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To: Amy J who wrote (85920)7/18/1999 4:34:00 PM
From: dumbmoney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Historically, Cyrix appears to have had better graphics than Intel. Cyrix is known in the industry for having superior graphics. In fact, as Scumbria has pointed out, that was one of the biggest mistakes NSM made: putting graphics as a higher priority than MHz processor speed. Speed sells, not graphics, in the PC business. NSM lost the MHz battle to Intel.

I don't know where you got the notion that "Cyrix has better graphics". That has never been true, and it's certainly not true now. National's much-hyped PCOAC uses an obsolete 2D (yes TWO-D!) graphics core. It's a warmed-over MediaGX.



To: Amy J who wrote (85920)7/19/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
<In these markets, graphics/video have a rather distinct priority, unlike the PC market, where MHz sells.>

I disagree. For information appliances, "ubiquity sells" much more than graphics performance or MHz. I think this is the biggest challenge for Intel in entering the info appliance market. There need to be some key deals, some key design wins, something that puts a major Intel component into the "Next Big Thing™".

Tenchusatsu


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