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From: brian@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Brian Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What is the coolest game program that uses SVGA?
Summary: Wake up and smell the coffee, Bucko
Keywords: get a grip
Message-ID: <1990Jun12.054908.15926@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 90 05:49:08 GMT
References: <12220@june.cs.washington.edu>
Reply-To: brian@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Brian Hoffman)
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <12220@june.cs.washington.edu> robertb@june.cs.washington.edu (Robert Bedichek) writes:
>work station.  I am looking for a similar program that I can 
>run on my PC that will show off its graphics display (a 16" NEC 
>4D + a 1024x768 adapter in a Orchid 386-20).
>
>The only game that I know of is Microsoft's Flight Simulator, but
>I think it is written for the least common hardware, i.e. CGA and
>a slow CPU.
>
>	Rob Bedichek

The last two versions of Microsoft's Flight Simulater have supported high
res EGA.  The latest version, which has been out for over 8 months, also
supports the 386 processor.  You obviously haven't seen the program in the
last 2.5 years.

If F.S. is really the only PC game that you know of, you obviously need to
get out and enjoy the fresh air more often.  There are a multitude of games
available for the PC, including flight simulators, war, arcade, and strategy
games.  In the last 3 years, the PC game market has exploded with new 
software, reminiscent of the old Apple II days.

Unfortunately, none of the current games support SVGA modes.  You CAN find
plenty of games that use 320x200x256, but higher resolutions are not currently
used.  You could get a paint program, such as Deluxe Paint II Enhanced that
will put your video card to the test.

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