Re: Dual 900s for Doom III?

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From: Stephen Gordon
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:53

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Michael-NC wrote:
> Dual CPU machines need to have _software_ that's designed to run on a multi
> processor machine, otherwise one processor sits there like an unemployed bum
> feeding pigeons in the park. Sorry.
> 
> Quake 3 was actually one of a few of extremely rare gaming apps that did
> happen to utilize MP machines but I don't think D3 does.
> 
> Try to Google it.

I think the sound stuff is in a separate thread but yeah that still 
won't be enough to let it run well on that machine.

-Steve

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From: Stephen Gordon <s4054252@student.uq.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Dual 900s for Doom III?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:53:11 +1000
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