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Talon posted 11-05-98 08:33 PM ET
the counter is now below 80000000!
Silent Bob posted 11-05-98 08:38 PM ET
It's not quite there on the west coast yet. But it's very close. How far out do you suppose we need to be before switching to a medium or short-range patch?
Victor Galis posted 11-05-98 08:42 PM ET
Where is this counter?
Silent Bob posted 11-05-98 08:51 PM ET
At approximately 80,690,000 for me.
Where is the counter for you?
Victor Galis posted 11-05-98 09:05 PM ET
No, no, I mean where not at what number?
Silent Bob posted 11-05-98 09:11 PM ET
Oh...I see. Click my profile. It's on the homepage.
Victor Galis posted 11-05-98 09:30 PM ET
Agh, I still don't see it, maybe it's my computer.
Silent Bob posted 11-05-98 09:35 PM ET
That's too bad. Could be your browser. Try Netscape 4.5.
Victor Galis posted 11-05-98 09:44 PM ET
Probably, I've got AOL 4.0.
Silent Bob posted 11-05-98 10:00 PM ET
I'm not too familiar with AOL. But I was under the impression that they allow you to use third party browsers with their software.
Oh, and congrats on the member status. I'm working on mine as well. Only 8 more now.
PDog posted 11-06-98 12:02 AM ET
Anyone know what the ETA is in? Minutes, seconds, hours, days(lets hope not)? Or is it just count down int tenths?
Utrecht posted 11-06-98 12:11 AM ET
Next Friday at about 5 pm est. and then I suspect that Firaxis' Servers will die from the load.
Antiam posted 11-06-98 01:59 AM ET
Hopefully they've been able to arrange for some mirror sites for the demo. Even so I doubt transfer rates will break 10k next Friday around 5 no matter what connection you have.
Antiam
ps. I don't like this reregistering thing. All 5 of my posts over that last 4 months...
Antiam posted 11-06-98 04:28 AM ET
Quick correction... The counter will hit zero Saturday night, midnight. If you change your system time to that you can see it hit zero early. Unfortunately it's about as exciting as the New Years ball.
Antiam
Mortis posted 11-06-98 05:05 AM ET
You mean the counter gose by you own time. I thought the counter was only for ET time (-5 GMT). I've got to totaly re calcualte this. Acoring to my old estimates it will come out on 1500hrs, 16 Nov 1998. (I'm at +10 GMT).
Mortis posted 11-06-98 05:06 AM ET
You mean the counter goes by your own time. I thought the counter was only for ET time (-5 GMT). I've got to totaly re calcualte this. Acoring to my old estimates it will come out on 1500hrs, 16 Nov 1998. (I'm at +10 GMT).
Mortis posted 11-06-98 05:07 AM ET
Oh yes, and the counter is in 100ths of a second
Jack_Schitt posted 11-06-98 05:11 AM ET

November 16th... first day of comdex...
wonder if they will have copies at comdex
Jack_Schitt
"you don't know me"
Mortis posted 11-06-98 05:19 AM ET
Ok, I just did some maths and figured out that I depends on which time zone you are in. So the New Zelanders will get it first, the the eastern Australia, Japan and so on. So the last people to get the demo will be the people furthest west. At least thats what the counter says.
But i dont' see how they can restrict downloading to only a certain piece of the world.
CEO Landon posted 11-06-98 12:55 PM ET
Obviously, they will not post the demo for each time zone separately, so I would guess that the EST zone would be the closest (that is where Firaxis is located). Also, don't be surprised if it doesn't appear at exactly the right time. They might post it a little early so the transition is made before the stampede. That is what occured with the new web site back in the summer, after all, despite their specific 'launch' date.
CClark posted 11-06-98 01:33 PM ET
And then there is the possibility that they will postpone the demo again if it isn't ready.
Thankfully it seems like some companies are finally coming to the realization that people don't like getting buggy software. Heavy Gear 2 delayed their much-hyped demo because they felt it wasn't ready.
Personally, I think the demo will be out when it is ready. It's easy enough to fudge the timer; Firaxis has done it once already.
(Sorry to rain on the parade, just felt like pointing out how futile all the guessing is.)
OmniDude posted 11-06-98 01:37 PM ET
Chill, people, or you'll get a hemorrhage at 6 PM friday if it haven't arrived yet. I'll stake my (somewhat bleaked perhaps) reputation and a case of Calsberg that we will not see the demo ready for download before monday.
BTW, does anybody know whether we are talking about a PLAYABLE demo?
Abdiel posted 11-06-98 01:39 PM ET
Always true, CClark, but hopefully not likely at this point. I would hope that Firaxis would know pretty well at this point whether or not the thing was going to be ready for release. And I would hope the if they knew it wasn't, they'd tell us. It would be cruel to spring that on us a day or two before release. Of course, if something is wrong with the demo, I'd rather them fix it than release it. . .at least, I keep TELLING myself that I would postpone my first look at SMAC because there is a problem. . .
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Author	Topic: Planetfall ETA
Talon	posted 11-05-98 08:33 PM ET the counter is now below 80000000!
Silent Bob	posted 11-05-98 08:38 PM ET It's not quite there on the west coast yet. But it's very close. How far out do you suppose we need to be before switching to a medium or short-range patch?
Victor Galis	posted 11-05-98 08:42 PM ET Where is this counter?
Silent Bob	posted 11-05-98 08:51 PM ET At approximately 80,690,000 for me. Where is the counter for you?
Victor Galis	posted 11-05-98 09:05 PM ET No, no, I mean where not at what number?
Silent Bob	posted 11-05-98 09:11 PM ET Oh...I see. Click my profile. It's on the homepage.
Victor Galis	posted 11-05-98 09:30 PM ET Agh, I still don't see it, maybe it's my computer.
Silent Bob	posted 11-05-98 09:35 PM ET That's too bad. Could be your browser. Try Netscape 4.5.
Victor Galis	posted 11-05-98 09:44 PM ET Probably, I've got AOL 4.0.
Silent Bob	posted 11-05-98 10:00 PM ET I'm not too familiar with AOL. But I was under the impression that they allow you to use third party browsers with their software. Oh, and congrats on the member status. I'm working on mine as well. Only 8 more now.
PDog	posted 11-06-98 12:02 AM ET Anyone know what the ETA is in? Minutes, seconds, hours, days(lets hope not)? Or is it just count down int tenths?
Utrecht	posted 11-06-98 12:11 AM ET Next Friday at about 5 pm est. and then I suspect that Firaxis' Servers will die from the load.
Antiam	posted 11-06-98 01:59 AM ET Hopefully they've been able to arrange for some mirror sites for the demo. Even so I doubt transfer rates will break 10k next Friday around 5 no matter what connection you have. Antiam ps. I don't like this reregistering thing. All 5 of my posts over that last 4 months...
Antiam	posted 11-06-98 04:28 AM ET Quick correction... The counter will hit zero Saturday night, midnight. If you change your system time to that you can see it hit zero early. Unfortunately it's about as exciting as the New Years ball. Antiam
Mortis	posted 11-06-98 05:05 AM ET You mean the counter gose by you own time. I thought the counter was only for ET time (-5 GMT). I've got to totaly re calcualte this. Acoring to my old estimates it will come out on 1500hrs, 16 Nov 1998. (I'm at +10 GMT).
Mortis	posted 11-06-98 05:06 AM ET You mean the counter goes by your own time. I thought the counter was only for ET time (-5 GMT). I've got to totaly re calcualte this. Acoring to my old estimates it will come out on 1500hrs, 16 Nov 1998. (I'm at +10 GMT).
Mortis	posted 11-06-98 05:07 AM ET Oh yes, and the counter is in 100ths of a second
Jack_Schitt	posted 11-06-98 05:11 AM ET November 16th... first day of comdex... wonder if they will have copies at comdex Jack_Schitt "you don't know me"
Mortis	posted 11-06-98 05:19 AM ET Ok, I just did some maths and figured out that I depends on which time zone you are in. So the New Zelanders will get it first, the the eastern Australia, Japan and so on. So the last people to get the demo will be the people furthest west. At least thats what the counter says. But i dont' see how they can restrict downloading to only a certain piece of the world.
CEO Landon	posted 11-06-98 12:55 PM ET Obviously, they will not post the demo for each time zone separately, so I would guess that the EST zone would be the closest (that is where Firaxis is located). Also, don't be surprised if it doesn't appear at exactly the right time. They might post it a little early so the transition is made before the stampede. That is what occured with the new web site back in the summer, after all, despite their specific 'launch' date.
CClark	posted 11-06-98 01:33 PM ET And then there is the possibility that they will postpone the demo again if it isn't ready. Thankfully it seems like some companies are finally coming to the realization that people don't like getting buggy software. Heavy Gear 2 delayed their much-hyped demo because they felt it wasn't ready. Personally, I think the demo will be out when it is ready. It's easy enough to fudge the timer; Firaxis has done it once already. (Sorry to rain on the parade, just felt like pointing out how futile all the guessing is.)
OmniDude	posted 11-06-98 01:37 PM ET Chill, people, or you'll get a hemorrhage at 6 PM friday if it haven't arrived yet. I'll stake my (somewhat bleaked perhaps) reputation and a case of Calsberg that we will not see the demo ready for download before monday. BTW, does anybody know whether we are talking about a PLAYABLE demo?
Abdiel	posted 11-06-98 01:39 PM ET Always true, CClark, but hopefully not likely at this point. I would hope that Firaxis would know pretty well at this point whether or not the thing was going to be ready for release. And I would hope the if they knew it wasn't, they'd tell us. It would be cruel to spring that on us a day or two before release. Of course, if something is wrong with the demo, I'd rather them fix it than release it. . .at least, I keep TELLING myself that I would postpone my first look at SMAC because there is a problem. . .