Railroader1970
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That's how much money the Apple store wants to charge me for a new Mac computer with a Mac Mini 3. The cost as of 2023 was $8500.00 not including GST.
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A Sad End to an Epic Run for Me with Trainz.
- Thread starter skittlekicks
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RetroRails12
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that is insane..... your better off buying a Windows machine for 1/3rd of the price and go the Custom Built route..... I have built 4 Custom PC's by my self and they last alot longer that way Just the minimal Maintaince needed to keep the PC going and replacing bad parts when they fail (it does happen from time to time)....That's how much money the Apple store wants to charge me for a new Mac computer with a Mac Mini 3. The cost as of 2023 was $8500.00 not including GST.
Railroader1970
Active member
If you think that price is insane, a Mac Pro is even higher like at $10,000.00 and up, so I was told. I understand what you mean, however, I used a Mac for decades and have no time to start all over again with a Windows. I thought about getting one in the past, but the idea never materialized into matter. I did a separate thread on this around two or three years ago I believe and the guys on this forum were more than helpful with giving me pointers. I would need that kind of a computer anyway for extra tasks that require the Mac Studio program. Plus I have 2 Terabytes of stored data as well on my current unit I'm still holding onto until then.that is insane..... your better off buying a Windows machine for 1/3rd of the price and go the Custom Built route..... I have built 4 Custom PC's by my self and they last alot longer that way Just the minimal Maintaince needed to keep the PC going and replacing bad parts when they fail (it does happen from time to time)....
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WildWillyWacko
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So, you guys bought the " Lifetime " version and the small print says mine expires in 2037 and I've been wondering; can they really predict the future or they going to send a " hit man " after me in 2037?Had a quick look and mine expires 2036-05-06 so only 11 years and 5 months to go. Of course that will also put me firmly in old geezer territory.
Wild Willy the Wacko
The date is the "end of time" date on computer calendars and is an issue for programmers, tech support, and other tech nerds to worry about when the time comes to fit it just like the year 2000 became an issue before with BIOSs and programs. It was this issue that brought back hundreds if not thousands of retired COBOL and FORTRAN programmers back to work. By 2000, the new young programmers were no longer taught those languages yet there are systems even today that are running them in science research and governments throughout the world.So, you guys bought the " Lifetime " version and the small print says mine expires in 2037 and I've been wondering; can they really predict the future or they going to send a " hit man " after me in 2037?
Wild Willy the Wacko
The 2037 "use by date" refers to Unix based systems and its various descendants that are still using 32 bit architecture. Most such systems, including Android and MacOS, have long since migrated to 64 bit architecture which still has a "use by date" but that is now further away than the currently accepted age of the universe.
Like the Year 2000 issue, this will bring plenty of retired programmers back to work to update systems.The 2037 "use by date" refers to Unix based systems and its various descendants that are still using 32 bit architecture. Most such systems, including Android and MacOS, have long since migrated to 64 bit architecture which still has a "use by date" but that is now further away than the currently accepted age of the universe.
johnwhelan
Well-known member
I'm never going back.Like the Year 2000 issue, this will bring plenty of retired programmers back to work to update systems.
John
Railroader1970
Active member
So if huge amounts of assets become either faulty on the DLS and no longer available for downloads, what are we supposed to use for numbers of assets on our routes? Our imaginations? I mean if Jointed Rail and other similar third party asset sites don't have the assets we're looking for and the assets that we could have used from the DLS are now out of date and are faulty, then what?
So if huge amounts of assets become either faulty on the DLS and no longer available for downloads, what are we supposed to use for numbers of assets on our routes?
If a future release of Trainz enforces a stricter compliance test on assets (e.g. by raising the minimum asset build number that can be loaded) then this will not effect older versions of Trainz - TANE, TRS19 and TRS22 will continue to load and use those assets. Something like this has already happened with uploads of new assets to the DLS - I think the minimum build number allowed for a new upload is 3.5 but older assets can still be downloaded and used.
When it comes to selecting scenery assets I have always had to make do with what was available. I am not a "rivet counter" so I really do not care if the house I place in a particular spot is not an exact match, or not even a remotely close match, to the actual house that exists there in the real world. It is the same with all the scenery assets that I use. I have always used a relatively small selection of scenery assets multiple times in my layouts. I have them in picklists. I rotate them to present different views to the camera and use foliage and other assets to disguise them in different ways. The only alternative is to spend several lifetimes using Blender to create every single unique scenery asset and never get to build the layout.
Older assets are hidden from view and are moved to the "Faulty List" by N3V for the CRG to repair, but are made available in case they are dependents for a route, or something else. This is particularly important for such things as interiors and other engine components.If a future release of Trainz enforces a stricter compliance test on assets (e.g. by raising the minimum asset build number that can be loaded) then this will not effect older versions of Trainz - TANE, TRS19 and TRS22 will continue to load and use those assets. Something like this has already happened with uploads of new assets to the DLS - I think the minimum build number allowed for a new upload is 3.5 but older assets can still be downloaded and used.
Many of the assets only need to be updated to become error free.