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In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
           to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:

> a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.

*wail*  Tom, say it's ain't trooo!  *sniff*

Actually, I've noticed that my 486DX40 outperforms some DX2/66 machines.
Three cheers for a well-designed machine. =)

-- 
I am a firm believer that if you score one goal, the other team will
have to score two to win.

[Howard Wilkinson]

>Many 486's are running successful small companies.  I doubt if 
>Quake requires a pentium or not will change this fact.  Combine 
>a strong 486 with Linux and you perform many operations like an
>expensive workstation.  A machines ability, speed and status 
>reflect the abilties of it's owner.  Just because a 486 performs
>like a Yugo for you doesn't mean it won't do the job for someone
>who knows what they're doing. 

I agree that a 486 is very common and acceptable in business.  This is
a games group, and we're talking about games.  It's a reality that to
play the latest games, you need the latest computing power.  There are
very small niche markets that require you to upgrade as much as the
entertainment biz does.  

In article <821433...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
           fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:

> In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
>            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> 
> > a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.
> 
> *wail*  Tom, say it's ain't trooo!  *sniff*
> 
> Actually, I've noticed that my 486DX40 outperforms some DX2/66 machines.
> Three cheers for a well-designed machine. =)

Maybe for Motherboard intensive tasks, but my DX2/66 will kick your DX40 when
it comes to counting to 1,000,000.  So there. ;)

-- 
* TQ 1.0 * The 'Just So Quotes'.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"

In article <821492...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
           to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:

> In article <821433...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
>            fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:
> 
> > In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
> >            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> > 
> > > a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.
> > 
> > *wail*  Tom, say it's ain't trooo!  *sniff*
> > 
> > Actually, I've noticed that my 486DX40 outperforms some DX2/66 machines.
> > Three cheers for a well-designed machine. =)
> 
> Maybe for Motherboard intensive tasks, but my DX2/66 will kick your DX40 when
> it comes to counting to 1,000,000.  So there. ;)

LOL! Right, money where yer god is.  Set... go!  One.  Two.  Three.
Four.  Five.  Six.  Seven...

-- 
As you travel the world, do you do a lot of travelling?

[Harvey Smith]

In article <821528...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
           fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:

> In article <821492...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
>            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> 
> > In article <821433...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
> >            fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:
> > 
> > > In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
> > >            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> > > 
> > > > a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.
> > > 
> > > *wail*  Tom, say it's ain't trooo!  *sniff*
> > > 
> > > Actually, I've noticed that my 486DX40 outperforms some DX2/66 machines.
> > > Three cheers for a well-designed machine. =)
> > 
> > Maybe for Motherboard intensive tasks, but my DX2/66 will kick your DX40 when
> > it comes to counting to 1,000,000.  So there. ;)
> 
> LOL! Right, money where yer god is.  Set... go!  One.  Two.  Three.
> Four.  Five.  Six.  Seven...

Ok, I'll start from 999,999 shall I ?  heh heh and I thought you had a brain =)

-- 
* TQ 1.0 * The 'Just So Quotes'.
"Remember folks.  Street lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph."
	-- Jim Samuels

In article <821586...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
           to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:

> In article <821528...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
>            fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:
> 
> > In article <821492...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
> >            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> > 
> > > In article <821433...@cobalt.demon.co.uk>
> > >            fri...@cobalt.demon.co.uk "Friday" writes:
> > > 
> > > > In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>
> > > >            to...@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
> > > > 
> > > > > a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.
> > > > 
> > > > *wail*  Tom, say it's ain't trooo!  *sniff*
> > > > 
> > > > Actually, I've noticed that my 486DX40 outperforms some DX2/66 machines.
> > > > Three cheers for a well-designed machine. =)
> > > 
> > > Maybe for Motherboard intensive tasks, but my DX2/66 will kick your DX40
>  when
> > > it comes to counting to 1,000,000.  So there. ;)
> > 
> > LOL! Right, money where yer god is.  Set... go!  One.  Two.  Three.
> > Four.  Five.  Six.  Seven...
> 
> Ok, I'll start from 999,999 shall I ?  heh heh and I thought you had a brain =)

Bah!  I bet you type iddqd too. =p

-- 
>who am i
You are Trillian.

In article <821399...@tsys.demon.co.uk>,
Tom Wheeley  <to...@tsys.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <4d2ei8$q...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
>           wri...@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu "David R Wright" writes:
>
>> Luke Duff <luke...@inlink.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >Saying "highend 486" is like saying "highend Yugo" :P
>> >
>> >Luke
>> 
>> I can't believe this guy can be such an ass.  (He must be 15 and
>> using his dad's computer.) 
>
>Give him a break, FFS.  *I* have a medium-to-high-end 486, (2/66), and I
>agree with him.  Especially when Quake comes out.  What newsgroup are *you*
>reading this on... a DX2/66 will be the *minimum* for Quake.  Get with the
>rest of the world, please.  I'm sure many businesses only need a 8086 and
>a couple of DOS programs, anyway.

Most people use their computers for word processing, spreadsheets, email,
web browsing, and some fun games.  If their computers does everything
but run a few games, most people won't upgrade.  In fact, I'm sure
you've read the hype about ~500 dollar computers that will be used
mostly for these basic tasks with the internet being the central
function.  

I must admit, I have upgraded to a P100 system, but that doesn't mean
I agree that 486's should be "Yugo" status.  (My Dad is still amazingly
happy with his 286)  

All ID will do is cut it's own market share if they design a game
that requires most people to upgrade.  

There are many of us that upgraded that want the software we buy to use
all the new power (but not an inch more, of course).  But why should
ID cut it's profits for us?  

Dave

Joe Dery <Joe...@serv01.net-link.net> wrote:

>David R Wright wrote:
>> 
>> Luke Duff <luke...@inlink.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >Saying "highend 486" is like saying "highend Yugo" :P
>> >
>> >Luke
>
>> I can't believe this guy can be such an ass.  (He must be 15 and
>> using his dad's computer.)
>
>I'll bet he thinks he is real cool, with his rich dad and all.
>No adult would say something so stupid. (i hope)

Dudes, it's a joke. I'm poking fun at the dorks who claim "Nothing
will ever be faster than my 486/100!"

Btw, I'm 23 and I work as a graphics consultant at a Fortune 500
pharmaceutical/medical supply company. It's pretty good money, so I
can afford to sink $300-400 into my computer every few months. I don't
think I'm cooler than a 486 owner, just wealthier.

Luke

Luke Duff wrote:
> 
> Joe Dery <Joe...@serv01.net-link.net> wrote:
> 
> >David R Wright wrote:
> >>
> >> Luke Duff <luke...@inlink.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Saying "highend 486" is like saying "highend Yugo" :P
> >> >
> >> >Luke
> >
> >> I can't believe this guy can be such an ass.  (He must be 15 and
> >> using his dad's computer.)
> >
> >I'll bet he thinks he is real cool, with his rich dad and all.
> >No adult would say something so stupid. (i hope)
> 
> Dudes, it's a joke. I'm poking fun at the dorks who claim "Nothing
> will ever be faster than my 486/100!"
> -snip-
> think I'm cooler than a 486 owner, just wealthier.

Apology accepted.  I apologize as well for my rudeness, but you must
realize that my statement would have been true for a large percentage
of those here ...

luke...@inlink.com (Luke Duff) wrote:

>Dudes, it's a joke. I'm poking fun at the dorks who claim "Nothing
>will ever be faster than my 486/100!"

Well there's my 486/120  for one thing....:)

graham...@NorCom.mb.ca

graham...@NorCom.mb.ca (Graham Scott) wrote:

>luke...@inlink.com (Luke Duff) wrote:
>
>>Dudes, it's a joke. I'm poking fun at the dorks who claim "Nothing
>>will ever be faster than my 486/100!"
>
>Well there's my 486/120  for one thing....:)
>

Yeah, some people need to laughed at. Like that Dan Merillat guy
claiming that his 486DX50 *ISA* beats any Pentium 75 to 100 Mhz in
"graphics intensive games." That's pretty funny.

Luke

Joe Dery <Joe...@serv01.net-link.net> wrote:

>Luke Duff wrote:
>> 
>> Joe Dery <Joe...@serv01.net-link.net> wrote:
>> 
>> >David R Wright wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Luke Duff <luke...@inlink.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >Saying "highend 486" is like saying "highend Yugo" :P
>> >> >
>> >> >Luke
>> >
>> >> I can't believe this guy can be such an ass.  (He must be 15 and
>> >> using his dad's computer.)
>> >
>> >I'll bet he thinks he is real cool, with his rich dad and all.
>> >No adult would say something so stupid. (i hope)
>> 
>> Dudes, it's a joke. I'm poking fun at the dorks who claim "Nothing
>> will ever be faster than my 486/100!"
>> -snip-
>> think I'm cooler than a 486 owner, just wealthier.
>
>Apology accepted.  I apologize as well for my rudeness, but you must
>realize that my statement would have been true for a large percentage
>of those here ...

I wasn't apologizing.

I don't think most people are "15 and using his dad's computer."
Sometimes they act like it (including myself of course).

Luke

Luke Duff wrote:
> >Apology accepted.  I apologize as well for my rudeness, but you must
> >realize that my statement would have been true for a large percentage
> >of those here ...
> 
> I wasn't apologizing.

WELL THEN F*** YOU !!!! 
<GGG>
Note that <GGG> denotes sarcasm.

On Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:01:35 GMT, luke...@inlink.com (Luke Duff) wrote:

>I don't think most people are "15 and using his dad's computer."
>Sometimes they act like it (including myself of course).

Ahem. You're insulting me. I am 15 (but I use my _own_ computer ) and I don't
consider myself half as strange (read immature/mad/annoying/stupid/lame ) as
some of the posters seen here.



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steve wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:01:35 GMT, luke...@inlink.com (Luke Duff) wrote:
> 
> >I don't think most people are "15 and using his dad's computer."
> >Sometimes they act like it (including myself of course).
> 
> Ahem. You're insulting me. I am 15 (but I use my _own_ computer ) and I don't
> consider myself half as strange (read immature/mad/annoying/stupid/lame ) as
> some of the posters seen here.

Well that wouldn't be tough :)
I think it's more self-restraint (Khorne) than maturity.
Of course self-restraint is a part of maturity...

Luke Duff (luke...@inlink.com) wrote:

: I don't think most people are "15 and using his dad's computer."

Well, it is oh so close in my case, but not quite.. i am 15, but using 
_my_ computer.. *shrug*