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To: Jeff Lins who wrote (1266)	8/21/1998 12:48:00 PM
From: Tumbleweed	Respond to of 1773

Re Tr3/Graphics acceleration <Snip> and I think you'll see that most gamers have 3D acceleration. I'm not sure the above is true, from what I recall 90% of systems don't have one. Also, judging by the comments on Usenet games forums(which by definition probably contains a high proportion of 'advanced' or 'power' games users), only a minority of Tomb Raider players have such. Probably a large minority, but still a minority nonetheless. And if you have a CPU that could run it ok in software, your computer is probably new enough that it has 3D acceleration standard. TR needs a 90Mhz pentium and 16M of ram. Not exactly leading edge.And I have run it succesfully on 133Mhz laptop, and multiple similar systems, all within the last 3 years,(one this year) none of which had 3d included. I would agree that many new systems will come with 3d, but I'd also guess (havent looked at the specs) that the new budget, under $1000 PC systems dont have such. I'm probably going to buy a 3d card this weekend though! Any suggestions? JoeC

To: Jeff Lins who wrote (1266)	8/21/1998 1:01:00 PM
From: Bleeker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1773

The current P/E is 10 and forward P/E is 5.8. If the Daikatana delay prompted this selloff, I am considering it as an opportunity to add today. The delay should have zero effect on FY99 earnings; in reality it strengthens EPS prospects for the Jan. to March period. Still, a delay is a delay and given the shifty broader market one has to take it in stride. Perhaps Tomb Raider III will be pushed to FY2007 :0) Seriously, I expect holiday season earnings to be stellar with the expanded base of PCs and TRIII. And Daikatana in Jan-March will be needed to catapult us above this years comps. of 23 cents. In a perverse way the delay only strengthens the lineup for early next year. pcquote.com I confirmed with two sources today (one at Rage Software & the other with an analyst that Rage is not in talks with EIDOS.) Amazing where the long bond is with huge inflows from foreign accounts & flight to quality: 5.39%. This should in normal times underpin equities in a big way. But the world is focused on the president's travails and Russia, which has less than 1% effect on U.S. GDP. Same with Japan. sigh Patience grasshopper: Bleeker