Will the Turbo GL Drivers release today?

[IceStorm]

Bug Hunt was the one with the spray can where you could only move around the sides of the screen spraying the bugs, right?

The ST took cartridges?

[Tumu]

For those who have headaches calculating different timezones and times, try www.timeanddate.com and the Personal World Clock (and the Java-applet version of it).

Hey, had to do something while waiting for the drivers..

-Tumu

[PurpleHaze]

No, Bug Hunt used the light gun... and yeah the ST took both disks and cartridges.

[IceStorm]

I think you mean the XE game system (or a comparable 8-bit grey thingy).
http://atarihq.com/othersec/topten/acrabtre.html

The ST was based on an entirely different chip, the Motorola 68000. The Atari 8-bits used the MOS technologies 6502 (or a variant thereof).

[LAMFDTK]

"Hang on the Ant Phone is ringing maybe it's Matrox..."

THE ANT PHONE !! BWWHHAHAHAAHH

[cirrus]

Hmm why I am hanging here and waiting those new drivers?. I don't even get the card until next week. And I sould be studying for the Complex Analysis exam which is tommorow.

Conclusion I have no life outside MURC

--
Arto

[kelin]

I only got the card 2 weeks ago...and it said right here on the news page that the drivers would be released 10/08...Its not like I was just hoping that they would release some drivers (you can take your heh heh back), the reviews I read all included the turbo drivers...And I remember all the crap I read happening re: the G200...btw, I am not gone yet(like anyone cares)...but, I have an STB Velocity 4400 TNT...remember when 3Dfx took over STB...guess what happened...no more driver updates for anything Nvidia...even though they promised "continued support" for ALL of their products...yeah they finally came out with one, in June...dated and based on the feb. Nvidia Detenators...
Now, what about 3Dfx, and the V4...delay, delay, etc....aud naseum...
Its not like (as far as I understand it) they will be making any changes to the PD 5.3 by next week...as far as I know, from this forum...they don't have the huge staff necessary to post and mirror some files...
Yeah, I realize I am being a whining baby about this, but, like I said, can't any of these companies ever do what they say...One reason I bought the card, was in the reviews of the TurboGl...it was stated how Matrox was listening to the end-users and taking card of business...Please do!
I probably won't send the card back...but, like all of you, I have been checking the site all day...so, comon big M!!!
Kelin (the BiB BabY)...

[PurpleHaze]

You're right, you're right, IceStorm. whoops. It was grey and had round pastel colored buttons on it, no?

[IceStorm]

Yeah, grey and those big ugly buttons. :-)

I was always a fan of the original 400 and 800 computers - that's what I grew up on. The 800 had a great keyboard, two cartridge slots, 4 joystick ports, and was a warm tan color. And, it had 48k (back when that was a LOT of RAM). The 400 I had only had 16k (no disk drive - cassette only), and a membrane keyboard. It still had 4 joystick ports, though.

I didn't like the final iteration of the Atari 8-bit (XE and the XEGS) - too cheesy in their construction. The XL series was ok, but they never did go into final production of the 1450 XLD, or the 1090 expansion box. The 1050 disk drive was pretty nice, though. Have that mated to the 800 at home. Slow, but way better than any Commodore 64 drive. :-)

Ah, but this is a Matrox forum, right? :-)

[shken]

Tech support just told me at 3:10 est that they will probably post 5.30 today. They said they have until midnight. They also said they are aware of the thousands trying to get in their server..They said the mon or tues rumor is false

[PurpleHaze]

As much as I want to reminisce about atari 400 membrane keyboards, i know that i'm known around here for knocking things off topic, so i digress, ah, ahem, HOW ABOUT THEM DRIVERS, er, yeah.

[Haig]

John didn't tell you the drivers will be released at 5:30.

Haig

[PurpleHaze]

No, Haig, to me it looks like he said that today 5.30 would be released, not that they'd be released at 5:30...

I know, it's just one little dot

Anyways.. Heh, a new rumor is born.

[This message has been edited by PurpleHaze (edited 10-08-1999).]

[Jorden]

- that's what I grew up on.

you must've had a nightmare of a youth, IceStorm, growing up on a keyboard/computer...

The 1050 disk drive was pretty nice, though. Have that mated to the 800 at home. Slow, but way better than any Commodore 64 drive. :-)

You prolly never tried the 1651 with the Final Cartridge 3 or the Action Replay Mk IV, for then it flew

Jorden

[Jorden]

Haig, this 5:30, is it am or pm, and which timezone???