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Re: Windows 3.1 ??

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From: decu... John D. DeCuir
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 02:30
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otoh...@indirect.com (William C. Perry) writes:

>I read the FAQ that stated that this game runs well under OS2, but How 'bout 
>Windows?  I like having games under a games group so I tried to run the game 
>under W3.1, and got pretty poor effort, (486 dx2-50) anyone with hints on the 
>.PIF ?  Games is great when I bypass autoexec tho.......!

In the README.TXT, it suggests AGAINST running Descent in Windows, due
to timer conflicts.  Try exiting Windows before running Descent.
  -John
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