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Re: Sony unveils Playstation 2
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Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:33:40 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:
> Jasper Janssen <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 04:25:04 GMT, Adam Yulish <bwappo@ee.net> wrote:
> >
> > > You're correct about the former, and I believe Mike was referring to
> > > the latter. I've no idea about the specs for the Sun, but I'm inclined
> > > to believe that they'll be in a different chart from his desktop Celeron
> > > 450. :)
> >
> > No doubt. Mike? You using Sun Enterprises at work? How many gigs ram,
> > how many CPUs, how many terabytes storage & how many petabytes backup
> > tape library? ;)
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> Oh, I don't use any of those machines as my personal machine. :)
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> I honestly meant the PSX2 wouldn't beat MY machine - a 450 with dual
> 3d accelerators. And I stick by that. It won't beat it
> resolution-wise (why make a console that can do 1024x768 when most
> TV's can't even display half that?). It won't beat it storage-wise
> (writeable or otherwise).
> Even if it does beat my current machine when it comes to pure
> pixel-pushing power, by the time it comes out here in the US I will be
> running something even more powerful, probably with some type of dual
> TNT2 3d solution.
I own a PlayStation, and the only thing that I have to add to Computer v.
Console, is that Console is about 1/10 the price of a computer.
So, dollar for dollar, a Console will be tops. As well, the games seem
to be a bit cheaper than the computer counterparts. The drawback is
no networking, but that will be remedied by the PSX2.
As far as the PSX2 ... $250 - $400 will be a deal, considering that it
(hopefully) will do PSX2 games, PSX games, CD audio (big deal), and
DVD movies.
No matter what, a console will never beat a computer with no budget limit.
Unfortuantely, I do have a budget ...
--
Lee Jorgensen, Programmer/Analyst - Bankoe Systems, Inc.
mailto:jorgensen@bankoe.moc <-- reverse moc
mailto:ljorgensen@uswest.ten <-- reverse ten
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| (...) I *owned* a PSX, and I paid a lot more for mine than most people paid for theirs, even back when they hadn't come near $199. All that said, I put my latest machine together for well under $800, and it beats the living tar out of anything the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Oh, I don't use any of those machines as my personal machine. :) I honestly meant the PSX2 wouldn't beat MY machine - a 450 with dual 3d accelerators. And I stick by that. It won't beat it resolution-wise (why make a console that can do (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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