Hi copmom,
I think whoever said that to you was getting RAM and HDD's mixed up; or they were trying to con you into buying two big hard drives. For maximum efficiency RAM sticks should always be matched in pairs, though it's not essential. If you use different sizes of RAM you just lose some of the efficiency, but not the actual RAM.

With respect to Hard Disc Drives I've always used a variety of different sizes in all my computers and have never read anywhere that it's important to match sizes. Maybe if you are setting up a Raid array then maybe, but I've never needed a raid set up (Raid setups are supposed to speed up data transfer, but to be honest, all
Hard drives are limited to the mechanical speed of the r.p.m’s. I won't go into details though as I have to sort out tomorrows free game yet. :)

Regards

Stephen

I have an 80gig and a 320gig and I don't know what difference it makes, as long as it's working!
Good Question...

Suki

Question.. How about mixing HD sizes? I normally have 2 HD's installed in my computers. On the one we got hubby a few months back when his crashed .. when ordering it said it had to have both HD's the same size. On this one I have a 160GB and a 320GB. What are the rules on that, or are there any?

Gee, thanks for the lesson, WR... didn't realize there was much above a Gig. I'm like you, Suki... I have a list somewhere to remind which is bigger than which. But I lost the list. Lol, at Starwars names... those would also make some mighty fine kitty-cat names, especially Kilo, Zetta, and Yotta. Oh to have a Tetrabyte. Sounds like a cat treat. =(^^)=

Ah, nostalgia...

I clearly remember the days of writing commercial software with just over 1/2 MB of RAM to play around with.

Sounds like a Star Wars movie to me, lmao!

What I wouldn't give for a couple of Tetrabytes...and how much RAM for each...

I still am amazed at what technology has done and most take it for granted!

I take my laptop and my cell phone with me when I leave to go to the trailer...on the 2 hour drive I sit and contemplate how they got all that stuff into one little space!

I remember our first tv, lol...it was a console model with a record player and radio, B&W of course....the dang thing must have been 8 feet long!

I wasn't to keen on math...don't like metric and can't tell you how many Mega's are in a Giga, rofl %-)

Suki :)

lol Suki,

As soon as I saw this was going to be a giveaway a few weeks ago, I thought it would go down well; though no doubt there will be some that dislike Point and Click adventures. The game looks really cool. I wonder if anyone will complain about the mild swearing and ghostly theme, lol. (I posted an ERSB rating this time, so it shouldn't happen)

It's amazing how fast we can fill up our hard drives. I have Terabytes of space spread over my main computers yet I'm steadily filling all of them up with the larger games i have. Most take up several Gigabytes each. I remember my first computer had only 40mb of disc space yet I could get many games installed. I used to use windows compression so that I could squeeze more programs onto the disc. A colleague while I was training to be a teacher at Manchester University got hold of a 1Gb hard drive which cost a small fortune. He was so gleeful at having such a large drive. That was in 1992, lol. I wonder if hard drives will be in the Petabytes in 10 to 20 years time? (Peta is the next SI unit above Tera) - (Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta, Exa, Zetta, Yotta). Judging by the evolution of the hard drive over the years I doubt I'll live to see Yottabytes, but maybe Zettabytes, lol.

I'm filling up that extra hard drive real fast.....

I think I'm going to need the walkthrough!

Funny, because Agent 001 was just asking for some good games on yesterdays comments page and he mentioned Big Fish, lol, I hope he/she doesn't have dial-up.....

I was killing time playing Eldorado Puzzle aka Eldorado Quest from Gametop waiting for today's game to come up.....I don't think I will be going to bed any time soon %-)

Suki

Ghost in the Sheet (210Mb)

I’ve posted the following point & click adventures as an extension of my comment/pseudo review for Ghost in the Sheet, today’s game giveaway. I mentioned that there were several point and click adventures that you could download as an alternative to the game giveaway (just in case you're unable to download today's game).

I was unable to get a downloadable demo of today’s game, so the following is just a collection of links to video’s, screenshots and other reviews. I’ve also included general information about the game taken from the developers site as well as a walkthrough fr anyone who gets stuck. The game is a dark ghostly point and click adventure, though because you play s a ghost you can’t actually pick things up in the usual way. Thankfully you start with the power of telekinesis, so you can move objects a little. You’ll either love or hate the dark humor contained within this game which was released at the end of 2007. The graphics are excellent. Apparently, without the use of the spoiler you should get through this game in several hours, assuming you’re a regular point and click gamer,; If you don’t usually play such games it may last aseveral days of casual play. From what It’s had some good write up’s, so please don’t let the apparent shortness of the game put you off.

I had several point and click adventures in my ‘to post’ folder, which I’d intended posting sometime soon, but seeing as I have so many, I thought it would be nice to post a few now rather than wait. I’ll post links to them at the bottom of this info post.

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Introduction from the developers site

Welcome to the afterlife! It’s nothing like you’ve expected. Ghost in the Sheet is a comedy adventure game of supernatural proportions. Become a ghost and master your new paranormal skill set to unravel the secrets of your life-after-death adventure! Mystery, intrigue, comedy and adventure await; aren’t you just dying to play?

Features

• High-resolution graphics with detailed animations to immerse players
• A RPG-like skill learning system: as players progress through the game, they learn new paranormal skills that are vital for future adventures
• Skills range from the conventional paranormal Telekinesis to obscure skills like Scary Sound
• Nonlinear game play that allows players to freely roam the factor while solving a variety of puzzles in any order
• Music and sound design are seamlessly integrated into the game
• Humorous and entertaining mini-games integrated into the game play
• No dying, mazes, slider puzzles, or timed sequences that can needlessly frustrate
• Non Playing Characters (NPC’s) who reveal hints and provide intriguing back-story
• Comic style cut scenes to supplement the plot

Reference: Developers home page accessed 13th Feb 09

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Useful Resources:

Video:

YouTube Video

Big Fish Games video

Images:
Googled images of Ghost in the Sheet

Walkthrough:

Click here for walkthrough

Game Reviews worth reading:

Game review 1 – Click here

Game review 2 – Click here

Game review 3 – Click here

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System Requirements:

OS……………………… Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CPU……………………..1.4 GHz
RAM…………………….512 MB
DirectX………………...v8.0
Hard Drive……………..300MB MB

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Warning:

ESRB Rating: T for Blood and Gore, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence, Tobacco Reference

If you’re at all squeamish, disturbed by things supernatural or creepy, or offended by the occasional mild curse word like "arse" or "hell" then approach Ghost in the Sheet with caution. The subject matter is grittier than the average casual.

Reference: Gamezebo Game Review – Click here accessed 13th Feb 09

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Other games:

We’ve posted quite a few point and click adventure games over the last few months for the free games project. The following are well worth checking out, especially if you’re on dial up and find the 210Mb size too much, although a couple are still quite large. You can find all of the games mentioned below in the Alphabetical Games Synopsis, apart from the last four, which I’ve only just posted, so they won’t have been added to the synopsis yet. I highly recommend all of the following: Bermuda Syndrome, Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword: Return of the Templars, Cirque de Zale, Aftershocked, Conspiracy of Songo, Ben Jordan, Ben there Dan that, Cruise for a Corpse, Lure of the Temptress, Out of Order and The White Chamber. You can find all of the above HERE

I’ve also posted some older Point and Click adventures, all of which require DOSBox; however, despite their pre millenium vintage, all four are excellent games, and are called:

Tex Murphy 1 – Mean Streets

Tex Murphy 2 – Martian Memorandum

5 days a Stranger

Blackstar – Agent of Justice

You can find the download links via the Alphabetical Synopsis HERE

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