[plug] Re: Nick Miller challenge (was Lexmark Printers)

[Jason Nicholls]

On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 11:38:37AM +0800, Simon Scott wrote:
> 	I run XFree 4.0.1 (or maybe 4.0.2, cant remember) and I have a g400
> 32M dual head. Under windows I get,despite a few second long pauses, around
> 30-40fps in hires 'everything' mode in Unreal Tournament.

Hehe, I did say XFree86 3.3.x for the G400. There are various issues with the
XFree 4 drivers but I'm not sure about what they are.

> 	under Linux, things are different. Although Quake III runs close to
> the speed of windows (mostly), UT just doesnt cut it. With a reduced res and
> detail I still get a slower framerate. And when the scene becomes quite
> complicated, I get MAJOR slowdowns (ie 6-7 fps) whereas under windows the
> same scene would only slow down to 25-30 fps.

I don't have UT so I can't comment.


Later,

Jason Nicholls
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