moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (02/23/89)
When I bought Falcon for my Mac Plus, I found it too sluggish for my tastes,
and put it in my Mac Software Basement. Now that I'm getting a Mac SE/30,
two questions:
1) Falcon 2.0 mentions that it runs on a Mac II, but only if you use the
Apple Video Card and have the colors set to 2. Has anyone run it on a
Mac SE/30 with success? I was wondering if it was tailored to deal with
something other than a 68000 *and* the standard 9-inch Apple screen.
2) If it does work... does it scream? (I hope, I hope...)
"Well done, Lads. In
record time, you killed
ALL of the terrorists.
Unfortunately, you've
killed all the hostages
as well."
"Awww. Does that mean
their boring life
stories won't be made
into a mini-series for
the May sweeps?"
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From article <7093@fluke.COM>, by moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer):
> 2) If it does work... does it scream? (I hope, I hope...)
It ought to. I play Falcon on a 68020 Mac SE and it does REAL well. I also
tried it on a vanilla SE and was sorely disappointed.
Jim O'Connorhovan@bgsuvax.UUCP (John Hovan) (02/24/89)
From article <4523@hubcap.UUCP>, by jcocon@hubcap.clemson.edu (James C O'Connor III, 2846): > From article <7093@fluke.COM>, by moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer): >> 2) If it does work... does it scream? (I hope, I hope...) > It ought to. I play Falcon on a 68020 Mac SE and it does REAL well. I also > tried it on a vanilla SE and was sorely disappointed. > Jim O'Connor I had the opportunity to play falcon for a few moments on an SE/30. The program really screamed, but for some reason the screen would blink at a constant interval. While the screen would blink the fields that should be hidden would flash (such as the AB indicator). It seemed to be some strange phenomenon with the screen refresh. I am not sure what version of the game I was playing, but the blinking was annoying. Other than that, the game really smoked on an SE/30. John Hovan Computer Doctor Apple Student Representative Bowling Green State University Hardware Support Applelink ST0356 hovan@andy.bgsu.edu N8JAA Long live the Macintosh!! Real life begins when education ends. You have to go places to be in the right place at the right time.
tron@wpi.wpi.edu (Richard G Brewer) (02/25/89)
In article <7093@fluke.COM> moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes: >When I bought Falcon for my Mac Plus, I found it too sluggish for my tastes, >and put it in my Mac Software Basement. Now that I'm getting a Mac SE/30, >two questions: > >1) Falcon 2.0 mentions that it runs on a Mac II, but only if you use the > Apple Video Card and have the colors set to 2. Has anyone run it on a > Mac SE/30 with success? I was wondering if it was tailored to deal with > something other than a 68000 *and* the standard 9-inch Apple screen. > >2) If it does work... does it scream? (I hope, I hope...) It should - Falcon 2.0 runs on a Mac II / IIx (it's been tested). And yes, on a 32 bit machine IT SCREEAAAMMMSSSSSSS!!! YYAAAAAHHHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!! Richard G. Brewer +----------------------------+--------------+--------------------------+ | Richard G. Brewer (TRON) | Worcester | rbrewer@wpi.bitnet | | WPI Box 149 | Polytechnic | tron@wpi.wpi.edu | | 100 Institute Rd. | Institute +--------------------------+ | Worcester, Ma 01609-2280 +--------------+ "Power through better | | (508) 792-3231 | VaNdaLs Sack | design and engineering" | +----------------------------+--------------+--------------------------+