Despite the rough edges of this test version, Quake has drawn rave reviews from 'Net users for the power of its three-dimensional engine and the more exciting Deathmatches built into the software.
To play Quake, you might need some new hardware. Quake runs on high-end 486 machines with at least 8 megabytes of RAM--but just barely. And you can't run Quake on Macintosh computers or older 486 machines without floating processor units, like the 486-SX models.
You'll probably need at least a Pentium to be really happy with the game. id promises that Quake will run faster in later versions of the game.
Quake is available from dozens of FTP sites around the world. Go to id's Quake page on the World Wide Web for a list of sites: http://www.idsoftware.com/qss.html.
Just pray you don't have any midterms coming up for a while. You'll need all your spare time to start killing your friends, all over again.
Kevin S. Davis '98 is the Currier House User Assistant and HASCS's Networking Advanced Support technician. His e-mail address is ksdavis@fas.harvard.edu.