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Re: 3dfx drivers/3DNow! doesn't work!

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From: -FaNaTiC-
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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I just thought that it would use the one in the Quake2 dir first, then
search windows/system.  But obviously it's the other way around.  Thanks, it
works great now!

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-FaNaTiC-


^Dahl^ <dahl@c64.notthispart.org> wrote in message
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> What you need to do is to delete fxmemmap.vxd in your c:\windows and/or
> c:\windows\system and replace it with the fxmemmap.vxd that comes with the
> AMD patch of Quake2. Then it works wonders. On my AMD k62 350mhz, it
almost
> always keeps a steady framerate at 60fps+. A timedemo demo1.dm2 gives me
104
> fps. And that is with top notch quality graphics.
>
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From: "-FaNaTiC-" <fanatic_x@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: 3dfx drivers/3DNow! doesn't work!
Date: 1999/08/18
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