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Re: Viper VLB problem

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From: WJU... Christopher Thach
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 12:32
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jgme...@icon-stl.net (Jim Meinhardt) wrote:
>
>If anyone can help with this problem I'd appreciate it.
>
>My friend is trying to run Descent with a Diamond Viper VLB and the game 
stops 
>right after Descent reports the memory usage.
>  
>We switched the card out with my Cirrus VLB and the game ran fine.
>Does anyone know if there is a fix for the problem with the Diamond card?

>

I have Diamond Viper VLB, 2Meg - runs fine with no problems,
and my 3D Bench is only 23.2!!!
I did download updated drivers from Diamond's BBS a couple
months ago - this allowed me to run larger Video for Windows
files...  But yeah, no problems for Descent.

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"But nothing's predictable in this tough, harsh,
 highly competitive world, where today's champion
 is tomorrow's crocidile shit."  --  Monty Python
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- Nobody's Hero
  Christopher Thach  WJU...@prodigy.com
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From: WJU...@prodigy.com (Christopher Thach)
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Subject: Re: Viper VLB problem
Date: 26 Mar 1995 12:32:35 GMT
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