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  1. I was a big fan of Diamond video cards. I have both the viper v550 and 770 which are based on Riva chipsets. Nvidia is the company behind the TNT, TNT2 and GeForce cards. Diamond merged with S3, and now do not push Nvidia chipsets in their products. Go to www.pricewatch.com and look for viper or v770.

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    Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

  2. Quote: Visual range was at least twice that of radar range in 1943.

    How does this take into account the British use of radar during the Battle of Britain? I have read many accounts of controllers mapping squadrons taking off, climbing to altitude, etc from France and Holland. I thought it was accurate up to about 20-30 miles. Is this a take-off on the movie "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever?" Don't bother, my wife made me watch it.

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    Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

  3. Fionn,

    If you want to go with water based acrylic paint, Testors has a line that reasonably well matches both Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht spec's. It is not the best paint, but it is great to start with. It is also very easy to remove!! Good Luck. I am currently deeply engrossed in several fw-190 d variants.

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    Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

  4. Taking in to account the innacuracies, I still enjoyed the movie. I think that anyone who is actually checking details at the level discussed is assured of a certain level of dissatisfaction.

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    U-571" is a clever wind-up toy of a movie, almost a trailer for a video game. Compared to "Das Boot" or "The Hunt for Red October," it's thin soup.

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    I agree with the comparison to "DAS Boot", but I can not watch "Red October." Talk about filled with idiocy. Driving a boomer through the ridges at speed, when you are supposed to be a silent black hole!! And what is with this singing at the first dive. Maybe in a propaganda flick, but nowhere else.

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    Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

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