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Article #160544Re: How runnable is Privateer 1 or 2?
From: Karl Frank
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:54
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:54
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Patrick Thompson wrote: > I saw a copy of the Privateer 2 collector's edition at a local used software > shop the other day for $5, and I was wondering how possible it might be to > run Privateer 1 and 2 on modern systems. I have a P4 1.6GHz system with Win > XP, an SB Audigy, and a GeForce 2GTS. I also have a backup system (not > hooked up), which is a 200 MHz Pentium. Short of buying emulation software > or repartitioning any harddrives, would I have any prayer of getting either > of the games to run on either system? P2 should run (the Windows version at least). Speed isn't the problem, Win XP probably is for the DOS version. P1 can only run within PURE DOS or a very good DOS emulator. Even then the chances of having sound with a PCI soundcard aren't too good. SB Live seems to work with some hassle, others I dunno at all. -- I don't work here. I'm a consultant. [Delete the karl after the @ to avoid my spam trap]
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