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MANNERS Re: Is there a VGA version of doom?

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From: lah...
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 05:53
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IJ>In article <rrwardCo...@netcom.com> rrw...@netcom.com (Richard Ward)
IJ>writes:
IJ>>>       Title says all,  I wonder if there is or will be a VGA version of
IJ>>>doom.   I don't know much about programming,  but I figure it wouldn't be
IJ>>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
IJ>>>that hard to do this, am I right?

IJ>>No kidding, you don't know much about programming.  DOOM _IS_ in VGA!  It 
IJ>>runns in 320x200x256 color mode, which is VGA.

IJ>Maybe the writer meant higher resolution VGA.  He would probably appreciate 

IJ>honest answer rather than a flame.  Would you answer this question the same 
IJ>way if you met him face to face and he asked it?  I don't understand what 
IJ>makes people think that communicating over the net requires a different answ

IJ>than face to face, unless people are generally this snide.

IJ>[I'm sure I'll get flamed for this one.  I'm just sick of seeing these kinds
IJ>of responses.  It probably won't do any good, anyway.]

IJ>___
IJ>JCS


Honestly, guys. You were pretty tough on the poor guy. I would say
though, that if he meant svga (640x480x256), it would likely be too much
for most of our machines to handle (well, at least my 486sx25 w/4 mb's).

Mad Dog Hoek

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