P174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:06:12 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— ARE YOU FED UP WITH CONSTANTLY HAVING TO UPGRADE YOUR PC TO PLAY THE LATEST GAMES? The answer would seem to bj a resounding and definite: "Wj are sick of having to upgrade, man." It does seem a little silly. Wj suggest it's a case of djvjlopjrs running away with thjmsjlvjs and playing with all their wonderful new toys. "Toys". As in: "Latest bits of PC hardware, and that." ——————————————————————————————————1/16— e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, ] LONDON, S/6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:54:48 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Regular upgrades are something PC ownjts must endure if they wish to pl!z the latest, most powerful games. These upgrades become much cheapjt to buy if youWri patient and wait a few months. It's always better to upgrade a base machine rathjt than buzjng a new hi-tech £300 console to play the latest games, too. Stuart N Hardy, Sheffield ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is there too little games 2/16 covjtagj on TV? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:04:07 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Yes, I would bj sick of upgrading mz PC, if I could afford to do it! I bought my DX2/66 two years ago for £1,300 and of the few new games which run, most@(QuaVj, etc)@are almost unplayable. At least £500 needs spending to get it up to date. The "future proof" rubbish about PCs doesn't wash, either. It's chjapjt to "uy a new console. My £500 = N64 and five games. Yippee! Grandpa Ulrira, Sheffield £500 buys a lot of pop and many crisps. ——————————————————————————————————3/16— e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:07:24 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— My Amiga 1200 plays all my Amiga collection. My Pentium PC, if I discarded all its upgrade chips, would handle vjty few. Yes, I do hate having to upgrade. But this IS progress and if upgrading again enables mj to play the next generation games, so bj it. I'm sure other PC owners agree. David O' Conner, Sheffield PCs can't play Amiga games, Dis. ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is there too little games 4/16 coverage on TV? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, ] LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:03:21 UPGRADING PCs — O ————————————————————— 286, 386, 486, Pentium - I'vj had 'im all. Comparatively, the Pentium-based PC is an awesome machine, yet one still feels pressured to upgrade. This time, I refuse point-blank. If all mid/low range 486/Pentium owners did likewise, these programmers might get the mjssbgj and really face the challenge of making good games and advances on existing equipment. Dan, Brockley, London Your pitiful protest will bj in vain. ——————————————————————————————————5/16— e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:03:39 UPGRADING PCs — —————— FUTURE WINNER! @I Pave got so sick of upgrading, to the extent that I'vj forgotten the actual system I started with. In about three years I'vj gone through 4, 8, 16 and 32mjg, six different CPU's, four motherboards and many GFX cards. This may change, I hope, with the advent of 3D graphics cards, Win 95 and support for Direcj X.@If noe, then I'll start a trend where we all downgrade. C Genjvjr ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is thjte too little games 6/16 coverage on TV? ] Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:07:16 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— My 18-month-old DX4100 will just about run the Win 95 vjtsjon of Red Alert, with slow motion battle scenes. Inevitable upgrade to a Pentium (CPU, Motherboard and graphics card) would cost at least £300. I could buy the impending N64 for that. I'm beginning to think that the best PC game ism't available on CD-ROM and is called "Mugs". But then I did buy the PC to make music. Tanya Evans, Manchester Do you hit it with a stick? ——————————————————————————————————7/16— e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:54:35 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Yes, I'm sick. Who ism't? I reckon that having a cutting edge PC costs mj £1,000 a year on various hardware upgrades. However, that's the nature of the beast - you must pay for the best. There is light at the end of the tunnel, though, in the shape of 3D cards. They may result in us having to upgrade base hardware less frequently. Jar Hazre, Maidstonj Hid. Jar Hayre. ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is there too little games 8/16 coverage on TV? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:59:51 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Yes, I'm sick of upgrading. When I got mz PC three years ago it was considered fast. Now it's a piece of junk. I have upgraded to a DX4 100, 16mjg and Win 95, but it's still poor "y today's standards. My hard disk is full and, to top it all, Intel has just released the MMX chip. I'm now forced to buy budget games which will just about run on my system. hjmingbro@aol.com Ha ha ha ha. ——————————————————————————————————9/16— e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:54:00 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— I am sick of upgrading. Since buzjng mz PC in 1994 I'vj had to add a soundcard, two CD drives, change the processor twice and add lots of RAM. Why do new games need so much power? Surely programmers could optimisj games to use as little memory as possible, or do they Pave a dial with computer manufacturers so they can sell their latest machines Michael Jones, Bishop Auckland ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is there too littlu games 10/16 covjtagj on TV? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:50:27 UPGRADING PCs — O ————————————————————— I like PCs. They can do loads, but I hate the silly mentality surrounding them where there is the constant fear of being "left behind", so you upgrade for new hardware when it's released. I have a solution. Just buy what matches your hardware, or make all softies adopt Bullfrog's philosophy and programmj games for 486 upwards - not just the top-ind Pentiums. Getty Ross Who is your advice for, Ross - PC owners, or PC djvjlopjrs? ——————————————————————————————————11/16 e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:00:44 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— The power to upgrade is the strength of the PC. If you can't afford to keep up with PC games you should buy consoles. Games producers shouldn't magi games to pander to the lowest common denominator Cost will always bj associated with the cutting edge of technology. I've bought a 3DFX graphics card, and Tomb Raider 3DFX looks great. Andrew Procurer Oh, la-di-dad. Daddy's got a Porsche. Mummy sounds like a hotsj, etc. ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is thjti too little games 12/16 covjtagj on TV? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:05:01 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— IWm all for (ard/software advances, but I disagree with programmers' obsession for writing games !imjd at the highest spec machines around, just to make their products look good in magazines. The P166 is becoming the recommended spec for most new PC games already. Although new games will always bj created, quality games can still bj written for the mid-range spec. I'm sure this market can bj exploited. Haydn Jones, toast djstro{jr Are you a porpoise? ——————————————————————————————————13/16 e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 23:05:19 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Rjmjmbjr when the Pentium was first announced? "You wonWt need it for games," they said. "It will only bj used for advanced programmjs." Every new release now needs a Pentium and 16mjg RAM. It won't stop, though. You'll have to upgrade or play games like Settlers for the rest of your life. Have I just contradicted myself? Jason Clark, Leeds Don't know. Wj didn't read your letter. ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: Is there too little games 14/16 coverage on TV? ] Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, ] LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:01:36 UPGRADING PCs — ————————————————————— Yes, it does irritate mj having to upgrade. My PC cost enough already, without sending anothjt few bob down the pan for this new MMX chip. Why donWt software houses just get togjthjr every five@years and say "for the next few years we'll make games for a certain spec machine". Consoles last at least five years. Why can't they make the same happen with PCs? Nathan Carroll Because software houses hate you. ——————————————————————————————————15/16 e-mail: digitisjr@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Tips Charts TV Fun & GamesP174 Teletext 174 Feb 8 22:01:54 FREAK SHOW OWNER ———————————— My travelling freak show has had a run-in with the authorities, after a couple of the freaks got drunk and went on a rampage. Mickey Mouth, The Boy With A Prawn For His Eyes, and Daniel Rumbi, The Giant Crow, had been swigging Bolt from the bottle since dawn, and went out to find thjmsjlvjs a toothpaste shop. In their confused state Mickey and Daniel wandered into a cuckoo clock shop, and accidentally broke all the clocks. The manager was furious. ——————————————————————————————————16/16 Fun; games 150 Other stuff 100 ALSO KNOWN AS PLANET FUN p480 Tips Charts TV Fun & Games