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(read : for everquest) I have been a tester since phase 1.  The glide
version was ALWAYS having problems, the D3D was always smooth.

Michael Lam wrote in message ...
>All points but 2 are agreed:
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>1. D3D is faster only on faster video cards.  If you compare the same card
which
>has both Glide and D3D, it has everything to do with the driver.  I'd say,
3dfx
>has got crappy D3D driver.  Or if you compare the Glide on Voodoo 1 to D3D
on
>Virge...you get the idea.
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>2. D3D is less problematic than Glide?  Are you on crack?
>   D3D is the single most problematic 3D API ever created. (Read: C-O-M)
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>On 17 Mar 1999, Mark wrote:
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>>What Glide software is that....I play all the latest games and NONE are
>>glide only.  Do you collect old used/beaten software just for an excuse to
>>keep your old technology Voodoo around?  Hell even everquest (which was
>>going to be glide only) is D3D and glide, and the D3D is faster and less
>>problematic then the Glide crap!
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>>John Lewis wrote in message <36ef617b.4676809@news.teleport.com>...
>>>On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:07:30 GMT, perlow@technologist.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>After reading several early reviews of the pre-production Diamond V770,
>>>>including the one from Tom's hardware guide and CNET, I have finally
>>decided
>>>>to cancel on my order (which I have had in a queue for almost 2 months
>>now)
>>>>from Electronics Boutique (EBWORLD).
>>>>
>>>>If the reviews with the beta boards and drivers are on target, and I
>>beleive
>>>>that they are, then NVidia has really one-upped 3DFX with their TNT2.
>>Solid
>>>>2D performace, Voodoo2 SLI-level 3D perfomance in 16 bit color, as well
as
>>>>fast 32- bit 3D support and MPEG acceleration as well. I'm sorry, but as
>>much
>>>>as I love 3DFX and my voodoo2 SLI, after reading this and current
>>benchmarks
>>>>against the Voodoo3 3000, I just had to jump ship this time.
>>>>
>>>>When 3DFX gets its act together and decides to get aggressive with its
>>chip
>>>>designs instead of resting on their laurels, I'll be happy to buy and
>>>>recommend another 3DFX product again. This time, my dollars go to NVidia
>>and
>>>>Diamond.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone else cancel their boards from reading the recent reviews?
>>>>
>>>>Jason Perlow
>>>>Contributing Editor
>>>>ZD Sm@rt Reseller
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>No doubt you will be  keeping your V2 cards in your computer to run
>>>all the latest Glide-optimized software, and your favorite old
>>>titles ??
>>>
>>>It appears that there are some in the ivory towers that don't ever
>>>hoof it into Fry's or CompUSA  and look at the Recommended System
>>>requirements of their most popular 3D titles. All bases are covered by
>>>Glide, D3D and OpenGL; otherwise it is still a wary crap-shoot.....
>>>Remember, CompUSA now does not accept opened returned
>>>software for any reason except for exchange for the SAME title;
>>>so if you discover your video card cannot run the software in 3D
>>>hardware-accelerated mode because you didn't remember to read
>>>the small-print before purchase...hard luck !!
>>>
>>>John Lewis
>>>
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