I've got an IBM 730TE Tablet computer and I'm wondering if it's possible to run Fallout on it. It can be fitted with a CDROM that meets spec, and the currently 8MB of RAM can be brought up to the minimum 16 for sure, possibly up to as much as 40. The Hard Drive (currently 260MB) can be brought up into the Gigabyte range if I want a full install. The big showstoppers are as follows, and I'm curious how much of an obstacle they'd be, as the thing serves me well as it is and I'd rather not upgrade it to little end. Anyway, It's only an 80486 DX75MhZ, and it's got a monochrome screen. It seems to think the screen can handle 256 colors, and it definitely seems to have that many shades of gray, so, does anyone know for sure if 75MhZ 486 will fall flat on its face with Fallout, or will the screen cause it to be unhappy?
Fallouts on a Tablet?
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Sounds about like the specs of the pc I played Fallout the first time. Ran great, except in the hub, when there was too much stuff to load into memory.
Actually, unless there's an OS problem, it'll work better on that.
Actually, unless there's an OS problem, it'll work better on that.
Cool. I just hope it registers the digitizer input (don't see why it wouldn't). The machine is actually very fast because it's a commercial machine and it's not got anything else on it, even the windows install is bare bones to save space. Runs like a bat outta hell, (for an 80486) it does!
Dixie_Rebel
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Great idea! Please let us know if it works out for you. I remember playing the demo for Fallout with a 100mhz Pentium, Windows 3.1, a what I think was a 256 color graphics card, and 32MB of RAM.
Win 95 P90, with 16?meg ram, and 8mb graphics card. Demo and full game worked well. Except for large areas, with a lot of changes made by me.
Thanks. I have ordered the DRAM card to make sure things are speedy enough, and once I get my docking station, which is coming in the mail, I'll be able to connect the floppy drive, and the install the game and play from the CD (PCMCIA CDROM is a 4x, more than enough). I'll let you guys know; 730TEs are only about $40 used, but getting the FDD, Docking station, DRAM card, and a PCMCIA CDROM could cost you... Keep in mind that there's also a 730T, which has only a 25MhZ chip and probably can't run anything useful.