🚀 go-pugleaf

Okay was 3dfx not paying attention went S3 did this 5 years ago with
their virge chip.  You would think they would know how this movie
ends.   I do.  Nvidia just became the king of the hill, I hope they
learn from S3 and now 3dfx's errors and stay cutting edge both in
hardware and software.

On Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:07:32 -0500, "Bonk" <@.> wrote:

>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!
>