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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > On 10/12/2009 19:56, bas wrote: >>> Then there is the new Atom CPUs coming out next year which IIRC have >>> slightly higher power consumption but have integrated graphics and >>> memory controllers which cuts down on the need for as much in the >>> supporting chipset which I believe overall cuts power consumption >> Good to see that the gamers out there will be playing on atoms soon :) >> love the way its going though, boards with powerful graphics on-board >> and low power drain, certainly good enough for general use, hd >> graphics too. >> bas. > I tend to do my gaming on PPC and ARM :-) > > (XBOX 360, Wii and DS). > > I got fed up years back trying to upgrade my PC to play the latest > games. My brother in law has just bought a flashy new PC (although I > can't determine what he has, all he knows is it's a 'Pentium Quad Core' > with 'two graphics cards). I'm guessing he's got either a Phenom II X4 > or a Core i5/i7. > > Personally I can't see the attraction, games consoles do the job for me > without having to worry about compatibility or running Windows. If you > ask me, I'm happy still playing Duke Nukem 3D and Doom death matches. > On that note, does anyone know if it's possible to run DOOM over LTSP on > older spec machines? > > Rob > > Didn't doom use IPX as the networking protocol, I had a program called doom connector once, it allowed upto 32 players online :) there is also doom legacy, which gives fog, and ability to look up / down, adds a little more life to the game, Not sure how to get stuff playing over ltsp, Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details The December meeting of the DCLUG will now take place on the SECOND Saturday in December. This is December 12th 2009. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkshWpQACgkQaggq1k2FJq168ACdGfF6zdIE6OnVErz0Jv67fFqA 9S0AoIpqqepQrQUOyxXX3FiA7TY9QSsI =NMm4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html