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Re: Warcraft 2 on OS/2

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From: ptac... Jamawkinaw Enterprises
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
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In <4ceptj$1...@ns2.mainstreet.net>, bi...@nowhere.net (Bill) writes:
>When I play WC2 under OS/2, I get these huge pauses during the game.  I
>get the same pauses under DOS, but they are much shorter.
>
>Any ideas about either stopping these pauses all together, or perhaps any
>DOS settings to make things run faster?
>
>I'm using all the standard OS/2 game ones (HW_TIMER, INT_DURING_IO, etc).
>Perhaps more DPMI memory?  I've configured it for 8.
>
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  How much memory do you have?  It plays exactly the same for me under OS/2
with 16 megs...(486DX2/66) 

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From: ptac...@vnet.net  (Jamawkinaw Enterprises)
Subject: Re: Warcraft 2 on OS/2
Date: 1996/01/04
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