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- From: smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
- Subject: Re: QUESTION. Ultima Underworld on 286?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.152416.709@ichips.intel.com>
- Originator: smintz@sedona
- Sender: smintz@sedona (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
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- Organization: Intel Corporation
- References: <1992Dec15.221646.62089@cc.usu.edu> <1992Dec16.225155.15930@cc.umontreal.ca>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:24:16 GMT
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- It won't even work on a 286...it designed for 386 chips specificly, you won't
- get beyond the title screen...sorry!
- Stephen
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- In article <1992Dec16.225155.15930@cc.umontreal.ca>, douillar@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Douillard Pierre-Jean) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec15.221646.62089@cc.usu.edu> sltxh@cc.usu.edu writes:
- > > I have been planning to buy Ultima Underworld for several weeks now.
- > >I went into the store, and noticed that the system requirements mentions
- > >only 386 and up. I am one of those unfortunates that owns a measly 286.
- > > My question is... does this mean that it OBSOLUTELY will not run
- > >on a 286... or will it just be extremely slow?
- > >
- > > Any advice on the subject would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
- > > Joel
- > >
- > > *** Please respond via E-mail, as I only have access to the net from
- > >here at work... and it will be closed down for the holidays.
- > > thanx
- >
- > One of my friend had 'try' to play it on a 386SX and he almost went mad
- > when he had to go searching some missing items on upper levels.
- > 'That game isn't playable at all?', he told me. So we tried it on my
- > machine which is a 486 and... and then 'That's heaven !!!'
- >
- > It also runs smoothly on a 386-20 or 25. If you plan to try it on 286
- > (if it runs fine)... gee, I don't want to be around you when you go crazy ! ;)
- >
- > Good luck!
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- > # E-mail: douillar@jsp.umontreal.ca |' Anybody out there got the cheat #
- > # douillar@ere.umontreal.ca | for Windows! Or a good trainer!! '#
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