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Article #283Re: can I run diablo from HD?
From: tvan... FIZBAN
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 00:00
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On 23 Jan 1997 14:56:45 GMT, "Trevor E. Medvecky" <medv...@iconn.net> wrote: >I've gotten it to work quite nicely using a program called VIRTUAL CD-ROM, >check it out at > >www.logicraft.com > >You can download a shareware trial version. I've tried it and love it. >Great for home networks as well. Gets around spawning issues. > > > >Speedster <li...@sprynet.com> wrote in article ><01bc08ac$bdaf2320$18e4aec7@SPRY013490>... >> >> I've been using diablo for awhile now. I have a 6x & a p166 with 32mb >ram. >> Even with my system the lvl's still take a LONG time to load. I know >Diablo >> is run primarily from the CD, and I guess my 6x isn't good enough.. but >> instead of buying a new Cd-rom drive, could I run Diablo from my hard >> drive?? any way to do this?, havn't tryed anything yet, and thought I'd >> post to see if ne1 has >> >> >> -thanks in advance >> >> -Speedster >> I am running Diablo from my Hard Drive and it flies!!!!! You need a program called "Virtual CD-rom" it's made by "logicraft" it makes a chunk of your HD look like a cd-rom drive to windows and it works great!!
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