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To: John who wrote (24344)	10/24/1997 2:32:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

"We all know you are bright, but sometimes your posts and statements are very condesending, which are not necessary." Not that Dave can't speak for himself...but when you live a breath the topics we're talking about, its must be hard not to be "short" with people who almost have a clue. Its just human nature.... Its people like you John that make this thread so great....without asking all the possible questions we would have no solid answers. I love ya man.... BTW...we can be wrong too, we're not perfect....

To: John who wrote (24344)	10/24/1997 2:41:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

John, I have to back up Dave on this one. I think that SoftDVD is entirely a marketing ploy at this point. Why? Because there are lots of things that you could do in software that are currently done in hardware, such as audio, modems, and graphics. The Apple II's floppy disc drive interface was in software, and now every disc interface is in HW (granted, it has to be for performance reasons). DVD decoding takes way more horsepower than audio, modems, and many but not all of the graphics functions. From an architectural point of view, it makes more sense to do things in parallel -- to have multitasking -- in which the computer's CPU can run software at the same time that you have audio, graphics, disc access, modem access, and DVD. From cost effectiveness standpoint, it doesn't make sense to forego the multitasking ability to save the cost of a $25 chip, particularly in a high end Pentium II PC. If I am going to plop down the money for a Mercedes, I want to buy air-conditioning, even though I could get almost the same effect by rolling down the windows. Please let me know if I am missing something here. Thanks, BillyG