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Article #1802Re: Why are PC graphics so horrible?
From: Ron Dippold
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 06:12
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 06:12
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vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl) writes: >With the Super Nintendo selling for under $100 these days, >you have to wonder why there can't be a PC graphics card with >similar capabilities for under $100 as well. C-c-c-combatability and standards! First, I wouldn't buy such a card unless it was SVGA compatible, or would exist with my current SVGA card. I'm not giving up all the rest of the software for such a card. Second, what's the incentive to write for such a card (other than the technical thrill)? It's like writing for smaller market computer. Obviously there will be some people writing for it, but you have to get the big companies interested. -- The Nixon principle: If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
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Newsgroups: rec.games.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!overload.lbl.gov!dog.ee.lbl.gov!network.ucsd.edu!qualcom.qualcomm.com!cancun!rdippold From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) Subject: Re: Why are PC graphics so horrible? Message-ID: <rdippold.726214354@cancun> Sender: news@qualcomm.com Nntp-Posting-Host: cancun.qualcomm.com Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA References: <2362.1599.uupcb@spacebbs.com> <1993Jan4.201507.21480@fsl.noaa.gov> <1993Jan4.224342.21877@mprgate.mpr.ca> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 06:12:34 GMT Lines: 16