To make it easier to get to the reviews where they explain why T&L *in it's current Geforce 2 form* isn't as important as it would seem read Anandtechs review here : http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1435
and Sharky Extreme's review can be found here : http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/previews/her cules_3dprophet_4500_kyro2/
Again... I'll be getting a Geforce 3 in it's Pro or Ulta form... but for anyone wanting to upgrade before then... the Kyro II card for 150 bucks is the best thing out for the price.
Yea.... it has no T&L... but did you read the reviews I mentioned? --- I play Tribes 2 on my system right now (and love it to death)... with a card that has no T&L.. (Nvidia Vanta 16meg)... T&L isn't needed and especially with the Kyro II's effeciancy it isn't missed either.
The future games using DirectX-8 behave the *exact* same on any of the Geforce 2 cards as they do on the Kyro or any other card. Meaning the the future games *don't even use* todays form of T&L for any benefits. --- Again.... read the Anandtech review please.
If you want to spend the cash on the Geforce 3.. I applaud your gaming dedication. I really do. If money was absolutly not an issue for me I would be there with you.
I will buy a Geforce 3 someday aswell... probably within the next 8 months.. but it wont be the first generation, otherwise known as "MX" version of the card... I will wait to buy the "Pro" or "Ultra" version of the card wich will cost as much then as this first gen card does now.
In the meantime.... the Kyro II card beats in some instances the Geforce 3 and the Geforce 2. It also only costs 150 bucks. It uses a totally different way rendering it's stuff.... and it works great on todays games... but sucks about as much as a Geforce 2 on tomarrows games. -- But for 150 bucks... I'll get it today.. (or in a week when it comes out)... and get the Pro Version of the Geforce 3... later around the time I imagine when the X-Box is released.
Read a review of the Kyro II at Anandtech.com... or a few others have reviewed it aswell.... they all have glowing reviews for it..... *for the price*.
Also... main product page can be found here --- > http://us.hercules.com/mediaroom/pr/lookpr.php3?pr =101
This is overkill... I mean... overkill is better than under-kill anyday... but right now with @home my speed is such that I am limited by the site I am going to. Only in some cases.... like downloading from Netscape or some ubscure server for mp3's in such will my pipe open all the way. Ofcourse... if they get this pipe...then downloading *from* them will probably give me full bandwidth aswell.
Hmmm... well if someone is using throw-away accounts... it wasn't me... Heh.. I never made the post to troll... but I'm glad someone thought it was insightfull:)...
Hmmm you should calm-down tho with your always questioning how things happen the way they do... I learned a long time ago that some things just undergo the phenomenon of *actually occuring*.
It is strange stuff... but there is no stopping it.
Hmmm I'm sure your aware now... but yea.... your site is cheesed. About 10 minutes now and still no image from your site from the original/. story link. At least the story was posted at a somewhat slower/. time. Only us night owles tho and it still got tanked.
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Steve Jobs spoke at MacWorld or someother similar event a couple months ago (about 2 weeks after Mac stock ubertanked)... about how the Mac was going to be at the center for all your digital needs. It was gonna be a sorta "Digital Hub" making all your digital dreams come true...
Well.... except for playing DVD's.
Comeon...this was a couple months ago that Mac laid out it's future intentions... and they are still shipping an OS that doesn't live upto thier hype. Granted.... companies rarely live upto their own hype.... but they usually can release operating systems that can play DVDs. (err one other company that makes OS's can anyway).
I'm no Mac User.... but it just seems to me that this lack of DVD support is just the sort of thing to really rain on the image Mr. Jobs was trying to paint for me.
O.K... admittedly.. I didn't read the whole article or follow any of the links... but I like what I *did* read. The benifit of reading my post here tho is that the information offered is possibly as "average" as you can get... or flat out wrong.... but as such at least is in rhythem with the general population.
I say... Go Britain. As an American I try to keep an eye out for things that I'm jaded about by just being an American. I.E...the realization you get that other contries don't celebrate Thanks Giving is cause for celebration here.
This patent issue... along with the EU / UK playing hardball with the US on privacy issues is great. Really I think it is. Seriously...if we all don't work together to stop my country.. (the US)... we will have zero privacy... pay for everything... eat McDonalds everyday.... Only have StarBucks as a coffee house option..... among other "americanizations" that can be found everywhere here.
Again... everything I've said could be wronge.... but my finger is on the heartbeat of America here;)
You dont own "your" character. You certainly don't "own" any of these items created by Verant / Sony and found by "your" character in game. Heck.. you probably don't even own the CD you bought the game on...as it is just a license. It isn't right for an individual to profit off another persons creation. At least not in this case... Verant / Sony never asked you to go out and find these items and sell them... infact.. they are asking that you don't do that.
Verant owns the software, servers, and copyright to all things Everquest. Yes... that even means they own "your" character. Sure... they let you come and play in their world... heck they even let you pick what "avatar" of "Everqueset" you would like to be represented as... but that doesn't mean you can sell portions, or whole parts of the scenario.
-I don't think this class action lawsuit has a chance.. and if it does... God Help Us All.
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Maybe things have gotten better since I last tried Mandrake. -- Admittedly I should have mentioned that I have not tried any of the 7.X distros of any kind out there... I did Mandrake 6X Redhat 6X and the first release of Corel.
It would be a relief if they improved this part of the package.
I have tried 3 different disto's and still can't configure linux to work with my internet connection over the past 6 months.. nor can I figure out how to install much more than a simple KDE theme.
While any windows app will have install instructions equaling 2 sentances... (if any are given at all).. the standard Linux app install instructions usually go... "click here"... "here" then is a *full* page saying you must make sure you update 3 other parts of your OS. -- Usually somewhere in the install instructions it says something like "I had a problem and did this to fix it..." Honestly after the first paragraph of install instruction I am intimidated.
Add to this that the whole linux comunity doesn't seem to concerned about the desktop market anymore.. seems most people don't want to answer "newbie" questions anymore because they answered em already n to the 10th times. Now I hear... "Screw the desktop market."... Makes for getting new reqruits kinda hard.
I'd love for linux to be *my* OS... so far I feel linux doesnt want it to be that way tho. -- I'm sticking to Win2k here. (Sadly.. KDE and GNOME really rock... Litestep can only emulate so much:)
None of this was meant to be a flame btw.. (seriously)
Suprisingly a lot of stuff was *not* mentioned that I think are the worst things about Linux. -- I have tried 3 different disto's and still can't configure it to work with my internet connection over the past 6 months.. nor can I figure out how to install much more than a simple KDE theme.
At any point he could have mentioned that while any windows app will have install instructions equaling 2 sentances... (if any are given at all).. the standard Linux app install instructions usually go... "click here"... "here" then is a *full* page saying you must make sure you update 3 other parts of your OS. -- Usually somewhere in the install instructions it says something like "I had a problem and did this to fix it..."
Honestly after the first paragraph of install instruction I am intimidated. Add to this that the whole linux comunity doesn't seem to concerned about the desktop market anymore.. seems most people don't want to answer "newbie" questions anymore because they answered em already n to the 10th times. Now I hear... "Screw the desktop market."... Makes for getting new reqruits kinda hard.
I'd love for linux to be *my* OS... so far I feel linux doesnt want it to be that way tho. -- I'm sticking to Win2k here. (Sadly.. KDE and GNOME really rock... Litestep can only emulate so much:)
None of this was meant to be a flame btw.. (seriously)
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To make it easier to get to the reviews where they explain why T&L *in it's current Geforce 2 form* isn't as important as it would seem read Anandtechs review here : http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1435
r cules_3dprophet_4500_kyro2/
and Sharky Extreme's review can be found here : http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/previews/he
Again... I'll be getting a Geforce 3 in it's Pro or Ulta form... but for anyone wanting to upgrade before then... the Kyro II card for 150 bucks is the best thing out for the price.
Yea.... it has no T&L... but did you read the reviews I mentioned? --- I play Tribes 2 on my system right now (and love it to death)... with a card that has no T&L.. (Nvidia Vanta 16meg)... T&L isn't needed and especially with the Kyro II's effeciancy it isn't missed either.
The future games using DirectX-8 behave the *exact* same on any of the Geforce 2 cards as they do on the Kyro or any other card. Meaning the the future games *don't even use* todays form of T&L for any benefits. --- Again.... read the Anandtech review please.
If you want to spend the cash on the Geforce 3.. I applaud your gaming dedication. I really do. If money was absolutly not an issue for me I would be there with you.
... or a few others have reviewed it aswell.... they all have glowing reviews for it..... *for the price*.
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I will buy a Geforce 3 someday aswell... probably within the next 8 months.. but it wont be the first generation, otherwise known as "MX" version of the card... I will wait to buy the "Pro" or "Ultra" version of the card wich will cost as much then as this first gen card does now.
In the meantime.... the Kyro II card beats in some instances the Geforce 3 and the Geforce 2. It also only costs 150 bucks. It uses a totally different way rendering it's stuff.... and it works great on todays games... but sucks about as much as a Geforce 2 on tomarrows games. -- But for 150 bucks... I'll get it today.. (or in a week when it comes out)... and get the Pro Version of the Geforce 3... later around the time I imagine when the X-Box is released.
Read a review of the Kyro II at Anandtech.com
Also... main product page can be found here --- > http://us.hercules.com/mediaroom/pr/lookpr.php3?p
This is overkill... I mean... overkill is better than under-kill anyday... but right now with @home my speed is such that I am limited by the site I am going to. Only in some cases.... like downloading from Netscape or some ubscure server for mp3's in such will my pipe open all the way. Ofcourse... if they get this pipe...then downloading *from* them will probably give me full bandwidth aswell.
Hmmm... well if someone is using throw-away accounts... it wasn't me... Heh.. I never made the post to troll... but I'm glad someone thought it was insightfull :)...
Hmmm you should calm-down tho with your always questioning how things happen the way they do... I learned a long time ago that some things just undergo the phenomenon of *actually occuring*.
It is strange stuff... but there is no stopping it.
If in 25 years Mir is mentioned along with a footnote to Taco Bell... then we (as Americans) have done a great evil.
Hmmm I'm sure your aware now... but yea.... your site is cheesed. About 10 minutes now and still no image from your site from the original /. story link. At least the story was posted at a somewhat slower /. time. Only us night owles tho and it still got tanked.
Steve Jobs spoke at MacWorld or someother similar event a couple months ago (about 2 weeks after Mac stock ubertanked)... about how the Mac was going to be at the center for all your digital needs. It was gonna be a sorta "Digital Hub" making all your digital dreams come true...
Well.... except for playing DVD's.
Comeon...this was a couple months ago that Mac laid out it's future intentions... and they are still shipping an OS that doesn't live upto thier hype. Granted.... companies rarely live upto their own hype.... but they usually can release operating systems that can play DVDs. (err one other company that makes OS's can anyway).
I'm no Mac User.... but it just seems to me that this lack of DVD support is just the sort of thing to really rain on the image Mr. Jobs was trying to paint for me.
O.K... admittedly.. I didn't read the whole article or follow any of the links... but I like what I *did* read. The benifit of reading my post here tho is that the information offered is possibly as "average" as you can get... or flat out wrong.... but as such at least is in rhythem with the general population.
... eat McDonalds everyday.... Only have StarBucks as a coffee house option..... among other "americanizations" that can be found everywhere here.
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I say... Go Britain. As an American I try to keep an eye out for things that I'm jaded about by just being an American. I.E...the realization you get that other contries don't celebrate Thanks Giving is cause for celebration here.
This patent issue... along with the EU / UK playing hardball with the US on privacy issues is great. Really I think it is. Seriously...if we all don't work together to stop my country.. (the US)... we will have zero privacy... pay for everything
Again... everything I've said could be wronge.... but my finger is on the heartbeat of America here
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You dont own "your" character. You certainly don't "own" any of these items created by Verant / Sony and found by "your" character in game. Heck.. you probably don't even own the CD you bought the game on...as it is just a license. It isn't right for an individual to profit off another persons creation. At least not in this case... Verant / Sony never asked you to go out and find these items and sell them... infact.. they are asking that you don't do that. Verant owns the software, servers, and copyright to all things Everquest. Yes... that even means they own "your" character. Sure... they let you come and play in their world... heck they even let you pick what "avatar" of "Everqueset" you would like to be represented as... but that doesn't mean you can sell portions, or whole parts of the scenario. -I don't think this class action lawsuit has a chance.. and if it does... God Help Us All. -minus
Whoa!-- You mean you know what the question is? No sense in carrying on this Earth experiment then. I'll meet you guys back at the dinner.
Was possibly my best use of a TiVo ever..
If your trying to justify one to your wife use the "no loud comercials waking up the kids" line.
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Ugh...what was the question again? --- Hmm ...seems an infinate improbablility drive is in order here.
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Wow.. check out this portable atari!!!!
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Heh.. nevermind... that was another story on slashdot that I am sick of reading about... hmm reminds me of this iridium thing tho it does.
I installed all the distros myslelf... I can do the install no problem.. It is configuring it afterwards that is difficult.
It might just be the hardware NIC I was using.. maybe not.. I'll try it again this time using a version 7.X distro.
Maybe things have gotten better since I last tried Mandrake. -- Admittedly I should have mentioned that I have not tried any of the 7.X distros of any kind out there... I did Mandrake 6X Redhat 6X and the first release of Corel.
It would be a relief if they improved this part of the package.
DHCP ... the link I just followed stated that most have trbl getting Redhad 6.1 to work with this card... This might be my trouble too.
Nope..using a cable modem with a Linksys nic.
ISP is @home.
Have tried Redhad 6-something, Madrake 6-something and the initial Corel releases of Linux.
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I have tried 3 different disto's and still can't configure linux to work with my internet connection over the past 6 months.. nor can I figure out how to install much more than a simple KDE theme.
... "here" then is a *full* page saying you must make sure you update 3 other parts of your OS. -- Usually somewhere in the install instructions it says something like "I had a problem and did this to fix it..." Honestly after the first paragraph of install instruction I am intimidated.
... Makes for getting new reqruits kinda hard.
:)
While any windows app will have install instructions equaling 2 sentances... (if any are given at all).. the standard Linux app install instructions usually go... "click here"
Add to this that the whole linux comunity doesn't seem to concerned about the desktop market anymore.. seems most people don't want to answer "newbie" questions anymore because they answered em already n to the 10th times. Now I hear... "Screw the desktop market."
I'd love for linux to be *my* OS... so far I feel linux doesnt want it to be that way tho. -- I'm sticking to Win2k here. (Sadly.. KDE and GNOME really rock... Litestep can only emulate so much
None of this was meant to be a flame btw.. (seriously)
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Suprisingly a lot of stuff was *not* mentioned that I think are the worst things about Linux. -- I have tried 3 different disto's and still can't configure it to work with my internet connection over the past 6 months.. nor can I figure out how to install much more than a simple KDE theme. At any point he could have mentioned that while any windows app will have install instructions equaling 2 sentances... (if any are given at all).. the standard Linux app install instructions usually go... "click here" ... "here" then is a *full* page saying you must make sure you update 3 other parts of your OS. -- Usually somewhere in the install instructions it says something like "I had a problem and did this to fix it..."
Honestly after the first paragraph of install instruction I am intimidated. Add to this that the whole linux comunity doesn't seem to concerned about the desktop market anymore.. seems most people don't want to answer "newbie" questions anymore because they answered em already n to the 10th times. Now I hear... "Screw the desktop market." ... Makes for getting new reqruits kinda hard.
I'd love for linux to be *my* OS... so far I feel linux doesnt want it to be that way tho. -- I'm sticking to Win2k here. (Sadly.. KDE and GNOME really rock... Litestep can only emulate so much :)
None of this was meant to be a flame btw.. (seriously)
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