I see your point on the "gamers" Issue, but they're talking about a full OpenGL implementation, which is *not* supported by 3dfx, at least last I checked it didn't. It uses Glide which partialy implements OpenGL standards.
The matrox cards just recently got support for full OpenGL implemntation and well the nvida cards....that's their own fault for not supporting such a nice beast =).
EB stands for Electronics Boutique http://www.ebworld.com
It's a retail store chain that sells games and some other computer stuff. They are in most malls that I have been to, that is in the US. If you don't know any local stores that is selling Q3A for linux then go online and get it.
Go to Loki Games and order it if you want the tin box http://www.lokigames.com/products/quake3/ Hope this helps you out.
I just dl'ed Mozilla for the first time and I was quite impressed with it. Nonetheless it was for win32 =) But I have one complaint. That is it doesn't handle DHTML as well as IE 5. Things such as floating frames are not supported at all, which I think is a very nice feature.
I have had problems with netscape not rendering my tables properly with img's as backgrounds to individual cells. Unill we can implement the code properly we will continue to loose the browser war.
I am a 3D designer and I've been waiting patiently for a very good 3D card to come out for Linux. I know that currently some of the 3D labs chipsets are currently supported, but full hardware support of OpenGl isn't that great. This introduction of the new chip from nVida will help boost support for 3D apps for Linux. With the addition of Houdini to the list of 3D apps for linux put's us on the map and with this card coming.
This will hopefully convince Avid, makers of SoftImage and SGI, makers of Alias PowerAnimator and the ever so popular Maya, that linux is a viable platform to do 3D work. I think if the price is right i.e. around $700 US or less then I'm gonna buy it.
As far as image quality, as one of the previous posters was wondering about, the quality of images displayed may be the same as the Matrox card, but the thing you have to consider is that this new card can open a 3D project in Maya with about 1,000,000 poly's or more and you will have no delays when moving around, where as in Matrox's case it will be chuggin along and have you waiting till the cows come home.
Some of you want to know what makes this board "workstation" class. Well I think that the benchmark numbers speak for themselves. Look at the comparison between the Intergraph Wilcat 4000 and the Oxygen GVX1. The Wildcat has geometry accelerators which means that the processor don't have to transform the geometry, but the board can handle everything. If this is included on the card that Elsa is making for the Quadro, then definitely we will be seeing support for more 3D apps in the near future.
Who could forget about gaming? Well the board should support fully OpenGl games, such as Quake 3. Most games say the support OpenGl, but that's not full OpenGl, but use the OpenGl implementation like the one 3DFX makes. So if you plan on playing games that have full support for OpenGl then your frame rates should be extremely good.
I know one thing, I'm gonna get the Quadro as soon as it comes out, and first thing I'm gonna do is fire up q3 and let the fraggin begin =)
I am a 3D designer and I've been waiting patiently for a very good 3D card to come out for Linux. I know that currently some of the 3D labs chipsets. But full hardware support of OpenGl isn't that great. This introduction of the new chip from nVida will help boost support for 3D apps for Linux. With the addition of Houdini to the list of 3D apps for linux put's us on the map and with this card coming. This will hopefully convince Avid, makers of SoftImage and SGI, makers of Alias PowerAnimator and the ever so popular Maya, that linux is a viable platform to do 3D work. I think if the price is right i.e. around $700 US or less then I'm gonna buy it. As far as image quality, as one of the previous posters was wondering about, the quality of images displayed may be the same as the Matrox card, but the thing you have to consider is that this new card can open a 3D project in Maya with about 1,000,000 poly's or more and you will have no delays when moving around, whereas in Matrox's case it will be chuggin along and have you waiting till the cows come home. Some of you want to know what makes this board "workstation" class. Well I think that the benchmark numbers speak for themselves. Look at the comparison between the Intergraph Wilcat 4000 and the Oxygen GVX1. The Wildcat has geometry accelerators which means that the processor don't have to transform the geometry, but the board can handle everything. If this is included on the card that Elsa is making for the Quadro, then definitely we will be seeing support for more 3D apps in the near future. I know one thing, I'm gonna get the Quadro as soon as it comes out =)
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The matrox cards just recently got support for full OpenGL implemntation and well the nvida cards....that's their own fault for not supporting such a nice beast =).
It's a retail store chain that sells games and some other computer stuff. They are in most malls that I have been to, that is in the US. If you don't know any local stores that is selling Q3A for linux then go online and get it.
Go to Loki Games and order it if you want the tin box http://www.lokigames.com/products/quake3/ Hope this helps you out.
I have had problems with netscape not rendering my tables properly with img's as backgrounds to individual cells. Unill we can implement the code properly we will continue to loose the browser war.
This will hopefully convince Avid, makers of SoftImage and SGI, makers of Alias PowerAnimator and the ever so popular Maya, that linux is a viable platform to do 3D work. I think if the price is right i.e. around $700 US or less then I'm gonna buy it.
As far as image quality, as one of the previous posters was wondering about, the quality of images displayed may be the same as the Matrox card, but the thing you have to consider is that this new card can open a 3D project in Maya with about 1,000,000 poly's or more and you will have no delays when moving around, where as in Matrox's case it will be chuggin along and have you waiting till the cows come home.
Some of you want to know what makes this board "workstation" class. Well I think that the benchmark numbers speak for themselves. Look at the comparison between the Intergraph Wilcat 4000 and the Oxygen GVX1. The Wildcat has geometry accelerators which means that the processor don't have to transform the geometry, but the board can handle everything. If this is included on the card that Elsa is making for the Quadro, then definitely we will be seeing support for more 3D apps in the near future.
Who could forget about gaming? Well the board should support fully OpenGl games, such as Quake 3. Most games say the support OpenGl, but that's not full OpenGl, but use the OpenGl implementation like the one 3DFX makes. So if you plan on playing games that have full support for OpenGl then your frame rates should be extremely good.
I know one thing, I'm gonna get the Quadro as soon as it comes out, and first thing I'm gonna do is fire up q3 and let the fraggin begin =)
I am a 3D designer and I've been waiting patiently for a very good 3D card to come out for Linux. I know that currently some of the 3D labs chipsets. But full hardware support of OpenGl isn't that great. This introduction of the new chip from nVida will help boost support for 3D apps for Linux. With the addition of Houdini to the list of 3D apps for linux put's us on the map and with this card coming. This will hopefully convince Avid, makers of SoftImage and SGI, makers of Alias PowerAnimator and the ever so popular Maya, that linux is a viable platform to do 3D work. I think if the price is right i.e. around $700 US or less then I'm gonna buy it. As far as image quality, as one of the previous posters was wondering about, the quality of images displayed may be the same as the Matrox card, but the thing you have to consider is that this new card can open a 3D project in Maya with about 1,000,000 poly's or more and you will have no delays when moving around, whereas in Matrox's case it will be chuggin along and have you waiting till the cows come home. Some of you want to know what makes this board "workstation" class. Well I think that the benchmark numbers speak for themselves. Look at the comparison between the Intergraph Wilcat 4000 and the Oxygen GVX1. The Wildcat has geometry accelerators which means that the processor don't have to transform the geometry, but the board can handle everything. If this is included on the card that Elsa is making for the Quadro, then definitely we will be seeing support for more 3D apps in the near future. I know one thing, I'm gonna get the Quadro as soon as it comes out =)