MajHavoc

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Sep. 09 2002,15:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Search The FAQ for "double cursor". <span id='postcolor'> Thanx a bunch! Maj

Greets! I've opened a new website and am looking for reporters to report on happenings in the OF comminuty. See sig. /0 Maj

Greets! Anyone gonna be ins Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics? If you are you need to go to the Barbary Coast Saloon! Great bar! /0 Maj

Greets! Anyone gonna be ins Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics? If you are you need to go to the Barbary Coast Saloon! Great bar! /0 Maj

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The below adaption of the famous Night Before Christmas poem was sent to me by a buddy. The first time I read this I was 18 years old, a "Grunt" Marine on a tour of duty in Viet Nam (USMC Fox 2/7). It brought a tear to my eye then, as it does now. During this holiday season, a season of joy and thansgiving, please take a moment to reflect and remember our US Armed Forces... the Men and Women that protect and preserve our way of life. May God bless and protect each one. Thanx! **************************** Night Before Christmas 2001 **************************** 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, AND ON THE WALL PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBERING THOUGHT CAME TO MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, SO DARK AND SO DREARY, THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, NOW I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND SOON DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL, AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD EVENING'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." **************************** This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. /0 Carry on! Maj

IMHO: I bought GR shortly after it came out. I'll not kid ya it's a very "pretty" game. To compare it to OFP just is'nt possible. I've played it alot, and to be honest, I'm getting bored with it. What I think they should have done is apply the engine to Rogue Spear. Both indoor and out door graphics are awesome. I went back and played Black Thorn and to be honest, I like it better. GR is having a real negative impact on the "hardcore" RSE Â gamers that bought it expecting a game along the lines of RS. So say "buh-bye" to GR on PC's and watch it migrate to XBox. It's a shooter, not a Sim. SO tough to even compare it to OFP. I've not played alot of OFP since I bought it, but that may be changing here in the forseeable future. I'm in a GR squad so I'm gonna give it a month or two and see what UBI/RSE does with it before I put it on the shelf with the rest of my "Could have been Great!" games.... /0 Maj

Greets! I have both. They both are fun. But to compare them is like comparing an orange to a tangerine. They both are citrus fruit, but that's where the simularities end, IMHO. /0 Maj

I came across this the other day and forgot to post it. I hvae an NVidia card now, but have used Voodoo 1-3. I switched after 3dfx died. New drivers that are DX8 Compatible. http://www.electic.com/headlines/2001/11/20/10062767882.shtml Hope it helps someone out.... /0 Maj

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from MoatnGator2 on 6:28 pm on Nov. 23, 2001 You know what day I can't wait for? The day we have unmanned craft. Â At this time the best gamers can play for real. Â It will put a new meaning to the phrase armchair warriors. Nothing like sending some hot steal at some terrorists. You know I am surprised that we have not heard of any bounty hunting from resident snipers. Â I know with that bounty it would be tempting. I think instead of "Race around the world" there should be a new TV show called "bounty". Â They arm anyone willing and drop them into Afghanistan. Â Talk about real TV. Of course the contestants might not be around next season but that is the risk of fame.<span id='postcolor'> Heh! /0 Maj

Greetings! If you run an OFP website, or any game related website, please check this out: http://www.majorhavoc.com/gat.html /0 Maj (Edited by MajHavoc at 6:27 pm on Nov. 23, 2001)

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Hasharajima on 1:52 am on Nov. 22, 2001 I also received the file about 2 month ago and deleted it strainght away. The sender is trying to fool people to think that it is a doc file by the unique way of naming it. Just do not open and suspicious files!<span id='postcolor'> I have Outlook delete attachments, PERIOD. If a friend wants to send me a file s/he knows how to get ahold of me. /0 Maj

Cool. Can't wait... /0 Maj

My jeep hit a "bump" in the road...