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To: Jeff Lins who wrote (5893)	7/29/1998 11:03:00 PM
From: Joe C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Everytime I read one of these press releases, I think of the Heinz Ketchup commercial - I just hope its' worth the wait. Joe C.

To: Jeff Lins who wrote (5893)	7/30/1998 12:11:00 AM
From: JR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Jeff, its not that bad. I do like the PR that Creative is doing for the V2 on the enemy's press release. . ''With the combination of 2D and 3D performance and quality of the Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT and the outstanding 3D performance of our acclaimed 3D Blaster Voodoo2, Creative delivers the fastest, most complete graphics acceleration products on the market today.''

To: Jeff Lins who wrote (5893)	7/30/1998 1:13:00 AM
From: Patrick Grinsell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Clarification on Possible Creative OEM Deal Jeff <<Um, is Creative planning on doing the graphics card boogy like Diamond and making a card with every possible chip? I don't think that this has been their past strategy.>> I'm very sorry. I have a tendency to work in fast forward. I should have made my arguments clear rather than just citing the evidence. Creative currently has two main offerings of Graphics Blaster Exxtreme and 3D blaster. A notable eyebrow raiser is that the rendition V1000 card (2d/3d) is under the 3D blaster category along with Voodoo2. In other words it wouldn't be outlandish to expect Banshee to have a seat right next to Voodoo2 in the 3D blaster arena. More importantly is the point I was trying to make in my previous post. It would appear the the individual in the interview is indeed pointing in the direction of Creative. Creative does have the #1 DVD drive after all. In addition, I would like to point out that TNT does not offer hardware DVD support like the Banshee. The previous Blaster Exxtreme offerings (Permidia 2) were going to offer a daughter card starting early this summer. (Coincidence?) Now Permidia 2 has been canned. This would appear to leave a void begging to be filled. Besides, if you look at the DXR2 reviews, the main complaint seems to be the use of a video passthrough cable. A daughter card would eliminate this. Creative currently offers the following chips: Voodoo2 Permidia2 Cirrus Logic Laguna Rendition Vertite 1000 The last two are rather old and I don't even know if they are shipping, but the point is that creative is by no means limited to one chip. With TNT not offering hardware DVD, it's likely we'll see something else even if it isn't Banshee. Final Note: Jeff could you ask those questions about advertising? Message 5315709 Pat