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Article #75660Re: Quake 1 question
From: don
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:15
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:15
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CMC wrote: > > I have a full version of Quake for DOS (paid for). The problem is > after about 15-20 minutes of game play the screen goes black and I > have to quit and restart the game. Has anyone heard of this problem > before and/or experienced it themselves? And has anyone found a > solution to the problem? This is just a wild guess. If you have a screen saver or power down set for 15-20 minutes of being idle, it may not recognize that you're using the computer when in DOS mode. I played Quake for years in DOS mode on a Windows 95 PC, and that's the only thing I can think of that would make it go black after 15 minutes.
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