Fabien Sanglard personal blog
Why WinQuake exists and how it works
When I took a look at the history of Quake binaries, they all made sense to me. quake.exe was the original release, able to run on DOS and Windows 95. Then came vquake.exe to support the hardware accelerated chip Vérité 1000. Later, glquake.exe generalized hardware acceleration to any vendor providing OpenGL drivers…
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Software EngineeringGames & Graphics2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Why WinQuake exists and how it works by wicket | 155 | 51 |
