What did we ever do before eBay? Thank goodness their ideals are oriented towards providing a better service for buyers than being purely profit driven.
No really, what a bunch of twats, the've noticed a loophole in their system and the're trying to plug it.
It looks like Linux is doing pretty well on the server-side. Client-side mass popular may elude it for a while (quite a while), but at least it's continuing to build its strength on the server.
Of course one reason to buy a console this time around is the fact Microsoft is trying to buy up a number of game companies. The PC games market could be awfully thin on the ground next holiday season.
Reminds me of an old benchmark for the upcoming Itanium chip. Aparently Intel engineers' had the chip performing well for a variation of the classic 8 queens chess puzzle. Unfortunately, day-2-day applications don't often run such specific benchmarks.
3DFX are behind (in the marketplace) because they chose the wrong technology to focus their attention on (ie. the TBuffer). In the area in which they chose to aim at, they are the leaders in their field.
That's not to say the TBuffer isn't a brilliant piece of technology, but that it's the right technology at the wrong time.
Producing their own cards to support their chipsets cuts out an extra chain in the link, but then I'm sure it also reduces the level of choice and variation.
I can understand 3Dfx's anxiety to get their product to market in the style and manner they want it. Things can get distorted/diluted when you sell indirectly.
3Dfx and many others must sometimes see it as a real headache advertising their products directly, but actually selling indirectly.
Changing the system on a frequent basis could easily cause more problems than it solves (not to mention the cost). I myself work in an office that has local government heritage, and rolling out new systems can cause more negative issues than you would think.
You and I may be technologically aware and enjoy getting our hands on new software/hardware, but a large number of people out there just don't think like this.
The primary manufacturer of tools I learnt to program with at college were by Borland. Borland were king of the hill in their day (in them dos days).
When I moved on to Uni they had a Unix mini, and I used GCC. By the time I left I noticed a larger number of PCs around than when I arrived.
This conversion of development tools has been an evolutionary one, rather than revolutionary. The best weapon in this particular war is to carry on as usual... to carry on using Linux.
Well, yes indeed, anybody in their right minds will ignore Netscape under Windows and use IE. Mozilla isn't a 'bad' browser, it's just that its not as polished as IE these days.
At least these days Mozilla is trying to make a more serious attempt at adhering to standards; but under Windows this will make no difference whatsoever whether the product succeeds or not.
Sounds like the same thing 3D0 attempted. How much will it cost? I can't see any benefit over the standard console (apart from the novelty factor). PC ports of DC titles have the potential of being not much more than recompilations. Let's hope the rumours stay just that.
Who knows maybe a market will be generated for low cost PCs optimized for gaming. The console market could probably only sustain a small number of console makers, but PC clone makers come and go all the time.
Slashdot Mirror
I agree, maybe we could get the audience to join in along with it...
What did we ever do before eBay? Thank goodness their ideals are oriented towards providing a better service for buyers than being purely profit driven.
No really, what a bunch of twats, the've noticed a loophole in their system and the're trying to plug it.
Sega is making money from its arcade business...
Are they? Are they making a bundle in the arcades or facing dimishing returns?
Also, Sega's console technology is based on its arcade hardware. Buy one, buy the other.
Kinda depends on whether you believe in goblins and fairies. Maybe there is some truth in the legend, but its origin is probably long lost.
It looks like Linux is doing pretty well on the server-side. Client-side mass popular may elude it for a while (quite a while), but at least it's continuing to build its strength on the server.
You means US English (as opposed to British English). Over here we spell:
- 'Bug' as 'Insect'
- 'Program' as 'Programme'
- 'Disk' as 'Disc'
- etc.
Of course one reason to buy a console this time around is the fact Microsoft is trying to buy up a number of game companies. The PC games market could be awfully thin on the ground next holiday season.
depends on the application it is running on...
Reminds me of an old benchmark for the upcoming Itanium chip. Aparently Intel engineers' had the chip performing well for a variation of the classic 8 queens chess puzzle. Unfortunately, day-2-day applications don't often run such specific benchmarks.
3DFX are behind (in the marketplace) because they chose the wrong technology to focus their attention on (ie. the TBuffer). In the area in which they chose to aim at, they are the leaders in their field.
That's not to say the TBuffer isn't a brilliant piece of technology, but that it's the right technology at the wrong time.
But then again, I'm a nVidia fan, *shrug*
Are you? I'm a Whoever's sitting at the top of the tree fan; which used to 3DFX, is now nVidia, and may change to ATI depending on the generation.
Producing their own cards to support their chipsets cuts out an extra chain in the link, but then I'm sure it also reduces the level of choice and variation.
The game shops' have certainly been a bit more crowded today than they usually are. All the shops have their new PS2 sections, but very few consoles.
The screenshot with the tower looks just sooo fantastic, the background definately looks a step up from what you'd normally expect.
Corel have proved themselves able to port/develop Linux software. Far easy for someone like Microsoft to buy experience than build it up internally.
I can understand 3Dfx's anxiety to get their product to market in the style and manner they want it. Things can get distorted/diluted when you sell indirectly.
3Dfx and many others must sometimes see it as a real headache advertising their products directly, but actually selling indirectly.
Is the word in question. Standardized DVD-RW is the holy grail that'll make me ditch VHS. Until that happens though it remains a far too risky option.
Sounds like an impressive piece of technology, but to play games or generate headaches?
Although my firm has official rigid working hours, there's a certain amount flexibilty and toleration.
Flexible working hours means I sometimes arrive a little later than I should do, but maybe I also leave a lot later than I should.
By making hours more rigid, they could be assured that I turned up on time, and be assured that I left on time as well.
Who knows, maybe nVidia are using this as a testing ground for targeting their technology in the Xbox.
Changing the system on a frequent basis could easily cause more problems than it solves (not to mention the cost). I myself work in an office that has local government heritage, and rolling out new systems can cause more negative issues than you would think.
You and I may be technologically aware and enjoy getting our hands on new software/hardware, but a large number of people out there just don't think like this.
But don't you think one of these are cooler?
The primary manufacturer of tools I learnt to program with at college were by Borland. Borland were king of the hill in their day (in them dos days).
When I moved on to Uni they had a Unix mini, and I used GCC. By the time I left I noticed a larger number of PCs around than when I arrived.
This conversion of development tools has been an evolutionary one, rather than revolutionary. The best weapon in this particular war is to carry on as usual... to carry on using Linux.
Well, yes indeed, anybody in their right minds will ignore Netscape under Windows and use IE. Mozilla isn't a 'bad' browser, it's just that its not as polished as IE these days.
At least these days Mozilla is trying to make a more serious attempt at adhering to standards; but under Windows this will make no difference whatsoever whether the product succeeds or not.
Sounds like the same thing 3D0 attempted. How much will it cost? I can't see any benefit over the standard console (apart from the novelty factor). PC ports of DC titles have the potential of being not much more than recompilations. Let's hope the rumours stay just that.
Who knows maybe a market will be generated for low cost PCs optimized for gaming. The console market could probably only sustain a small number of console makers, but PC clone makers come and go all the time.