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Brian Raab

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:46 pm
Post subject: Quake 2 was written in GW BASIC on an IBM XT !
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That's the truth, it's a game written in BASIC and the original
version works at 50 frames per second on an IBM XT with 5.25" drive
and 4.77 Mhz in CGA mode.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 11:15 pm
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it worked OK on my Etch-A-Sketch monitor also...

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"Brian Raab" <kaisers_sun.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> That's the truth, it's a game written in BASIC and the original
> version works at 50 frames per second on an IBM XT with 5.25" drive
> and 4.77 Mhz in CGA mode.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:59 am
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"Brian Raab" <kaisers_sun.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> That's the truth, it's a game written in BASIC and the original
> version works at 50 frames per second on an IBM XT with 5.25" drive
> and 4.77 Mhz in CGA mode.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:00 am
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"Brian Raab" <kaisers_sun DeleteThis @yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> That's the truth, it's a game written in BASIC and the original
> version works at 50 frames per second on an IBM XT with 5.25" drive
> and 4.77 Mhz in CGA mode.

and with ASCII renderer ... it rocked, like, totally .....
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