Hello Jonathan ! 
 NC>> ATI? They do the factory fitted/bog standard Mac video hardware. I
 JF> think.
 JF> Not as of late, though it's stilll not perfect.  The Rage Pro chipset
The first lots of the G3 Macs definitely are powered by a wimpy ATI chipset, 
bit of a waste really as the CPU is an absolute beast and the ATI is real 
slow causing a bit of a bottleneck in the system. :-/
 JF> is about 3Dfx-level in performance... but it's a 2D/3D board!  I'd
 JF> still grab a Voodoo 2 board if I could, but it runs Quake II well
 JF> enough. Oh, and that reminds me... there probably won't be a Quake II
 JF> for the PSX!  :-)  It can't handle it as well as a PC can.
Ah. But will Hasbro/Project X get a conversion. I wonder. :) 
 NC>> Great.
 JF> Hey, bump-mapping isn't exactly a quick operation to do.  The video
 JF> board has to do it for EVERY texture to look right.  On the plus side,
 JF> it looks very nice indeed.
So what does bump mapping actually mean exactly? :)
 NC>> :)
 JF> Hey, it's true.  Something that bugs a lot of PC gamers is that some
 JF> companies are outright stiff and uncaring when it comes to gaming.
 JF> Matrox promotes their m3D... because they have to.  3Dfx promotes
 JF> their Voodoo 2 chipset because they KNOW it's the fastest on the
 JF> block right now.
Great. 
 NC>> If we had free local calls. Which we ain't got, and
 NC>> aren't likely to get very soon either :(
 JF> Move to Canada - you'll enjoy it a lot more.  You get practically
I'd love to! Ain't it all big mountains, green lush forests and lots of snow 
in the winter? 
 JF> everything game-related (except European software) faster, including
 JF> the games themselves and the magazines about them.
Thats a bonus. :) Don't you use NTSC tv over there? (Makes the games run 17% 
faster than on the PAL (uk) tv's) 
 NC>> I ain't played it, still amusing myself with my brother
 NC>> Saturn and the few games he bought for it. :)
 JF> Give it a shot (especially if you get a "ninja PC," as you Brits call
I think you'll find thats just the very silly writers for the magazines. :)
 JF> them); you'll like it.  The fun thing is that, unlike most racers,
 JF> your craft doesn't handle "a lot like" anything.  The best
 JF> description would be that of a Jet Ski... combined with a motorcycle,
 JF> combined with a grappling hook (which you use to wheel around tight
Sounds like great fun
 JF> turns). I would advise trying Jet Moto 2, but I hear the track style
 JF> is usually either A) similar to Jet Moto 1, or B) not as fun as Jet
 JF> Moto 1.
I've played several jetski games in the arcades, great stuff, bouncing around 
all over the place on a moving mechanical jetski. Fun!
 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.
 JF> Now that really IS a waste of hardware.  At least use it for 3D
 JF> modeling or high-end graphics work, even if it's just for a fancy
 JF> logo!
Web browsing, Toca touring car and the occassional flying lesson in MS Flight 
Simulator. Stuart (the owners son) has a steering wheel and footpedal set for 
playing the driving games. And he's a real racing driver too, driving a 
Budweiser car sometime soon, previously been racing Formula Vauxhall cars.
CheeryBye
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