From: Caolan McNamara (cmc at domain stardivision.de)
Date: Thu 10 Feb 2000 - 14:37:09 GMT
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 10.02.00, 15:20:52, Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com wrote regarding RE:
[ILUG] QUAKE III:
> > Niall wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm sure I saw this mentioned here recently, but I can't find it in
the
> > > archives. Where can I get a copy of Linux Quake III ? I've looked in
the
> > > shops but have only seen 'doze versions. Apart from "because you
should"
> > > is there anyreason to prefer one version over the other ?
> >
> > ehm the miniumum specs required would suggest the Linux distr makes
better
> > use of the underlying hardware (surprise, surprise)
> >
> > Linux
> > Pentium 233 MHZ with 8 MB video card
> > 4x CD-ROM drive (600 KB/s sustained transfer rate)
> > 64 MB Ram
> > Minimum 20 MB free space
And in quake 1 and 2 I was convinced that the network latency under
linux was less than under windows. Giving a snappier and smoother
network game. It might even have been true.
C.
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