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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 news:dxIJg.100092$fV1.81208@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
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>> "Wes Wade" <weswade@verizon.net> wrote in message 
>> news:L95Jg.3076$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..
>>
>> 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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I'll have to boot to XP Pro 32 bits to try installing Unreal then.  I 
dug out all my old games I love playing and trying to get them all 
running on one rig again.  I really miss Unreal and even DN3D :)  Quake 
is the only one from that period that does run even in x64.  All the 
others are going to have to install in the 32 bit boot.   I never got to 
see most of these playing in higher res than 1024x768.  Love to see them 
in 1600x1200 with everything they got cranked up :))
It's been a long time since I played the Unreal story out!
McG.