WILL U.S. GAMES WORK IN OZ?

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3 total messages Started by nde... Nick Deakin Mon, 03 May 1993 08:36

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Author: nde... Nick Deakin
Date: Mon, 03 May 1993 08:36

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I am keen to buy some of the games listed here but I'm not 100% certain
that they will work on my PC. When I owned an Amiga, there were problems
running American software because Americans use the NTSC system while the
PAL system is used in Australia. This resulted in corrupted screens etc. Is
there the same problem with PCs?

Thanks in advance

Nick

n_de...@postoffice.utas.edu.au

Re: WILL U.S. GAMES WORK IN OZ?

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Author: s913... Robert B Harvey
Date: Thu, 06 May 1993 22:56

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n_de...@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Nick Deakin) writes:

>I am keen to buy some of the games listed here but I'm not 100% certain
>that they will work on my PC. When I owned an Amiga, there were problems
>running American software because Americans use the NTSC system while the
>PAL system is used in Australia. This resulted in corrupted screens etc. Is
>there the same problem with PCs?

>Thanks in advance

>Nick

>n_de...@postoffice.utas.edu.au

Really? How interesting. I've never had any problems with any software
and I don't think any of it was written in Aus. Come to think of it
... Are any PC's built (not put together) in Australia?

Rob
s913...@valiant.vut.edu.au

Re: WILL U.S. GAMES WORK IN OZ?

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Author: b91... David Sachs
Date: Fri, 07 May 1993 15:20

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In article <s9131783.736729011@valiant>, s913...@valiant.vut.EDU.AU (Robert B Harvey) writes:
|> n_de...@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Nick Deakin) writes:
|> 
|> >I am keen to buy some of the games listed here but I'm not 100% certain
|> >that they will work on my PC. When I owned an Amiga, there were problems
|> >running American software because Americans use the NTSC system while the
|> >PAL system is used in Australia. This resulted in corrupted screens etc. Is
|> >there the same problem with PCs?
|> 
|> >Thanks in advance
|> 
|> >Nick
|> 
|> >n_de...@postoffice.utas.edu.au
|> 
|> Really? How interesting. I've never had any problems with any software
|> and I don't think any of it was written in Aus. Come to think of it
|> ... Are any PC's built (not put together) in Australia?
|> 
|> Rob
|> s913...@valiant.vut.edu.au

You are unlikely to have THAT particular problem with an IBM PC (or with a Macintosh, or with a UNIX workstation...) Because the resolution of commercial TV is so low, current computer models no longer produce a video signal, that you receive on your TV set. Instead, you have to buy a separate monitor (which is often bundled with the computer). VGA is VGA world wide.

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