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Re: Voodoo II found to have overheating problems!

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From: Michael S. Davis
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 00:00
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Whoa Papa, tell us how you really feel about it. Long time no get shot
down- Mike "Longhorn" Davis
	"Fly Low and Avoid Enemy Radar."

papadoc@ix.nospam.com wrote:
> 
> What a coincidence!!!! They are getting their heads handed to them by
> Creative's earlier release date and better product options (ie 12mb
> board which Diamond says we dont need) with people all over the world
> cancelling their Diamond pre orders to get the Creative Voodoo2
> offerings and all of a sudden Diamond finds a bug. oooh yea....sounds
> right to me. Actually Diamond has just convinced me that they are
> completely full of shit....and that if I were 3dfx I would strongly
> wonder whether they should continue being one of my partners.
> 
> Scott Sellers of 3dfx has already posted on the 3dfx newsgroup....to
> paraphrase in my words....DIAMOND is full of shit. The Voodoo2 has
> been tested extensively in both artificial heat and cold with varying
> voltages and other creative things that might be found in some
> geniuses home computer....it passed those tests...needless to say.
> 
> Yes I think that covers all that needs to be said of Diamonds shitty
> attempt to gain market share. Full of shit.
> 
> PAPA DOC
> 
> >Diamond has discovered overheating problems in the Vodoo II. Read about
> >it at http://gamepad.org/
> >
> 
> Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand
> Infamous
> Pink Flamingo Pilot...
> plegrand@earthlink.net

-- 
Michael S. Davis
Creative Media-Works
Computer/Audio/Video Convergence
"from Creative minds spring Creative solutions."
http://www.creativemedia-works.com
msdavis@tscnet.com
webmaster@creativemedia-works.com
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From: "Michael S. Davis" <msdavis@tscnet.com>
Subject: Re: Voodoo II found to have overheating problems!
Date: 1998/02/21
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