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From: bud@northstar.k12.ak.us (Bud Kuenzli)
Subject: Re: F/A-18 2.01 on PowerMac!!!!!
Message-ID: <bud-1204961202220001@198.104.173.31>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 22:02:39 GMT
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In article <afranckeDpoGIv.F0L@netcom.com>, afrancke@netcom.com (Andrew
Francke) wrote:

> <<...Clearly, the graphics engines are very very different,
> with Marathon being much superior.>>
> 
> Clearly, Marathon runs at 640x480 whereas Hornet runs at an arbitrary
> resolution (well, OK, the big 3 rezzes). I agree that GSC could do
> texture mapping, but they'd better only do this for terrain features
> -- it looks lame on the planes themselves.

clearly you don't know much about Marathon, which allows you to select
high or low resolution as well as a variety of screen sizes including full
screen....c'mon down for Friday nite carnage and we'll all die happy...

