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- From: chrisr@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Chris Ringe)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2, VERY cool!
- Message-ID: <g5BRPB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 08:15:27 MDT
- References: <1992Aug19.002147.12074@newshost.unh.edu>
- Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Lines: 40
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- ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene) writes:
-
- - >Mike,
- - > Apparently you don't think much about the way U7 was implemented. It use
- - >a proprietary memory manager that doesn't get along with ANYTHING except
- - >plain vanilla DOS. Try running U7 with QEMM386 running. Now try it with
- - >386MAX running. Now try it with DOS 5.0 Himem and EMM386 running. Notice a
- - >pattern yet? Try it under Windoze. Try it under DR DOS 6.0s mem manager.
- - >If you pay attention, it won't work with any of them! Game companies should
- - >stick to making games, not reinventing the memory manager.
- - > As to your assertion that OS/2 won't run games that tax the hardware, how
- - >about Falcon 3.0D? It runs under OS/2 just dandy, because it uses an alread
- - >established standard for memory management. As a matter of fact many games
- - >not only run well under OS/2, they run better than they do under DOS!
- -
- - The problem is, it looks like games that implement some wierd
- - memory management scheme or other type of customization are on the
- - rise. Look at Links386 Pro, it won't work under OS2 either. If
- - Origin used a special memory manager for Ultima 7, I think they will
- - probably use one for Strike Commander, and probably for WC 3. It
- - really stinks that you won't be able to play these games with OS2.
- -
- - G.Greene
- -
- - >
- - >
- - > Marty
- - > roeschmf@craft.camp.clarkson.edu
-
- I don't see what the problem is. Matters of this concern can be
- addressed with the dual-boot option. (As long as you play it off of a
- non-npfs partition). Programs like these were the reason I made a DOS
- only boot partition. Set up a partition, say 40 megs, and don't worry
- about it. Just install games that you are currently playing. I for one,
- won't be playing WC3 (when released) and Ultima VII at the same time.
- Finish one game, the start on the next. Elementary...
-
- Chris.
-
- < SIG on Summer Holidays!! >
-