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Let me be more specific.  I remember running D2 at 640x480, and at high
detail.  It was a beautifully running display.  Is that simply because I had
4MB video then and only 2MB now?  That seems to be the only difference.  The
processor was a P133, so there's no big increase there.  Again, are there
specific device drivers in the config.sys file which could be tweaked?
Thanks for all your help, I need the education.

"Doug Cook" <dcook@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:_uWOb.1206$b56.892657@news3.news.adelphia.net...
> I'm getting 20 to 30 fps at 320x200, and around 10 at 640x480.  Detail
level
> was set to high (not highest).  That still seems slower than I remember,
and
> if the responses I've recieved are correct, then I think I should be
getting
> better.  Is there anything obvious that I'm overlooking?
>
>
>
> "Yeremein" <yeremein@nonexistent.net> wrote in message
> news:buf79v$50j$1@terabinaries.xmission.com...
> > > Just to rule out any hardware concerns,
> > > can someone please tell me if the 2MB video ram I have is enough for a
> > > nicely running D1 and D2.  The first time I got into D1/D2, my
computer
> I
> > > had a 4MB video card.
> >
> > D1 and D2 (the "official" versions anyway) just do software rendering,
> > meaning you only need enough video memory for probably two frame buffers
> > (a front buffer and a back buffer; the game will draw on one while
> > displaying the other, then flip; at least, that's what I'm assuming it
> > does).  If you're running in 320x200 mode with 256 colors, you need a
> > whopping 64KB per frame buffer, or 128KB total video memory.  Jump up to
> > 640x480, and you need 600KB (round that up to 1MB).  So, the short
> > answer is, 2MB video memory is fine for Descent 1 and 2.
> >
> > After writing the above, I dug up my Descent box and manual and looked
> > at the system requirements page.  Here's what it says...
> >
> > "IBM/Tandy 100% compatible 386-33 or faster (486-33 w/8 Megs of RAM
> > highly recommended) with 4 Megabytes of RAM.  DOS 5.0 or later.
> > Supports Microsoft Mouse or compatibles.  Sound Cards Supported: Sound
> > Blaster (Pro, 16, AWE32), Media Vision Pro-Audio Spectrum (Plus, 16, and
> > Studio), Gravis Ultrasound, General MIDI, SCC-1.  1 or 2 Joysticks
> > supported as well as ThrustMaster WCS, FCS, FLCS, Gravis Game Pad,
> > Phoenix, Logitech Cyberman, CH Flightstick Pro and Wingman Extreme.
> > Supports the Forte VFX-1 and Victormaxx CyberMaxx."
> >
> > ... no mention of video memory at all.
> >
> > Also, note that we've gotten spoiled frame-rate wise in the past ten
> > years.  My 100MHz DX4 system, well above the recommended system
> > requirements only got 20-odd frames per second at 320x200.
> >
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