CPU out.
Disks are very slow compared to the CPU, so if you are doing disk work, most
of the time the CPU is waiting (and therefore not generating much heat).
> Using beta software is putting that $2k wonderbox on
> the line.
That's bull shit at best. Software is not going to destroy hardware, unless
the hardware is already broken.
> I haven't really read any warentys because my overclocking habits
> void them anyway
Ah, so you overclock your computer? In that case, it's entirely your fault
when something goes wrong. And again, if you overclock your CPU so much it
breaks when you use it completely, you did something wrong anyway.
Non-overclocked CPU's will *NOT* break at 100%.
> but it's logical to include use of potentially damaging
> software
Software can completely mess up other software. In that way it can be
damaging. But it's not going to damage your computer.
> as a way to void it on certain equipment (motherboard, RAM, video,
> CPU, HDD). Think before you talk, twit.
Think before *YOU* talk.
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> Wow, I'm becoming a hardware Eep.
At least Eep knows what he's talking about.
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