Re: Playstation 2 has as much FPU power as Merced?

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From: Geoff Howland
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:00

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On 11 Mar 1999 00:53:45 +0100, Jan Ingvoldstad <jani@ifi.uio.no>
wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 01:12:09 GMT, ghowland@lupineNO.SPAMgames.com
>(Geoff Howland) said:
>
>> "Specific computer problem".  Meaning "we cant do a full matrix divide
>> in one cycle" or "we cant do a 1 vertex rotation in one cycle"
>
>Aha, so _that's_ what you meant with "specific".  (I hope you too have
>noticed that the word carries different meanings, depending on which
>area, practical or theoretical, within computer science you're talking
>about.)

Ok, I was using it in context of the original post which was a
discussion about a set of operations moving into HW.

>I did read your post, however, I missed on the interpretation.
>
>And no, I wasn't flaming, if that's how it came out, I'm sorry.  A
>flame is _much_ more hostile.  Well,  unless the word "flame" carries
>a special meaning I've misinterpreted again.  ;)

No problem, just a simple misunderstanding.

-Geoff Howland
Lupine Games               http://www.lupinegames.com/

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From: ghowland@lupineNO.SPAMgames.com (Geoff Howland)
Subject: Re: Playstation 2 has as much FPU power as Merced?
Date: 1999/03/11
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