Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Dec 1996 03:31:19 -0500 (EST) | From | Nicolas St-Pierre <> | Subject | Re: i386-ELF-xquake-1.06 (was Re: Strange 2.1.11 bug) |
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Are there any plans to have an SVGAlib linux quake? seems it would solve that "people having to start a custom 8bpp X session to run Xquake" problem.
Nick.
On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Alexander Sanda wrote:
> > >Okay, you've whetted my appetite... > > > ><NEWBIE> > > > >A few dumb questions on linux quake: First of all, can I expect it to be > >playable on my 486DX2/66 with 16 megs RAM and 2MB Cirrus Logic GD5426 > >board? > > Yes, but it'll run very slow. Quake hardly depends on FPU performance > (and the 486 FPU sucks compared to a Pentium, read _real_ Pentium, not > 5x86 or something like that). > > Also, the cirrus logic is not very fast, so you'll have to run it under > very low resolution (320x200 imho). > > >Secondly, about this new xquake-1.06 that's available on > >ftp.cs.helsinki.fi: does it run on 2.0.x or does it have some 2.1.x > >specific optimizations? > > No, it will run both on 2.0.x and 2.1.x (actually, it runs better on > 2.0.x, because there are some sound problems with 2.1.x). > > > -- > # /AS/ > # http://members.ping.at/alexa/ God save the screen ! # > >
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