🚀 go-pugleaf

On 6 Mar 1997 02:56:37 GMT, "Thomas Meissner" <TMei...@acm.org>
wrote:


>Actually, the modem SPEED does not matter (much).  I play with no problems
>with a 14.4 modem all the time.  The issue is LATENCY.  Your ISP needs to
>have decent response times, and your computer needs to be able to keep up. 
>I have played three player multi-player with no lag while downloading files
>from ftp sites, all on my ancient 14.4 modem.  My computer, unlike my
>modem, is quite speedy (SCSI-based P133 w/ 48 MB RAM), so it keeps up just
>fine.
>
>All this does not mean that the internet phone stuff would work, however. 
>I suspect that Benjamin's comments related to the bandwidth required for
>the internet phone would still apply.


Just to add in, I do not think you can use Internet Phone and play
Diablo at the same time. This is because both programs will be
requesting services from the sound card. This is unless you have 2
sound cards. Not very sure on this though. Haven't tried it b4. Maybe
someone can comment?
                           
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