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Re: Sony unveils Playstation 2
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:30:31 GMT
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> Don't get me started on the cost of 3d accelerators. :) As an early
> adopter I paid $600 for my 2 12mb voodoo2 cards. Now the same thing
> can be had for less than $250, I think. 'Course, I got 9 months or so
> of use out of them.
I.e. you were picking off people from a distance before most people had
a "distance" from which to be picked off. :)
> > been talking with a guy over in NGO's forums, who implied that something
> > even better than Metabyte's PGP will be announced at next week's Game
> > Developer Conference).
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> That would be sweet, although I'm really looking forward to dual TNT2.
You and me BOTH. I've been holding off on buying a new computer for a
*long* time, and this might be the thing that puts me over the top. I'm
shooting for a new 'puter in July/August.
> As an aside, MSI is now producing a slotkit converter for the
> socket370 celeron (lets it work in a slot 1 board) that has a single
> jumper on it that allows you to enable dual processors. :) No
> soldering required, just a jumper. :) Intel's gotta hate it.
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> Even if I we don't OC, dual 400 Celerons can probably be had for quite
> a bit less than a single p2-400. :)
I wasn't real big on dual processor setups, since Win '95 didn't
support them. But one of this summer's projects for me is to dive into
linux. If I can find a dual-slot1 motherboard with 6 PCI slots, I might
very well go for a dual-CPU Celeron rig. That would be a lotta fun....
The 6 PCI slots is the priority. Gimme a 6 PCI slot motherboard with a
stable 133mhz bus and USB. That's all I want. No AGP, no ISA, no serial
or parallel ports. Just 6 PCI and a good 133 mhz bus and something easy
to plug stuff into. So far I've found a TMG and a Tyan board with 6
slots, but neither can do 133. I'd go with the K7, but it looks like
it's going to cost a fortune. I believe in cheap 'puters. :)
Adam
bwappo@ee.net
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| (...) Don't get me started on the cost of 3d accelerators. :) As an early adopter I paid $600 for my 2 12mb voodoo2 cards. Now the same thing can be had for less than $250, I think. 'Course, I got 9 months or so of use out of them. (...) Oh yeah, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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