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No, that would be 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison  ;)

John



Barrett Crowe <btcrowe@spamkillsmindspring.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Barrett Crowe <btcrowe@spamkillsmindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:7quqrv$o4d$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...
> > > 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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> > > remove "spamkills" to reply
> > > 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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