Re: IndependenceWar on XP?

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From: Phoenix_DFire
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:50

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bioderm wrote:
> Came across this link (http://media.putfile.com/IWar) of the original Iwar
> intro movie.  Damn it's been years since I've seen it and I still can't get
> over how good it is for such an old game.  Very professional stuff there.
> Anyway  I'm now itching for some Iwar gaming goodness  -   I have my box,
> CD's and manual but I don't know how in the hell to get this thing to run
> under WinXP.
>
> I've tried running it with this glide wrapper
> (http://www.zeckensack.de/glide/) but all I get is a grey box screen and
> then nothing.   Anyone have any tips?   I wish there was something
> equivalent to Dosbox for Win95/98 as the compatibility modes in XP don't
> seem to work worth shit for any old Windows game.

This a very popular subject over at the I-War Message boards ;-

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=4bb8b3418c3451e84a59012659b9881c&forumid=137

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