Re: Patch for ME

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From: Dan C
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:54

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On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:11:18 +0000, Stephen Howe wrote:

>> That is done because the game makers are in bed with Micro$oft, and this
>> is one more way to get people to upgrade to XP.

> In the case of ID Software that is hardly likely.

In case you've forgotten (and you snipped it from the previous posts), we
are talking about ID games here, D3 and Q4.  They were specifically
programmed to NOT work on W95/98/ME.  What other explanation could there
be?

> Carmack was pretty scathing about Direct3D some time ago and prefers to 
> program for OpenGL.

Some time ago...

> I am not sure how true that is today.

Nor am I, but the 2 games in question are pretty close to "today".  Again,
they were designed to NOT work on W95/98/ME.

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Subject: Re: Patch for ME
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