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Harondel J. Sibble (help@pdscc.com)
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:31:21 -0800
On 19 Jan 99, at 14:32, Curt Sampson wrote:
> Windows does now; just put the X server `away' for a bit while you
> give the game `direct' access to whatever it needs (it takes over
> the entire screen)--in fact, you *must* do this for current 3D
> cards--and then when the came is done, put the video card back into
> the mode it was in before and let the X server at it again.
what do you mean by "must do this?"
since you can easily run most 3d cards in a window, you do not need to
run it in full screen mode, although you will get better frame rates and
perfomance that way...
Harondel J. Sibble
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