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

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From: Eric Hildum
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:00

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"Marinos J. Yannikos" wrote:

>
> ObRelevantComment: In the DirectX 7.0 preview article at Gamespot
> (http://www.gamespot.com/features/dx7/index.html), Kevin Bachus claims:
> "The next-generation console game systems will be coming out in the next
> year or so. Dreamcast has already launched in Japan. For the first time,
> the PC will be a better gaming platform than the new consoles. And that's
> only the beginning." [strange reasoning there, but read the whole article
> and see if it makes more sense]
>

He may be right, if he is in the US. As I indicated in a previous post, the most
advanced consumer electronics in Japan rarely are made available overseas.
Fortunately, I live in Japan....

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