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ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene) writes:

- >Mike,
- >  Apparently  you don't think much about the way U7 was implemented.  It use
- >a proprietary memory manager that doesn't get along with ANYTHING except 
- >plain vanilla DOS.  Try running U7 with QEMM386 running.  Now try it with
- >386MAX running.  Now try it with DOS 5.0 Himem and EMM386 running.  Notice a
- >pattern yet?  Try it under Windoze.  Try it under DR DOS 6.0s mem manager. 
- >If you pay attention, it won't work with any of them!  Game companies should
- >stick to making games, not reinventing the memory manager.  
- >  As to your assertion that OS/2 won't run games that tax the hardware, how
- >about Falcon 3.0D?  It runs under OS/2 just dandy, because it uses an alread
- >established standard for memory management.  As a matter of fact many games
- >not only run well under OS/2, they run better than they do under DOS!
- 
- 	The problem is, it looks like games that implement some wierd
-    memory management scheme or other type of customization are on the 
-    rise.  Look at Links386 Pro, it won't work under OS2 either.  If 
-    Origin used a special memory manager for Ultima 7, I think they will
-    probably use one for Strike Commander, and probably for WC 3.  It 
-    really stinks that you won't be able to play these games with OS2.
- 
- 							G.Greene
- 
- >  
- >
- >  Marty
- >    roeschmf@craft.camp.clarkson.edu

I don't see what the problem is.  Matters of this concern can be 
addressed with the dual-boot option. (As long as you play it off of a 
non-npfs partition).  Programs like these were the reason I made a DOS 
only boot partition.  Set up a partition, say 40 megs, and don't worry 
about it.  Just install games that you are currently playing.  I for one, 
won't be playing WC3 (when released) and Ultima VII at the same time.  
Finish one game, the start on the next.  Elementary...

Chris.

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