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sl859@cc.usu.edu writes:
>P.S.  Right now the Crisis is 386 assembler... Is it worth rewriting the thing
>in extended mode?  

What is it doing that requires so much CPU speed?  A spectrum analyzer?
-- 
A mathematician is a machine for converting coffee into theorems.

Totally off subject, but very relevant.  How do people feel about Renaissance's
demos... the reboot sequence?  Just curious, because in solid protected mode,
we have access to ALL of your computer's memory and capabilities and don't have
to go through XMS.  This means that we can write some SWEET games for you
guys!!!  (We already are...details later.  Put it this way, we wrote a
Wolf3d-like full screen engine in just a few hours...Tran should have full
texture mapping (any angles) very soon...)

What can we do to improve it?

Joshua Jensen
CyberStrike of Renaissance
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In article <1993Jan26.173356.63223@cc.usu.edu> sl859@cc.usu.edu writes:
>
>What can we do to improve it?
>
>Joshua Jensen
>CyberStrike of Renaissance
>

Add PAS-16 16-bit stereo support.  Why?  Because, the DAC is cleaner and
less noisy than the SB Pro's and it has 16-bit stereo support.  Sure, the
Gravis is a really nice card and it's wavetable synth blows away FM, but
there are still alot of PAS owners out there (more than GUS right now).
Also, have you heard about the Mediavision Shareware contest?  You can
win $5000, $2000, $1000, or $100.  Write something for the PAS-16 and make
some money!  
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sl859@cc.usu.edu writes:
>Totally off subject, but very relevant.  How do people feel about Renaissance's
>demos... the reboot sequence?  Just curious, because in solid protected mode,
>we have access to ALL of your computer's memory and capabilities and don't have
>to go through XMS.  This means that we can write some SWEET games for you

The demos are cool.  I don't mind rebooting with another
configuration.  I _DO_ mind something that goes and plays with my
CONFIG.SYS file.  Let me do that myself.
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In <1993Jan26.173356.63223@cc.usu.edu> sl859@cc.usu.edu writes:

>Totally off subject, but very relevant.  How do people feel about Renaissance's
>demos... the reboot sequence?  Just curious, because in solid protected mode,
>we have access to ALL of your computer's memory and capabilities and don't have
>to go through XMS.  This means that we can write some SWEET games for you
>guys!!!  (We already are...details later.  Put it this way, we wrote a
>Wolf3d-like full screen engine in just a few hours...Tran should have full
>texture mapping (any angles) very soon...)

>What can we do to improve it?

Make it work with Qemm like civilized protected mode programs do, Matlab or
Autocad for example.

Anssi
-- 
Anssi Saari s106275@ee.tut.fi                
Tampere University of Technology 
Finland, Europe                  

>>What can we do to improve it?
> 
> Make it work with Qemm like civilized protected mode programs do, Matlab or
> Autocad for example.

If a program works with Qemm or Emm386, then it isn't a protected mode program,
just takes advantage of it.  Why?  A true protected mode program takes complete
control of protected mode and doesn't rely on a driver like Qemm to access it
for it.

Too bad, but it's true...if we use these Expanded Memory Managers...as an
example, I had a game that was running from 60 fps and I started swapping to
and from XMS...the game slowed down to 16 fps.

Joshua Jensen
CyberStrike of Renaissance
cstrike@gompers.gompers.edu  <-- New Internet address

In <1993Jan27.152342.63264@cc.usu.edu>, sl859@cc.usu.edu wrote:
   >Too bad, but it's true...if we use these Expanded Memory Managers...as an
   >example, I had a game that was running from 60 fps and I started swapping to
   >and from XMS...the game slowed down to 16 fps.

   >cstrike@gompers.gompers.edu  <-- New Internet address

Glad you got an address there Josh.  

Welp, there are programs that con override the memory manager, or detect
what type of memory manager is present and just go right over the top.
I know the DOS extender that I use will detect the presence of a DPMI
host and work under it (if it has no choice like under OS/2) but it can
also work just fine with NO memory manager whatsoever.  I haven't really
done a benchmark test on it to compare a with/without QEMM yet though.  I'll
do that after I'm done with my mail.

But I do know I get 54 fps on my 486/33 in 320x200x256 *FROM MEMORY, NOT
HIDDEN PAGE* while working under QEMM, so I'd have to assume that the QEMM
is bypassed.

I have ALOT of information on this DOS exteder (more than you'd ever get when
buying a compiler as I'm in pretty good with the authors) and if you'd like
the info just let me know.  I'm still having some mail trouble so please
respond if you'd like it somewhere (and so I can know you're getting my 
mail.)

Take it easy.
Tim.

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