Re: Matrox / Display Doctor Acceleration

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From: Vermin
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:00

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Andrew Bruce <BrucieMoose@pontyraled.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

> Yesterday I had my first few games of Quakeworld (and I'm CRAP). I
> honestly don't know what people are complaining about when it comes to
> speed. I find a ping of 200 is fine!
> 
> Anyway, I noticed Quakeworld's graphics, sound and input run a lot
> smoother than standard Quake, due to the DirectX support. Is there any
> kind of patch to make Quake support DirectX? What does Display Doctor
> A/F do?

WinQuake uses DirectX. Get it from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com or
mirror thereof.

> I've got a Matrox Mystique (non-220) with 4mb, and a (gasp) Cyrix 166+
> (I know I know I know...).

Hah, call that slow? I'm running an AMD K5100 and a Cirrus 5436 with 1Mb,
giving me a blistering 16.7 FPS at 320x200  ;-)

Vermin.

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From: Vermin <quake@rathole1.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Matrox / Display Doctor Acceleration
Date: 1998/12/29
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