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Thomas Schamer <t.schamer@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> I'd say he's much wiser than a squire, and unbelievably, faster, too.
Okay,
> forget the part about being wiser........I will admit that the guys at
3dfx
> are complete dumbasses for failing to include features AGAIN.
> Mike <tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:rHaN2.3905$LM.7387@news.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > I'd say, 3Dfx is an old dying man, who had his glory days when he was
> young,
> > but now is old and sickly.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
> >
> > check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
> >
> > Thomas Schamer <t.schamer@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > news:7e3536$n6$2@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net...
> > > I'd say that nVidia is more of a squire than a prince. ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike <tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> > > news:OCyK2.2898$LM.5575@news.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > > > 3Dfx was the king, but the king is very ill, and the Prince_Nvidia
> just
> > > > might take the crown in the next month.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Mojo <5mojo5@airmail.net> wrote in message
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
news:9E52D478FF2E9A84.BD5BBDA8BB69250D.99A93CFEA9E23551@library-proxy.airnew
> > > > s.net...
> > > > > Being the king has more to do with public opinion than with real
> world
> > > > > performance. Currently 3Dfx is the king of 3D gaming, do they have
> the
> > > > best
> > > > > all-around card? Not really, the image quality of the voodoo2 is
> > lacking
> > > > and
> > > > > it doesn't destroy the other cards in every benchmark. But guess
> what
> > > card
> > > > > is in my system? yup a voodoo2, which  bought because I respected
> 3Dfx
> > > as
> > > > a
> > > > > company. After seeing the Voodoo3 I though "oh crap, they did
> > everything
> > > I
> > > > > was hopeing they wouldn't do" which is just release a faster
version
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > Banshee. Currently in my mind the TNT2 is the king of the NEXT gen
> of
> > > > cards,
> > > > > hopefully 3Dfx takes the next round and all those other companies
> can
> > go
> > > > to
> > > > > hell.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mr. Mojo
> > > > >
> > > > > "And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on;
> > > > > and so did I."
> > > > > Chaotic Origin <7bu1q896t1@news.com> wrote in message
> > > > > <7de5eh$618$1@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> > > > > >When you hype one board declaring it "king of 3d cards" before
> nVidia
> > > > > >releases official specs, finishing drivers and any other
companies
> > > > > releasing
> > > > > >official specs like whether or not 175mhz is the final clockrate,
I
> > > *do*
> > > > > >think it is mostly Tom's fault. If you ever read his CeBIT blurb
> you
> > > > would
> > > > > >obviously see his bias against 3dfx. Compare that to another
CeBIT
> > > report
> > > > > >like the one at 3d Concepts.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Also, if you look at Tom's CeBit Blurb you would have seen the
beta
> > > > > >benchmarks for the PowerVR 250 Neon which got 49fps in 1024x768
Q2
> > > > Crusher
> > > > > >demo verses the Ultra TNT2's 50fps or so. I don't think Crusher
> demo
> > is
> > > a
> > > > > >good 3d test but that is another issue. I think that it obviously
> > > proves
> > > > > >that it is too premature to declare a king when there are several
> > > > promising
> > > > > >cards in the near future.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Mr. Mojo <5mojo5@airmail.net> wrote in message
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > > > > e
> > > > > >t>...
> > > > > >>Thats Tom's fault? I thought it was because most of the other
> cards
> > > you
> > > > > >>mentioned were gonna get their ass kicked by the TNT2/Voodoo 3.
> > Nivida
> > > > and
> > > > > >>3dFX are the only two companies who have religious followings
> (since
> > > all
> > > > > >the
> > > > > >>other ones have been useless up until now) so they are the ones
> that
> > > get
> > > > > >the
> > > > > >>most hype. Lets see, Power VR: First card blew absolute chunks
and
> > > next
> > > > > one
> > > > > >>is extremely late, Matrox g400: So far they have yet to make a
> video
> > > > card
> > > > > >>thats not underpowered, S3 Savage 4: hahah S3, they have a bad
rep
> > to
> > > > > >>overcome with that crap they used to sell, 3Dlabs Permedia3:
Great
> > 3D
> > > > app
> > > > > >>performance, bad game performance.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>--
> > > > > >>Mr. Mojo
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