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Article #211Re: the JPEG chip for ND
From: Comrade D
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 19:41
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 19:41
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andrew@cubetech.com writes: > In article <1992Oct30.081330.23187@ra.msstate.edu> hybowie@sunvis2.vislab.ole > >out of curiousity, can the c-cube JPEG chip they finally released be purchas > >or is it still being shunned by NeXT? > > The problem wasn't that C-Cube never shipped the hardware, but that > when they did, it required about 20 extra chips to make the thing > work. There was simply no room left on the board, so they took it > out. > > > andrew > -- > andrew@cubetech.com | "We shall not cease from exploration > Andrew Loewenstern | And the end of our exploring > Cube Technologies, Inc. | Will be to arrive where we started > | And know the place for the first time." -T.S. Elio Lest we forget, that's only part of the problem... ...AND that NeXT felt no obligation to supply a daughterboard, a refund, an explanation, or even an apology to those of us who, in early 1991, bought the ND based on NeXT's info that it included the C-Cube capabilities. And we're still waiting. Slimy NeXT Inc. passed the buck and kept the money! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dylan Kohler dylan@angst.com (NeXTmail welcome)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!wupost!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!midiline!dylan From: dylan@midiline.la.ca.us (Comrade D) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: the JPEG chip for ND Message-ID: <5JcqTB1w165w@midiline.la.ca.us> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 92 11:41:39 PST References: <1992Oct31.215403.8464@cubetech.com> Organization: MIDILine BBS - Altadena, CA - (818) 797-3285 Lines: 33