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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (11174)	3/16/1999 12:39:00 AM
From: Patrick Grinsell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Sorry guys... I promised that I wouldn't say anything about me buying or selling my 3dfx stock. This was a specific verbal agreement that I made with 3dfx. It kinda makes sense though. Most of you know what I was expecting so it might give you a hint as to what is forthcoming. That said we did specify that I was able to discuss items that have already been announced. So... I'm glad for the little blurb on the TV adds. I can talk about them now. 20 million seems to be a pretty high tag, and I was a fervent naysayer against 3dfx extravagantly spending that much. Heck, it's almost $1 per share for the combined 3dfx/stb entity which would otherwise feed the bottom line (read as earnings). I still think it's a lot of money, but now I'm not so sure whether it will be a losing proposition. I saw 3 separate commercials and they make the "Got Milk?" campaign look like a warm-up. I laughed so hard I almost cried. Gotta go rev up the Voodoo3 I just got. I'll post feedback on it after I poke around with it a bit. I plan on a going through a glide tutorial and see if I can do a little 3d programming of my own. (Half the reason I attended the conference was so I could get a feel of whether I wanted to enter the entertainment industry or not.) Pat

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (11174)	3/16/1999 11:19:00 PM
From: Simon Cardinale	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Odd quote from the maximum PC interview: Maximum PC:TNT is stepping aside to make room for TNT2. What's changing? Vivoli: TNT's .25-micron process allows us to run at much higher frequencies. TNT currently ships between 90MHz and 110MHz. TNT2 will have somewhere between a 25% and 50% faster clock frequency. Heck, it could even be twice as fast. Okay, so when's this thing supposed to be released? They don't know yet if it's going to be 25% or 100% faster clock frequency than the TNT. We're not talking about speed here, where different benchmarks can give different results. We're talking about the beat they're going to have the chip dance to. Voodoo3 has breathing room. Simon PS - When did they change the 3Dfx logo? Snuck that right past me...