Re: 3D cards for Quake on a P133

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From: Kieron Dodds
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:00

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Quite true.  But, the $200 figure is for Voodoo 2 a year from now.  Any more
advanced chipset (Voodoo 3?) would be more.  If you want to go into the
third generation, then you'ld spend $150 now, and $300-$400 a year from now.
If you wait for Voodoo 2 to hit $200 (probably a month or to after initial
ship), you'ld be able to hold until the next generation chipset is shipping
in force easily, then costing another $200.  You still save money.  Of
course, this is all prediction based on trends and knowledge, things may
very well turn out *not* to be that way, but I think I'll be proven right.

None of your business wrote in message <34ccc145.2625611@news.erols.com>...
>On Sat, 24 Jan 1998 13:10:04 -0500, "Kieron Dodds"
><kdodds@email.msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>IMO, spending $150 now for Voodoo, and even just $200 a year from now
isn't
>>as effective as spending $300 in a few months.
>>
>However, it is a way to amortize the cost.  Also, we don't know what
>other technology will be available in a year.  It is highly possible
>something even better than Voodoo2, will be out in a year.

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From: "Kieron Dodds" <kdodds@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: 3D cards for Quake on a P133
Date: 1998/01/26
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