How to run Quake III and HD videos on a Netbook

Darius Chang | Nov 02, 2009

(Credit: Liliputing)

Most Netbooks are unable to render high-definition videos, not to mention run 3D games. In fact, the standard Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics chipset can barely handle Flash-heavy Web sites.

However, it's beginning to seem like the limitation is not on the hardware, but the drivers. Martin Mohring, from the Linux Foundation, was at a Mobile Dev Camp event in Germany. There, he showed an MSI Wind U115 with an Atom Z530 1.6GHz/Intel GMA 500 combo not only playing an HD video clip, but also running Quake III at about 35fps. The secret? This Netbook is using Moblin Linux which has optimized drivers to push the graphics performance to another level.

If this gets you all excited, you can download a copy of Moblin Linux here and let us know your experience. But while waiting for the download, check out some videos posted by UMPC Portal and Netbook News.de below.

Via Liliputing

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ShannonV says...
Very Cool! I think GNU/Linux is an outstanding "Universal Platform" for playing games.

I have a similar story about a Netbook. My system76.com Starling Netbook with Ubuntu Netbook Remix GNU/Linux runs the 3d FPS online game UrbanTerror (urbanterror.net) by Frozen Sand, check it out here:

digg.com...

Free yourself with GNU/Linux!

Shannon VanWagner
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Nov 03, 2009 22:54