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Too right it is Elaine Send a noteboard - 22/01/2010 01:52:56 PM
upgraded to 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD, and a 1.4GHz Pentium M. Bought it used for $350 two years ago. The one thing that bugs me about it is the 1024x768 14.1" screen, I want a higher resolution to fit more stuff on there. Plus I'd like to be able to play massive OpenTTD games on there (open source clone of Transport Tycoon of 90's fame, some online coop games have rail networks with well over a thousand trains which stresses the CPU quite a bit), but I can use the desktop for that.

A thousand trains is insane, though. How do you ever spend any time at all on something other than replacing old trains, repairing tracks and other boring maintenance stuff? That took up most of my playing time in the original game even with more modest numbers (say about 50 trains, 100+ road vehicles, couple dozen aircraft and ships).
Elaine
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