🚀 go-pugleaf

Is that directed towards 3dfx? ;)

Barrett

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John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, how about Rush's "Glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter
the
> illusion of integrity"?
>
> John
>
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>
> Barrett Crowe <btcrowe@spamkillsmindspring.com> wrote in message
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> > I'm reminded of that Smash Mouth song..."She was lookin' kinda dumb with
> her
> > finger and her thumb in the shape of an L on her forehead."  ;)
> >
> > Barrett
> >
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> > John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
> > news:Y9wA3.116$34.17057@news.oh.voyager.net...
> > > <repeatedly smacking forefinger and thumb, both held at a 90 degree
> angle
> > to
> > > each other, against forehead<
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bonk <@.> wrote in message
> > >
> news:B7A6CAC08E4DE8DB.A94DD019C06C73AC.A32D97FC53A713A8@lp.airnews.net...
> > > This week 3Dfx responded to Nvidia's GeForce press release by doing
> > another
> > > tap dance and song to destract the public away
> > > from its own current and future product shortcomings.
> > > What did 3Dfx use as a defense for their product? Yep, you guessed it,
> > once
> > > again 3Dfx is pushing fill rate to compensate for not having
> > > Transform, Lighting, even 2048x2048 texture size hardware support.
> > > 3Dfx also accused the GeForce chip of being unbalanced because its
> > geometry
> > > engine is very powerful but the fill rate is slow compared to 3Dfx's
> > Napalm.
> > > Well, let's see now, 3Dfx's current offering is 2 years behind in
> > standards,
> > > only does 16bit color, 256x256 textures and they have absolutely no
AGP
> > > mastering support
> > > but 3Dfx has the arrogance to be hypocritical in calling the GeForce
> > > unbalanced!?!
> > > You want to see unbalanced? Look at Napalm when it is released,
without
> > > Transform and Lighting hardware when Transform and Lighting as of
> > > this week is the new leading edge video standard. A standard is
> something
> > > you MUST have in order to best utilize what is offered to you.
> > > With 3Dfx's Napalm, you now don't have a choice, you are stuck with no
> > > Transform or Lighting hardware, but oh, hey, you will have a fast
pixel
> > > rate, if your CPU can keep up!!!
> > > When will 3Dfx ever catch up? When will 3Dfx stop trying to distract
the
> > > public away from its lack of features and standards, in the name of
fill
> > > rate?
> > > Seems like this week's parody on Ebay and other websites of the V4
card
> > vs.
> > > GeForce would give 3Dfx a hint of their lack of leading edge standards
> > > and would also get them to see themselves as they appear to those who
> have
> > > good eyesight and know better, but it is now apparent that not only is
> > > 3Dfx customers blind, ignorant and arrogant but 3Dfx has the same
> defects.
> > > Like they say, birds of a feather, flock together.
> > > 3Dfx, when will you ever catch up technology, feature and standard
wise?
> > > You are spending way too much time on maximizing fill rate, in the
name
> of
> > > falling behind everyone else in everything else that matters.
> > > Get some glasses and some intelligence 3Dfx, and humble yourselves for
> the
> > > clowns you appear to those of us who can see and know better,
> > > or get out of the market!
> > >
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