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Re: 486-66 vs. Sony Playstation (gasp)

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From: ki... Radu Kian Ahmadian
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 00:00
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In <464jmg$n...@steel.interlog.com> dav...@interlog.com (Dave Glue)
writes: 
>
>On 18 Oct 1995 22:45:09 GMT, bde...@mail.utexas.edu (Brian Devine)
>wrote:
>
>> > We've been talking about PC 3D game accelerators in this
conference for months.  Toshiden will certainly be able to played on a
PC withone of these cards quite handily.  I always find those PC owners
who have rushed out to get a Playstation haven't been following the
developments in the PC games industry one iota.
>>Well, IMHO I think that Fighting games on the PC are darn near
unplayable.>They certainly are not as good as when played on a
Playstation with it's very comfortable control pads.
>
>>You want comfortable control pads? The edge has a saturn compatible
game port. And you're not paying 300 bucks just for a video card, your
getting 3 games, and a wavetable sound card. The playstation doesn't
have a wavetable card. Go figure.  
>
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From: ki...@ix.netcom.com (Radu Kian Ahmadian )
Subject: Re: 486-66 vs. Sony Playstation (gasp)
Date: 1995/10/19
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