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"Nick Sadler" <nick.sadler@*apologies*blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> "Nick Sadler" <nick.sadler@*apologies*blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
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>> "Wes Wade" <weswade@verizon.net> wrote in message 
>> news:L95Jg.3076$XD1.199@trnddc01...
>>> Well, I know this sounds really lame, but I'm a disabled mainframe 
>>> programmer that has nothing better to do all day than surf the net and 
>>> play PC games.  I am looking for Unreal...  My PC is a 1.66 MHz Celeron 
>>> with 256M of RAM and I am running Win XP Pro Svc. Pack 2.  I am looking 
>>> for any older version of Unreal, and I don't mind if all you have is the 
>>> free Demo version.  My PC runs Quake 3 with little or no problem(s), and 
>>> I know that Unreal was written using the Quake 3 engine, and I used to 
>>> have a copy of the Unreal Demo on my ex's PC.  Yes, she even took 
>>> that... LOL
>>>
>>> I know that I am probably breaking the rules of this newsgroup with such 
>>> a blatantly honest and corny appeal, but I have little or nothing to 
>>> lose... If you do have the full version, maybe I have something that you 
>>> would like in trade.  I know...  I probably have nothing that you don't 
>>> already have, but I am more than willing to offer what few games that I 
>>> do have. Regardless, thanks for reading my request.
>>>
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>> If I remember right, Unreal was written with the first iteration of the 
>> Unreal Engine -
>> and has pretty big compatibility issues with Windows XP..
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>> The only way to get Unreal 1 (what a classic) working in XP is to install 
>> it and run it through Unreal Tournament 99's frontend.. the program's 
>> called something retro.. or retro something.. gimme a minute and I'll 
>> look it up..
>>
>> ebay for unreal 1 - sure to find an original copy!
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>> best of luck though!! :) -
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>> Nick
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> heheheh - so it turns out that I must have been in a minority to have a 
> problem running Unreal under XP...
> it's apparently fine! - lol
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> take it easy!
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> Nick
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Yes, it actually runs quite well under XP. The extra RAM that is most XP 
boxes helps the game immensely.