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From Leo's mailbag:

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 5, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: what if I don't meet minimum requirements
>
> Leo,
> What will happen if I try to run a video game whose minimum
> requirements aren't quite met by my video card? Apparently,
> it lacks the abilities called "Video HW Transform & Lighting"
> & "Vertex Shader Ver.", but all of the other requirements are
> met. Will it still run?

No way to tell. Some games will fail, some games will just run
but very poorly. It depends on the game.

Thanks for asking,

Leo

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