[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15279: SCI: Some Macintosh games are very slow to start

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#15279: SCI: Some Macintosh games are very slow to start
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Reporter:  eriktorbjorn  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                |  Resolution:
Keywords:                |        Game:
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Comment (by m-kiewitz):

 Replying to [comment:16 eriktorbjorn]:
 > > Why couldn't they just put it all inside one big file?
 >
 > I can only assume that felt this way was either more efficient or easier
 on the original hardware.

 But they bundled the other resources inside those data* containers.
 why not make audio* containers too?
 It really makes no sense to me.

 I even wonder if Macs had stutters because of these thousands of files.
 I remember Mortal Kombat 2 on PC doing something similar and the game
 didn't run well at all either.
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Ticket URL: <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/15279#comment:19>
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