I've had decent experiences with Cyrix chips running business apps. In fact, gaming aside, I think that the previous Cyrix lines have been ideal for the email/web browsing/word processing set. Adding a good FPU can only make these cheap...er, inexpensive chips a viable contender in other markets as well.
I think nVIDIA really got their money's worth with GeForce.
Placing the "e" in it made it that much more brilliant. It's a "Geometry processor", so the name says what it does. Plus, it connotes G-Force because of its blazing speed and acceleration. (You probably can't trademark the word g-force.)
I know I'm probably just pointing out the obvious, though.
Speaking of graphics card names... is anyone else confused by ATI's naming strategy? There are too many Rages combined with "128", "Pro", and "Maxx", etc. I know which is which after a peek at their websites and reviews, but surely this gets confusing when little Johnny askes for a Rage *** for his birthday, and his parents don't know which to buy when they get to the store.
At least 3Dfx sticks with a pretty straight-forward naming scheme (with the exception of Rush and Banshee) with their Voodoo line. So far they haven't resorted to Voodoo 98 or Voodoo 2000.... d'oh geuss I was wrong on that one;>) (but, hey, they at least put a "3" between the Voodoo and the 2000)
Exactly. GT obviously doesn't feel that the demand is there to supply UT with support to the Linux gaming community yet.
However, I do agree that they need to be educated. I think the best way to do this is to download the executables and be counted.
Until an open-source fps (or any freely available game for that matter)makes a lot of noise in the gaming world, or until Linux users are seen to be a viable market, companies will continue to look the other way.
Let's face it, software publishers are looking to make money. They will jump at every chance they get to reach this end. Look at Corel Linux OS. It's just a matter of time before Linux is seen by gaming publishers as attractive. Until now, I'm afraid that the Linux community was seen as one that didn't want to pay for software of any kind.(not intended as flamebait... just pointing out an unjustified stereotype)
This McDonalds suit is an example of Big Corporation going after the little guy. Makes you wonder how Disney would have responded if they had beaten GoTo to that logo.
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I suppose all of the code he wrote at id has to stay at id?
I've had decent experiences with Cyrix chips running business apps. In fact, gaming aside, I think that the previous Cyrix lines have been ideal for the email/web browsing/word processing set. Adding a good FPU can only make these cheap...er, inexpensive chips a viable contender in other markets as well.
I think nVIDIA really got their money's worth with GeForce.
;>)
Placing the "e" in it made it that much more brilliant. It's a "Geometry processor", so the name says what it does. Plus, it connotes G-Force because of its blazing speed and acceleration. (You probably can't trademark the word g-force.)
I know I'm probably just pointing out the obvious, though.
Speaking of graphics card names... is anyone else confused by ATI's naming strategy? There are too many Rages combined with "128", "Pro", and "Maxx", etc. I know which is which after a peek at their websites and reviews, but surely this gets confusing when little Johnny askes for a Rage *** for his birthday, and his parents don't know which to buy when they get to the store.
At least 3Dfx sticks with a pretty straight-forward naming scheme (with the exception of Rush and Banshee) with their Voodoo line. So far they haven't resorted to Voodoo 98 or Voodoo 2000.... d'oh geuss I was wrong on that one
(but, hey, they at least put a "3" between the Voodoo and the 2000)
Has anyone been able to successfully run Linux on a Taurus yet?
(sorry.... it was either this, or "Let's Beowulf these FrankeniMacs")
It's called 'supply and demand'
Exactly. GT obviously doesn't feel that the demand is there to supply UT with support to the Linux gaming community yet.
However, I do agree that they need to be educated. I think the best way to do this is to download the executables and be counted.
Until an open-source fps (or any freely available game for that matter)makes a lot of noise in the gaming world, or until Linux users are seen to be a viable market, companies will continue to look the other way.
Let's face it, software publishers are looking to make money. They will jump at every chance they get to reach this end. Look at Corel Linux OS. It's just a matter of time before Linux is seen by gaming publishers as attractive. Until now, I'm afraid that the Linux community was seen as one that didn't want to pay for software of any kind.(not intended as flamebait... just pointing out an unjustified stereotype)
This McDonalds suit is an example of Big Corporation going after the little guy. Makes you wonder how Disney would have responded if they had beaten GoTo to that logo.