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Re: * Help! Quake won't run.

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From: Pete Row
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
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On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Yo wrote:

> Nina Harrison wrote:
> 
> > As I understand it, the original Quake does not run under Windows 98 unless you
> > boot from DOS. It is the prime reason I have not upgraded yet!
> 
> Quake and Guakeworld are running just fine on my machine. To install Quake2, I had
> to
> change my language settings to English (UK) though :)
> Although I have no problems blaming win98 for all problems, this time it's make
> likely you have a driver problem.
> 
> Yo.
> 
> 
> 
> 
All you need to do is download the Quake GL patch from the net which 
replace the original Quake.exe. Quake will then run through Windows 
instead using Open GL.

However, Quake and Quake 2 suck big time, Jedi Knight/Unreal/Half-Life 
kick there butts big time, Half-Life especially.
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Subject: Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Date: 1998/12/11
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