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All points but 2 are agreed:

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.

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)



On 17 Mar 1999, Mark wrote:

>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 ??
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>>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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