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> At the moment i use d3d for GPL as for some reason i cant get it to run in
> glide despite having the latest glide patch. I have used voodoo but
> performance doesnt seem quits as good. I only have a PIII 500 and would like
> other peoples opinions on what is best for all round performance.Ive heard
> glide is meant to be better for frame rate but like i say it doesnt seem to
> run on this, i get to first screen but cursor disappears. What voodoo
> drivers do you recommend for GPL and where can i find them.
> thanks in advance
> Kev Barnes

> > At the moment i use d3d for GPL as for some reason i cant get it to run
in
> > glide despite having the latest glide patch. I have used voodoo but
> > performance doesnt seem quits as good. I only have a PIII 500 and would
like
> > other peoples opinions on what is best for all round performance.Ive
heard
> > glide is meant to be better for frame rate but like i say it doesnt seem
to
> > run on this, i get to first screen but cursor disappears. What voodoo
> > drivers do you recommend for GPL and where can i find them.
> > thanks in advance
> > Kev Barnes

> The latest drivers I have are beta8 (unofficial) which were reported to be
for
> the still-born voodoo6 and gave a significant performance boost.

> They seem to work well with GPL and a similar spec machine with the GPL
glide
> driver.

> Not sure where to get them now though - if you can't get hold of them let
me
> know.

> Cheers

> Tony

> ive found some beta 7 drivers(at 3dfx)but no sign of beta 8 drivers,
anyone
> know where i can get these
> Thanks

> > > At the moment i use d3d for GPL as for some reason i cant get it to
run
> in
> > > glide despite having the latest glide patch. I have used voodoo but
> > > performance doesnt seem quits as good. I only have a PIII 500 and
would
> like
> > > other peoples opinions on what is best for all round performance.Ive
> heard
> > > glide is meant to be better for frame rate but like i say it doesnt
seem
> to
> > > run on this, i get to first screen but cursor disappears. What voodoo
> > > drivers do you recommend for GPL and where can i find them.
> > > thanks in advance
> > > Kev Barnes

> > The latest drivers I have are beta8 (unofficial) which were reported to
be
> for
> > the still-born voodoo6 and gave a significant performance boost.

> > They seem to work well with GPL and a similar spec machine with the GPL
> glide
> > driver.

> > Not sure where to get them now though - if you can't get hold of them
let
> me
> > know.

> > Cheers

> > Tony

> ive found some beta 7 drivers(at 3dfx)but no sign of beta 8 drivers, anyone
> know where i can get these
> Thanks

> by the way i am on windows 98, ive tied the beta 7 drivers but all iget is
a
> black screen in glide and as for voodoo i get lots of blocks on the screen
> when i move cursor. i really would like to give glide a try but dont seem
to
> have any luck with it


> > ive found some beta 7 drivers(at 3dfx)but no sign of beta 8 drivers,
> anyone
> > know where i can get these
> > Thanks

> > > > At the moment i use d3d for GPL as for some reason i cant get it to
> run
> > in
> > > > glide despite having the latest glide patch. I have used voodoo but
> > > > performance doesnt seem quits as good. I only have a PIII 500 and
> would
> > like
> > > > other peoples opinions on what is best for all round performance.Ive
> > heard
> > > > glide is meant to be better for frame rate but like i say it doesnt
> seem
> > to
> > > > run on this, i get to first screen but cursor disappears. What
voodoo
> > > > drivers do you recommend for GPL and where can i find them.
> > > > thanks in advance
> > > > Kev Barnes

> > > The latest drivers I have are beta8 (unofficial) which were reported
to
> be
> > for
> > > the still-born voodoo6 and gave a significant performance boost.

> > > They seem to work well with GPL and a similar spec machine with the
GPL
> > glide
> > > driver.

> > > Not sure where to get them now though - if you can't get hold of them
> let
> > me
> > > know.

> > > Cheers

> > > Tony

> > ive found some beta 7 drivers(at 3dfx)but no sign of beta 8 drivers,
anyone
> > know where i can get these
> > Thanks

> I've copied them here:

> http://www.baldrick.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/downloads/beta8.zip

> Tony

> Kevin,

> Keep trying; it's worth whatever you have to do.  GPL never looked so good
> as when it was running under Glide.  Not in D3d and certainly not under
> OpenGL (altho OpenGL *is* fast!).  FWIW, I found some earlier drivers that
> worked better than the newer ones.  If nothing else obtains, I might be
able
> to find the exact release info.

> --Steve Smith

> > by the way i am on windows 98, ive tied the beta 7 drivers but all iget
is
> a
> > black screen in glide and as for voodoo i get lots of blocks on the
screen
> > when i move cursor. i really would like to give glide a try but dont
seem
> to
> > have any luck with it


> > > ive found some beta 7 drivers(at 3dfx)but no sign of beta 8 drivers,
> > anyone
> > > know where i can get these
> > > Thanks

> > > > > At the moment i use d3d for GPL as for some reason i cant get it
to
> > run
> > > in
> > > > > glide despite having the latest glide patch. I have used voodoo
but
> > > > > performance doesnt seem quits as good. I only have a PIII 500 and
> > would
> > > like
> > > > > other peoples opinions on what is best for all round
performance.Ive
> > > heard
> > > > > glide is meant to be better for frame rate but like i say it
doesnt
> > seem
> > > to
> > > > > run on this, i get to first screen but cursor disappears. What
> voodoo
> > > > > drivers do you recommend for GPL and where can i find them.
> > > > > thanks in advance
> > > > > Kev Barnes

> > > > The latest drivers I have are beta8 (unofficial) which were reported
> to
> > be
> > > for
> > > > the still-born voodoo6 and gave a significant performance boost.

> > > > They seem to work well with GPL and a similar spec machine with the
> GPL
> > > glide
> > > > driver.

> > > > Not sure where to get them now though - if you can't get hold of
them
> > let
> > > me
> > > > know.

> > > > Cheers

> > > > Tony

> The latest drivers I have are beta8 (unofficial) which were reported
> to be for the still-born voodoo6 and gave a significant performance boost.

> They seem to work well with GPL and a similar spec machine with the
> GPL glide driver.

> Not sure where to get them now though - if you can't get hold of them
> let me know.

> Cheers
> Tony

> by the way i am on windows 98, ive tied the beta 7 drivers but all iget is a
> black screen in glide and as for voodoo i get lots of blocks on the screen
> when i move cursor. i really would like to give glide a try but dont seem to
> have any luck with it