David and Chie Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:56:53 -0800 (PST) > > From: AP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [q]best games for Quads (was best chess > > > > Marathon II and Infinity both are able to run on > > '040s... which is what THIS mailing list is about, > > 68040/68LC040 Quadras. > > > > I remember running Marathon II on my Mac Quadra 605 back in the day. > It ran OK except when many aliens were in the scene shooting and sounds > were going. Then it would get all slow and the screen would step-frame > on me which got really hard to play. 36mb Ram, 1mb Video ram. Now I > have inherited a Quadra 700 with a Daystar Video Accelerator board > installed so it can display millions of colors. 68mb Ram and a 1gb > drive. I am eager to try Marathon II and Infinity out on this machine! > > I have also since replaced the 68LC040 with a full 68040 in the Quadra > 605. Anyone think this will provide a noticable speedup? Or should I > just plan on using the Quadra 700 from now on. > > Dave
I'd stick to the Quadra 700 for Marathon 2 and Infinity. M1 should still play ok on your 605. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- Message scanned by the Sheriff -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
