Re: Doom Conversion (was Dragons Lair

[aar7334@exodus.valpo.edu (Auri Man)]

: Anyway, there is still one question, COULD Doom be done on the ][gs?
 
Not easily.  And it would be terribly slow, especially with the GS's integer
math capabilities being so limited.  An FPE card would be a blessing :)
 
: I know it would take a 10Mhz (maybe 14Mhz) chip, and a HD (what
: serious ][gs user is out there that does NOT have a hard drive?)
 
Probably a 14MHz at least for reasonable speed.  If it doesn't perform well
on a 386/40, then 10MHz is out of the question, but a 14MHz I hear is
comparable to a 486/25 or 486/33, so that may be doable.
 
: and 2, maybe 4 meg of Ram. And don't forget a graphics card!
 
You would need more than 2 megs of RAM.  4 megs MAY do it, but virtual
memory would be a necessity, at least in my humble opinion :)
 
: and who would convert the Engine? I do not know how Burger Bill
: got the rights to release a ][gs Wolfenstein, but there must be a way
: to obtain rights for Doom.
 
The story about Burger Bill and iD is a long one, and I haven't heard all
of it.  But I don't care what the story is, as long as I have Wolf on my GS.
<grin>
 
The engine would be very VERY difficult on the GS, since it is inherantly
slow -- and for the people who don't have an accelerator, would they really
consider buying one just to play DOOM on their GS in maybe 1/2 screen?  A
full screen Doom is probably impossible on the GS without an accelerator,
4.5 to 5 megs memory minimum, and a hard drive with a RAMfast (if virtual
memory was implemented a RAMfast would be essential because of it's RAM
cache).
 
DOOM _is_ possible on the GS -- but only on stocked GSes.  I could be wrong
on this one, so thwap me if I am, but I am pretty confident on my points.
 
-Auri
 
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: and I can use my IIgs monitor as a TV... I have a feeling television
: will severely outlast VGA technology.
 
With a VOC?  What are using as a monitor?  The RGB as a TV... neat, I'm doing
the same with my GS monitor (Magnavox), but it has a VCR going into it as
the source -- is that what you're doing? (sure this is besides the point
of this thread, but I'm interested!)
 
: uh, I don't remember reading anything about pizza in any other cards
: press releases... must have been in the fine print, along with your
: excuse for blatant ignorance...
 
It was a joke.  Ignorant yourself? :?)
 
: more like you went into debt on that; perhaps you owe the RezTek team
: an apology...
 
For what?  I haven't insulted them.  I think both cards should come out,
but I'm set that the SS will be the more popular card.  Yes, Bill has been
working on this card for a while, and that's great -- but I really would
rather have the SS.  Since when is an opinion that differs from yours futile?
 
Yet that ignorant word again.
 
: I hope so, or I'd hate to be in the libel department for your mag...
 
If you want to discuss my publication, talk about it in email. :)
 
: Michael Quattrocchi -- "resistance is futile..."
: * note *  I have no affiliation with RezTek or Sequential, and as
: stated before, will likely purchase at least one of the boards. I just
: can't stand to watch csa2 become a soapbox for some peoples' blatantly
: misleading chatter.
 
How do you derive the definition: opinions = blatantly misleading chatter?
 
Hmmm... I would guess that you are perfect and every opinion you have is
actually truth and nobody can differ with you?  That's just my first
impression. :)
 
If my points are incorrect, that is because of my limited knowledge of
RezTek, but then again they are opinions -- I just want to see the best
for my GS and anything that makes it even more fun than it is now is great.
 
I've been with the II for over 10 years... and I am so dang amazed with it.
Granted this may be off the subject, but I find it amazing that the II
community is the most closely knit community that can argue amongst each
other, talk about anything, yet are _all_ connected to each other because of
one machine.  Amazing.  No matter what comes of this whole ordeal, it will
still be Apple II Forever -- and I think everyone believes that, and should.
 
-Auri
 
(My opinions are my own, not PowerGS's.)