Darren wrote: > M D wrote: >> Have refrained from upgrading from VPC version 2 for so long - if it >> ain't broke etc etc... >> >> After a long period of happy VPC DOS experiences, I came across a >> program that VPC just cannot run. The original Duke Nukem 3D no less. >> Duke tries to load but the video refuses to and crashes VPC fairly >> spectacularly, I then need to get back into the Mac as gracefully as I >> can :) > > Duke 3D requires me to disable the sound before I can get it running > under windows, I guessed "sound blaster", probably wrong, which > returns a stack error, killing the sound brings up the game.
Hi Darren I haven't tried running Duke 3D under "Windows" as yet :) It's only the original DOS version I've been playing. With a very brief diversion to playing the Mac port - my 1st 'Duke' experience - which I think sucks royally. Admittedly this was the Mac demo version, and is only MNSHO! >> This same Duke 3D runs quite happily on the Apple PC card in the same >> machine. G3 266 Mac OS 8.6 - VPC on this Mac runs DOS games like Doom >> and Quake without a hitch. > > Duke is to heavy for windows under vpc4, playable but barely under > vpc3 running windows. Very playable under dos on vpc3. So Duke plays on VPC3 and DOS? Cool. > I dont use vpc4 > much, very happy with 3 as you are with 2. I hope to find a voodoo2 > card which may bring me back to version 2. ;) Why the need of voodoo2 when VPC2 emulates an S3 4 Mb card? Or is it the Mac requiring a video card? Will the VPC video speed up, because of the better video? VPC2 is Mac only, IIRC. I would love to have one [voodoo2] for the old PCI beige beast, myself. --- I've got a Win95 drive file but it's purly for testing [some] Win9 apps before allowing them to exist on a "real" Win drive.... it is so painfully slow. If a vid card could improve this I might run an OS newer than WFW 3.11 on it :) Anyhoo, cheers. Mike -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
