Re: i386-ELF-xquake-1.06 (was Re: Strange 2.1.11 bug)

Alexander Sanda (alex@darkstar.ping.at)
Wed, 27 Nov 96 02:46:23 GMT


>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).

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