Hi all (Notably fafnir!) Re-installed, no add ons, so heres my times:
First Load (Skipping movie) 16secs
Load a mission: 21secs
Crashing to the sim: 3secs
Re-load the mission: 6secs
Exit to desktop: 2secs
My system:
PIII 500Mhz (100Mhz FSB)
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Micro Star Inc. Intel 440/100FSB
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends, Inc. 0715 10/01/98
13.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
7.37 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8400B [CD-ROM drive]
MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8583 [CD-ROM drive]
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")
FUJITSU MPD3130AT [Hard drive] (13.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 05003928, rev DD-04-44, SMART Status: Healthy
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
128 Megabytes Installed SDRAM
Slot '0' has 128 MB
Slot '1' is Empty
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro [Display adapter]
Saitek Cyborg 3D USB (HID-Device)
PC/AT Enhanced Keyboard (101/102-Key)
Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse
USB Root Hub
That should be more than enough. hope that helps,
Dan