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To: Qualopec who wrote (1256)1/14/1998 1:53:00 PM
From: William T. Katz  Read Replies (2) of 16960
 
Oh Please. That news is something like a year old (at least). They don't have a "stake" in Real3D. They bought it. The Real3D stuff is the basis for their i740 graphics chip which is due out soon. Prelim reviews indicate something like a Riva-128 like performance from rumors. They also indicate the thing generates more heat than expected for the performance. All are unverified rumors.

Some people view i740 as a thread. Some view it as a good thing. As more baseline computers have 3D hardware assist, more games (and other applications) will assume such chips to be available on baseline computers. The result is more software being written that can take advantage of 3D acceleration.

In any case, unless the i740 is better than the initial rumors, 3dfx is not in trouble. i740 will be much cheaper but people pay for added quality and increased speed of Voodoo 2 which will be out by time i740 is out.

-Bill
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