NC> ATI? They do the factory fitted/bog standard Mac video hardware. I 
ink.
  Not as of late, though it's stilll not perfect.  The Rage Pro chipset is 
about 3Dfx-level in performance... but it's a 2D/3D board!  I'd still grab a 
Voodoo 2 board if I could, but it runs Quake II well enough.
  Oh, and that reminds me... there probably won't be a Quake II for the PSX!  
:-)  It can't handle it as well as a PC can.
 NC> Great. 
  Hey, bump-mapping isn't exactly a quick operation to do.  The video board 
has to do it for EVERY texture to look right.  On the plus side, it looks 
very nice indeed.
 JF> decides it won't affect their profit margin.
 NC> :) 
  Hey, it's true.  Something that bugs a lot of PC gamers is that some 
companies are outright stiff and uncaring when it comes to gaming.  Matrox 
promotes their m3D... because they have to.  3Dfx promotes their Voodoo 2 
chipset because they KNOW it's the fastest on the block right now.
 NC> If we had free local calls. Which we ain't got, and 
 NC> aren't likely to get very soon either :(
  Move to Canada - you'll enjoy it a lot more.  You get practically 
everything game-related (except European software) faster, including the 
games themselves and the magazines about them.
 NC> I ain't played it, still amusing myself with my brother 
 NC> Saturn and the few games he bought for it. :)
  Give it a shot (especially if you get a "ninja PC," as you Brits call 
them); you'll like it.  The fun thing is that, unlike most racers, your craft 
doesn't handle "a lot like" anything.  The best description would be that of 
a Jet Ski... combined with a motorcycle, combined with a grappling hook 
(which you use to wheel around tight turns).
  I would advise trying Jet Moto 2, but I hear the track style is usually 
either A) similar to Jet Moto 1, or B) not as fun as Jet Moto 1.
 NC> :) In the studio I'm freelancing at they have a P300, 
 NC> /just/ a bit nippy. Spends most of the day utilising 
 NC> all that power playing FMV clips on the screensaver. 
 NC> Great. 
  Now that really IS a waste of hardware.  At least use it for 3D modeling or 
high-end graphics work, even if it's just for a fancy logo!
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