----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Louie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, March 6, 2003 9:59 pm Subject: Re: (clug-talk) InstallFest & GameFest
> I would like to suggest to have a game with lesser requirements. I > don't think everyone would be able to bring a high-end system. I > wouldespecially like to see the version of DOOM mentioned that kills > processes. I myself can only bring a P133.:~( Maybe you should retire the 133. I'm not sure about the other guys but I have not played Doom since I had a shiny new 486 DX266. How about I give you an old 200MMX mobo so you could play Q2 and HL? > > At this time, I would also like to suggest something for > Convergence. > I would like to suggest putting a network together where a we > would have > several computers running different flavors of linux, various servers, > routers... all of course running linux. This would show the > possibilities of what linux has to offer. Any ideas currently in > progress can still be integrated with this system. Along with this I > also have an idea about pamphlets that can be handed out if anyone is > interested. The committee has pretty well gone over what to present at the show already. If you are interested in participating perhaps you could vollunteer to help us and attend our next meeting? (I smell fresh meat) > > Jason > > Curtis Sloan wrote: > > > > For those who are interested, you can find some HOW-TOs for > running HL under > > WINE here: > > > > http://lhl.linuxgames.com/ > > > > It definitely did not work out of the box for me. :-P The > launcher menus > > are very slow to re-draw, you have to move your mouse off of > each menu item > > after clicking (don't ask me why, but it exists in Windows too -- > just not > > as slow or obvious), and HL complains about not finding MCI > drivers (for > > audio) at startup, although the audio does work. But once you > are in-game, > > all is well. :-D It is much the same for the menus but that is a minor anoyance. The GL is good and I am now running CS, TFC and SOF2 as well. Further I have no native windows partition on my workstation. Dan...
