🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1993Jan4.225747.3154@pacdata.uucp>,
jimh@pacdata.uucp (Jim Harkins) writes: 
> In article <92366.034239CXKPE@ASUACAD.BITNET> Chin , Jeffery <CXKPE@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>>I'm running OS/2 2.0 on a 486/33 and I'm trying to get WC I & II to run
>>acceptably.  They are running very slowly and the sound is out of synch or
>>corrupted.  I'm only using the PC speaker for the sound.
> 
> I was rather shocked when I installed WC I christmas night (thanks dad!) and
> it ran fine.  Of course, I've got a default DOS window with all the typical
> settings (timer access on, video refresh emulation off, etc).  I'm on a 50 Mhz
> 486 with a soundblaster, disk formatted with HPFS.
> 
  I've noticed that some games (eg F117-A Stealth Fighter) that use the
PC speaker for sound run incredibly slowly under OS/2.  I'd suggest running
WC with the sound off.  Or better yet, invest in a sound card - my Thunderboard
was a bit pricy but well worthwhile, and I think the price has dropped since
I bought mine, to about $100 by mail.

  Interestingly, I tried playing WCII SO2 under DOS and couldn't - it
crashed so frequently I couldn't finish even a single mission.  It still
crashed occasionally when I ran it under OS/2, but that happened infrequently
enough that it wasn't a big deal.  Kinda supports IBM's claim that OS/2 is
a better DOS than DOS!

	Chris Koresko
	koresko@astrosun.tn.cornell.edu