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- From: jch@netcom.com (Jack Hwang)
- Subject: Re: 3dbench results (was Re: 3DBENCH.ZIP uploaded)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.194342.20187@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <gting.727694048@sfu.ca> <1993Jan22.144910.23122@netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:43:42 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.144910.23122@netcom.com> hchong@netcom.com (Hoi Chong) writes:
- >From article <gting.727694048@sfu.ca>, by gting@fraser.sfu.ca (Gabriel Ting):
- >> hchong@netcom.com (Hoi Chong) writes:
- >>
- >>>From article <1993Jan22.002623.13504@netcom.com>, by jch@netcom.com (Jack Hwang):
- >>>> 486/50 w/ 256k cache, Fahrenheit 1280-1M: 17.5 FPS
- >>
- >>>This is hard to believe, my 486SX-25 with 16-bit ET4000 card get
- >>>about the same. ET4000 is a lot faster than the Fahrenheit 1280?
- >>
- >> You have to remember that the 1280 is an S3 based Windows accelerator, and
- >> these cards have a reputation of being slow DOS performers. Try comparing
- >> your Tseng with the 1280 on WinMarks.... =)
- >
- >Reputation, yes, but it is also pure fact. Thing is we are in the
- >game forum, and interested only in games here (meaning DOS). I doubt
- >serious action/arcade/sim games will move to Windows.
- >
- >Now if the game makers start using the accelerator features in the
- >video cards (while still in DOS), then that will be another story.
-
- Although this discussion is at s game forum, most of PCs tested here
- might not be dovted to game playing. People still need to write reports,
- draw pictures, calculate financial balences. A S3 based board is quite
- common in today's WeeDoow environment.
-