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From: jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: StarFlight..Oh damn!
Keywords: Ya got a lifetime?
Message-ID: <7028@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 20 Jan 90 16:08:43 GMT
References: <1990Jan20.051542.12167@dvinci.usask.ca>
Reply-To: jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA
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In article <1990Jan20.051542.12167@dvinci.usask.ca> jim@skatter.uucp (Jim Bergstrom) writes:
>	I have a major problem with this game.  I don't have a lifetime to play
>it....and believe me, it will take you a life time to play the bloody thing!
>	It takes approximately 8 minutes for the computer to catch up with you
>every time you move the mouse to an action sequence, ie.. click mouse for 
>mineral pickup, wait 8 minutes.  Click mouse for scanner, wait 8 minutes.

I have StarFlight instaled on my hard drive, and there are very small waits -
maybe a few seconds at most.  Even from floppy, I don't wait that long. . .

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