[lug] Off Topic - Loki LUG Special

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Sun Apr 29 15:31:14 MDT 2001


DeVerter at robinsonmechanical.com wrote:
> 
>      I picked up this post on slashdot this morning.  Looks like Loki Games
> is offering a 50% discount for LUG's ordering 10 or more of their products.
> Plus they handle the shipping costs.  The orders must come from the LUG,
> not from individuals in the LUG.  I have just started attending BLUG
> meetings but would not mind trying to line this up if anyone were
> interested.  I support Loki for their efforts to bring top gaming to the
> better OS.  Now if only Sony would port Everquest I'd never use win32
> again...
>      Actually, what luck has anyone had with running OpenGL through Wine?
> I have not attempted it yet, does anyone have any tips?
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark d.
> deverter at robinsonmechanical.com
> 
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I might be tempted to pick up a game this way if someone does arrange
for the order.

FYI, I suspect that even if you use hardware accel OpenGL in X11, that
the Wine implementation will itself have to be software rendered.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com



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