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Re: Monster 3D

#257
From: mik... Mike Seflers
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 00:00
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In article <34008D...@teleport.com>, lmo...@teleport.com says...
>
>John Savage wrote:
>> 
>> In article <33FCFC...@teleport.com>, -FaNaTiC- 
<lmo...@teleport.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Exactly!!
>> >
>> > You will NOT be disappointed.  Buy an M3D!  Best $$$ you'll ever 
spend.
>> >
>> > -FaNaTiC-
>> 
>> I'm wondering if the other graphic cards out there that support the 
same
>> features as the Monster 3D (transparencies, fog, anti-alias, etc.) 
are
>> compatible with 3Dfx games like GLQuake, or if those programs don't
>> recognize the graphic card's capabilities. Any ideas?
>
>
>The only other cards that are compatible w/ glquake are the Hercules
>Stingray 128/3D, Deltron Technology's RealVision Flash3D and the 
Orchid
>Righteous 3d.  (Someone correct me if I'm wrong). Go to
>http://www.3dfx.com/voodoo/sale/retail.html to get info on these
>products.  The card MUST be 3dfx (voodoo chipset) to support 3dfx
>games.  Other cards simply are not compatible w/ 3dfx. For example, 
you
>can't go out and buy a Virge based 3d card and run GLquake.  It 
simple
>won't work. 
>
>I own a pentium 100 w/ a mere 24 megs of ram.  I simply cannot 
believe
>what adding this voodoo based card has done to this machine. Razor 
sharp
>graphics at HIGHER framerates than the original quake.  Tombraider 
and
>Descent2 are phenomenal also. 
>
>Looks as if the 3dfx is fast becoming the standard, so you really 
can't
>go wrong w/ purchasing one of the above cards.  I'd simply go w/ the 
M3D
>as it has a solid customer base and is proven to perform extremely 
well.
>Plus Quake2, Unreal, Diakantana (sp.), HexenII, and more than likely
>DukeNukem Forever will all support the 3dfx cards.
>
>-FaNaTiC-
To all those people who do not yet own one, I'm selling 'em for $170 
apiece.

mik...@execpc.com
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From: mik...@execpc.com (Mike Seflers)
Subject: Re: Monster 3D
Date: 1997/08/26
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