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To: Piranha who wrote (11428)	3/30/1999 2:21:00 AM
From: Piranha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Another FYI, it seems that STB has finally updated their home page: stb.com The evil nVidia-based products have been pushed down and the page has to be scrolled to see them. Also, it's interesting that they're showing Voodoo2 as a separate (different) product from the BlackMagic 3D. Perhaps a slick marketing gimmick. The box art is certainly more attractive than the BlackMagic 3D. Piranha

To: Piranha who wrote (11428)	3/30/1999 9:19:00 AM
From: Peter S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

2nd commercial definitely not as funny as the 1st. Although the X-Ray of the skull with a V3 chip visible on the frontal lobe made me chuckle. I wouldn't call this ad particularly offensive but on the back page of the latest Voodoo magazine is a 3dfx ad that made me squirm. The picture is a very realistic crash scene with bodies strewn about in poses that any Quake player would be familiar with. A software engineer is bent over 1 body trying to determine how the victims eyeball was affected by the impact. It was too realistic for me and by the time I understand the joke I didn't feel like laughing. Thankfully this mag only preaches to the converted. Peter S PS: I think that a knight, having had all his limbs hacked off and is nothing more than a blood splurting torso, yelling at his opponent to come back for a thrashing (a la Holy Grail) is hilarious, so go figure.