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Can Heretic run on a 386?

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Gordon Stewart

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Jan 5, 1995, 12:16:58 PM1/5/95
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I heard that Heretic would run on a 386 with the -DEBUG parameter. Is it
such a quantum leap over Doom that a 486 with 8M RAM is the minimum? I
really doubt it...

cam lerch

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Jan 7, 1995, 10:02:04 PM1/7/95
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Hmm.. I know someone who has ran it with a 386.. it was a little slow, but
worked fine.. I have a 486 with 4mb of ram, and it's perfect.. It is
quite fast, and works great..

-Zippy

Michael D Hildenbrand

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Jan 11, 1995, 3:33:29 PM1/11/95
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I have heard of folks running it on a 386dx, but I have a 386sx with 8M
RAM, and it hangs when it is loading the graphics stuff, even with the
-debug parameter. Anyone know differently?

Gordon Stewart (ac...@freenet.toronto.on.ca) wrote:

: I heard that Heretic would run on a 386 with the -DEBUG parameter. Is it

Jason Stevens

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Jan 16, 1995, 9:15:17 PM1/16/95
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>Gordon Stewart (ac...@freenet.toronto.on.ca) wrote:

Ok here is what I have seen. a lowly 386sx-25 running it but It had a Math
Co processor. while a 386DX 40 would not run it. It would freeze when
trying to load it...( the sx has 4 megs of ram and the dx has 8) I have a
486sx with 8 and it works.... you may want to try one of the many 387
emulators........

Good Luck!

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LCWestberg

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Jan 18, 1995, 1:05:58 AM1/18/95
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In article <jason.790308917@alpha> ja...@alpha.acast.nova.edu (Jason Stevens) writes:
>From: ja...@alpha.acast.nova.edu (Jason Stevens)
>Subject: Re: Can Heretic run on a 386?
>Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 02:15:17 GMT

>>Gordon Stewart (ac...@freenet.toronto.on.ca) wrote:

>Good Luck!

Could you please elaborate on your 387 emulators idea. I have the same
problem with Heretic. I have a 386DX 40 with 8 meg and without a math
co-processor. When Heretic is loading the graphics (you know, the first time
you run it) it crashes completely. I'd really like to get this working since
it seems like a good game. From what I've played, I think I like it as much
as Doom/II. Thanks.

Michael Jude Coyne

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Jan 19, 1995, 10:57:29 PM1/19/95
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[Re: Heretic crashing on the graphics screen]


Try running it with HERETIC -DEBUG


Michael
P.S. Heretic on a 386-40 with 8MB RAM and ATI video... not too shabby at
all.

s911...@pitvax.xx.rmit.edu.au

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Jan 23, 1995, 8:28:41 AM1/23/95
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In Article <3fncb9$c...@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>

umco...@cc.umanitoba.ca (Michael Jude Coyne) writes:
>[Re: Heretic crashing on the graphics screen]
>
>
>Try running it with HERETIC -DEBUG

and on my lowly 386-40 w/4 megs it ran fine. Quite playable. No co-pro

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