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Re: Why are PC graphics so horrible?

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From: Steven T Chiang
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 07:42
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In article <1993Jan4.224342.21877@mprgate.mpr.ca> 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.

	With the SNES, Nintendo doesn't have to make much money off the
console, because they make money off of every single cartridge sale as
well.  Not to say that a card couldn't be made for a PC, but you get
the idea...




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