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    Hardware Installing more RAM.

    Hi all. I've built a couple of computers myself and am eagerly awaiting Windows 7 for a lot of reasons. The biggest, is that I've got a 64 bit processor but I'm running Windows XP Home 32-bit. But the other reason I want it, is the support for more than 4GB of RAM. Long story short, my...
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    A Translational Hand Controller Finally?

    I ran across this tonight. I think it's anyone's best bet for a THC. The pros: It's USB so it's simple to implement It has a simple connector to add up to 10 buttons It's cheap - $15 + shipping. The cons: It gives one 2 axes so you'd have to implement Z with the additional buttons It's in a...
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    Orbiter on Vista

    Hi All, I've got a 64 bit processor and I'm running XP Home. I've also got the physical ability to install up to 8 GB of RAM and I've got my eye on a fancy 1GB Graphics card. XP is holding me back from exploiting it all. So I've been thinking about upgrading to Vista Ultimate. I've weighed a...
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    A first addon...

    Hi guys, I've been around the community for a long time playing around with Orbiter and all the many addons. I've tried to get my hands dirty at making my own addons, but was never able to articulate what I wanted in models much less figure out how to get things into Orbiter. I think I've...
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    "NASA Budget Inadequate for Demands" says AIAA

    The AIAA Executive Director Robert Dickman (ret. Major General USAF) testified before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that "At a funding level of only a fraction of a percent of the annual federal budget, NASA is being systematically starved." He went on to...
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    Political Map?

    I was thinking, while sketching out the Orbiter Enclosure I want to build, if I emulated the interior of something akin to a roomier Gemini without windows, it might be beneficial not to show what's outside but to have a less "pretty" visualization on board so the pilot can rotate and change...
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