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From: "Rad" <rad@cyberdude.com>
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Subject: Re: Q3 Test Win32
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:56:06 +0100
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ROBERT C SHAND <298rcs@tay.ac.uk> wrote in message
<7he4r9$kr49@chuka.playstation.co.uk>...
>>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


Yep sure is, took about 1 min to download Q3Test with the Uni connection :)

>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.


I have a P133 32MB RAM and a Voodoo 1! I wasn't even gonna bother with
Q3Test but then I thought what the hell and was quite supprised. With all
the fancy settings turned down/off, it ran at an exceptable speed (just) but
then again I was the only one in the game.

>>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
>

Rad "about time I started some revision" K