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From: "ROBERT C SHAND" <298rcs@tay.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Q3 Test Win32
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:12:34 +0100
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>Indeedy. :) Unfortunately, it's 22 MB for the Q3 Test file, and another 22
>or so for the bloody OpenGL config program. Thank goodness for speedy
>university web access - I don't know what "ordinary" people will do! If you
>don't want to plough the net for ages trying to get a decent connection,
try
>the uk.games.computer.quake3 newsgroup for info on UK mirrors.

The best mirror I have found.  I.e. Bloody fast
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk

Do a file search for and you'll find it.  Haven't checked for the glSetup
though

>I'm impressed with the "demo" - for what is basically a pre-alpha test of
>the network code, it runs very well. On my P2 350 (64MB and TNT card) I get
>very playable rates at 800x600 with most of the effects on! This *could*
>replace Half-life as the DM of choice on our flat LAN... :) I've only been
>playing it for 2-3 hours, mind - and I haven't gone online with it.

Yeah, yeah.  Just because I got all excited got everything I needed, burnt a
CD at uni to take it home,
installed Q3, great just gletup.  Doh, doesn't have Voodoo 2 drivers.
Bugger.  Then read Readme file for Q3
, damn again. Needs 64 MB ram.

I used to have a great PC, now it needs upgrading big time.

>Nick "back to deathmatch, then" F
Bob "Back to bloody revision, which you should be doing too, Mr NickF, or
have you finished finals?" Shand