And it gets even worse... Some of these same programs/games
"hook into" the newer 32 bit video drivers and cause them to crash.
I am thinking of the video driver of ATI Rage Pro chipsets
_after_ May 1998 Version 5.11 (build 4.10.2330).
This is the last driver with FULL 16 bit support for these programs...
(On this chipset only!)
Rick Glazier
From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
> Yes, you are correct, Joan.
> Both Real Player and Quick Time use proprietary formats.
> And because game designers like to take "short cuts" and don't
> always follow accepted practices, a game may require a very
> specific version of a video or audio driver/player.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joan Rapier <[log in to unmask]>
> > Are programs like Real Player G2 format dependent
> > I believe I can pose the same question about Quick Time
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