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echo: apogee
to: MIKE HEGARTY
from: JONATHAN FINGAS
date: 1997-05-30 22:33:00
subject: Re: Duke 3D in Win95

 JF> Two suggestions: 1) don't run it in Win 95 if you can (it can crash
 JF> under some circumstances), and 2) if you must play it there, have 32
 JF> MB of RAM or so.  Don't forget, Win 95 needs some "overhead" to be
 JF> able to keep itself in good condition; so it 
 JF> actually robs you of some
 JF> of that needed memory.  32 MB will leave you plenty of breathing
 JF> space.  I have 32 MB on both machines, and I haven't seen much of a
 JF> difference between running in Windows and DOS. 
 MH>   Jonathan,
 MH>     Thanks for the tips. I have 40mb ram, so that should not be a
 MH>   problem, but I still only get about 10 frames. How is your DOS
 MH>   window setup?
  Well, one thing you want to do is disable any other programs you have in 
the background (that includes programs that go in the clock box).
  Also, disable the key combos you're likely to press, like Alt-Tab.
  A big thing may be to make sure you run SW A) maximized, B) full-screen, 
and C) with the mouse in exclusive mode).  That way you'll make sure it has 
top priority.
  Don't forget too, you'll want to disable the "always suspend" feature and 
such.
  Hope this helps! 
--- Maximus 3.01
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