Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/27/18:12:13
From: | elf AT netcom DOT com (Marc Singer)
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Message-Id: | <199604272159.OAA16868@netcom6.netcom.com>
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Subject: | Re: QUAKE and DJGPP
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To: | stiletto AT psu DOT edu
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Date: | Sat, 27 Apr 1996 14:58:46 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: | <4lreo0$11ct@hearst.cac.psu.edu> from "Ryan Drake" at Apr 26, 96 09:21:04 pm
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MIME-Version: | 1.0
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Sender: | elf AT netcom DOT com
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> On 26 Apr 1996 15:05:43 GMT, Nathan Kopp shared with us these insightful words:
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> : I downloaded the QUAKE test demo about a month ago. It ran painfully
> : slow on my P75, even in 320x200 mode. Is this slowness the fault of
> : DJGPP (Descent II using DOS4GW runs much faster) or is it ineffecient
> : programming on the part of ID software. Maybe they've got an optimized
> : version available now that runs faster (sounds that way...if somebody's
> : running it on a 486). Comments anyone?
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> It may be your system configuration. I have seen the quake test run well
> ( greater than 20 fps in 320x200 ) on P-66's, and I get 37 fps on my
> P90. Try booting clean - you may have a driver that is conflicting or
> at least slowing it down.
Could be slow video hardware. I'd have to say that the programming
skills of ID are, at present, impeccable.
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