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- GRIND Frequently Asked Questions list:
-
- Q: "Why no PC Speaker or LPT DAC sound options?"
- A: Because the nature of 16-bit protected mode would royally clash with
- such stringent timing routines. (For instance, the music routine is
- called, on average, about 70 times a second to mix the music. A PC
- Speaker or DAC with a reply rate of 8000Hz would require that same routine
- to be called 8000 times a second, which, on slow machines, locks up the
- computer.)
-
- Q: "Why the epilepsy warning?"
- A: Because Trixter freaked out when he saw a news report about epileptic
- teenagers going into seizures in dance halls because of strobing effects.
- Besides, we wouldn't want to be liable for anything. ;-)
-
- Q: "GRIND doesn't load my music file."
- A: Make sure your music file is supported: type GRIND -? to see the list
- of supported file formats. If it isn't listed, contact Trixter to get
- it supported.
-
- Q: "The music skips during some video effect sequences."
- A: One of three things is happening:
- - Your computer is too slow to mix the sound fast enough.
- - Your video card is *incredibly* slow. (Trident 8900?)
- - The music file has too many channels (does not apply to GUS)
-
- In all cases, select a smaller mixing (playback) rate for the music.
-
- Q: "How the heck did you do this?"
- A: If you have any questions regarding how we did this (or about anything at
- all, really), feel free to contact Trixter (trixter@trxhome.mwc.com) at any
- time. Here's a couple of blatant hints, however: The video sequences are
- RLE encoded using Homer's custom algorithm; they are only 4 colors each,
- and they're 32 frames each.
-
- Q: "Who the hell are you guys, anyway?"
- A: Trixter (Jim Leonard) and Homer (Brian Hirt) met in high school as
- freshmen in 1985. Both share similar interests in coding, although Homer
- is, in Trixter's opinion, a much better coder. Both are currently not in
- any group. (Unless you consider "independent" a group. ;-)
-
- Q: "When does Trixter (Jim Leonard) get married?"
- A: August 20th, 1994.
-
- Q: "Will Trixter be the first married demoscene member?"
- A: We believe so, yes.
-
- Q: "When will Chromatiks ][ be released?"
- A: Sometime in September, now that ASM 94 is over and Trixter can get some
- graphics made.
-
- Q: "GRIND really sucks."
- A: Seek professional help. ;-)
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