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Re: Is there a VGA version of doom?

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Date: Thu, 05 May 1994 01:46
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: Like duh stupid question.  What the hell video mode do you think it
: runs in?

Well, I think most of us recognized what the original poster was trying 
to say.  He confused SVGA with VGA.  We're not all computer geniuses,
y'know.

(And if you really wanna get picky, Doom is actually running in MCGA 
mode, which most VGA/SVGA boards support.)

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