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Conference 501clb::pcdoom

Title:	Doom - The Game
Notice:	Doom stuff - see 183 Out of HOURS Access
Moderator:	BAHTAT::HILTON

Created:	Tue Jun 14 1994
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	212
Total number of notes:	3287

156.0. "DOOM 2 (CD-ROM version)" by FORTY2::HOWELL (Just get to the point...) Thu Dec 22 1994 05:34

    Just a short topic for details on the CD-ROM version of Doom 2.
    
    It includes the shareware version of Doom (1), *not* a full version.
    
    It can be installed to hard disc for optimum performance
    
    It can be run off CD (much better, saves 20Mb of space!)
    
    The shareware Doom 1 needs to be installed to hard disc - it can not be
    run off the CD.
    
    Performance running off CD is perfectly fine. It runs great on my
    simple DX33 with Panasonic x2 CD-ROM and only 4Mb of RAM. Of course, a
    faster CD-ROM or (more importantly) more memory will serve you a lot
    better. However the trade off between speed vs. hard disc space is a
    worthy one.
    
    Has no problem running with just the necessary drivers loaded in low
    memory (MSCDEX etc..)
    
    Haven't tried network play yet, though ;-).

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
156.1		PLAYER::BROWNL	Three out of six ain't bad...	`Thu Dec 22 1994 07:42`	5
	Incidentally, I did order this from the States, and the price finally tuurned out to be 34 quid, and no VAT. It would have been about 5% cheaper if I'd had 10 to order instead of only 5. Cheers, Laurie.
156.2		KERNEL::WITHALLG	The Hero	`Thu Dec 22 1994 08:17`	14
	-2 Dan, Iv'e been trying to get my cd to run for weeks now. Got a new CD ROM/Soundblaster and ide being delivered this pm. Tonight I will crack it. If not - its out the window you go ho. GAry
156.3		FORTY2::HOWELL	Just get to the point...	`Thu Dec 22 1994 08:49`	12
	>> Got a new CD ROM/Soundblaster and ide being delivered this pm. You mean you have the CD-ROM connected to the SB, and you are also getting another IDE what ? Hard drive, I presume? You mean your CD rom doesn't even work? Have you tried the PC conference (sorry if you've been in there, I forget who uses it and who doesn't!) Cheers, Dan
156.4	anyway what is the pc conference address	KERNEL::WITHALLG	The Hero	`Thu Dec 22 1994 12:01`	10
	-1 no I mean't that the hardware is probably duff as I can't get the cdrom to recognize the soundblaster address. The ide cable between the rom and blaster is my first suspect. anyhow I'll take this to the pc conference ;-) Gary
156.5		FORTY2::HOWELL	Just get to the point...	`Thu Dec 22 1994 12:08`	4
	NOTED::IBMPC-94 Cheers, Dan
156.6	comparative prices please?	GIDDAY::GILLINGS	a crucible of informative mistakes	`Thu Dec 22 1994 21:37`	10
	Here in the antipodes, software distributors seem to jack up the costs because we're so far away from everyone else and they think we mug consumers won't notice. I've been quoted $A99.99 for DOOM ][ on CD-ROM which I think is a bit too steep (more to the point, my wife says it's too steep :-(. .1 says stg�34.00 including airfreight from USA (?) which would be between A$60 and A$70 at current exchange rates (I think). Could readers please give a rough price in their currency? My brother in law will be visiting soon from East coast USA and I think he'd have room in his baggage for CD... John Gillings, Sydney CSC
156.7		FORTY2::HOWELL	Just get to the point...	`Fri Dec 23 1994 04:15`	5
	Doom ][ (CD) in street retailers (ie. Virgin Megastore, HMV, etc) is between �45 and �50. Cheers, Dan
156.8		PLAYER::BROWNL	Three out of six ain't bad...	`Fri Dec 23 1994 04:37`	11
	Yeah, 34 quid was including postage, but had a colleague who was in the States, and I had it sent to his house. He brought it back to Brussels, and I sent it out from here! Therefore the postage was internal to the US. International rates for a single CD are of course, more expensive, and I try to save costs by ordering as many as possible at once. The downside of this is that it can cause a delay, and sometimes people are in too much of a hurry. Retail price of DOOM2 on CD in the US is around $50. Cheers, Laurie.
156.9		OHNO::CASSELLS	Nooke...Just did it!	`Fri Dec 23 1994 05:08`	10
	RE: .6 John, When I was in Queensland recently (Cairns) I picked up the DOOM 2 CD for about A$79 if I remember correctly. That was at IPC. The diskette version I bought for my brother was A$69. Here in Brussels I've seen it at my local software shop for BEF2200 (about A$100). Skippy.
156.10		KERNEL::WITHALLG	The Hero	`Fri Dec 23 1994 05:09`	10
	- Rathole - Cd rom up and running - duff ide cable. Now for Crimbo and all dads new games.
156.11	DOOM II proce in Nashua	2398::edlapt.zko.dec.com::marison	Ed Marison TSEG-METIS ZKO1-3/J33 381-0618	`Fri Jan 06 1995 15:34`	6
	The price in the Nashua NH are is between 37-40 $US. The price seems to be the same for the CD or Floppy versions. The floppy version has a "mail in for the DOOM 1 version". Ed
156.12	dazed and confused	SUBPAC::BJUBINVILLE	Quit crying and play hockey!	`Wed Jan 10 1996 05:06`	16
	Let me get this right, I ordered DOOM II in the mail and received a couple weeks after I placed the order. ID sends me a leeter stating, "Sorry about the delay, please accept a free gift as return." You get either a shirt, hat or DOOM hint book. I have the book so I grabbed a hat. Two weeks after I received the hat, another letter comes stating "sorry about the delay for the free order, pick another gift as well!" The selections were, a 10% refund if you weren't pleased with the game, a 10% coupon for you next order or a CD version of DOOM II. My CD came in the mail yesterday. How are they going to make any money if they keep pouring out free stuff. The CD is still in the box. I could sell it for $50 if I wanted to. BJ