Re: EEP!

Derek wrote:
> It was open stage night in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, when
> David Williams stepped up to the microphone and muttered: 
>
>
> > "Eliyahu Rooff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > flat-panel monitor. Of course the C-64 did have a couple
> > > advantages -- the OS was hard-wired into it, so there was no
> > > wait for bootup and no chance of the files being corrupted, and
> > > the CPU was in the keyboard, reducing the space it needed.
> >
> > Both sound like pretty cool ideas.  But then Bill Gates couldn't
> > make Billions by duping everyone into chasing the perpetual OS
> > upgrade myth. (And the attendant hardware upgrade myth which
> > inexorably follows...) 
>
>
> I don't think the "hardware upgrade myth" was much of a myth. From 
> 1995 to 2000, processor upgrades made noticeable differences in the 
> speed of the average computer. Goodness knows that I'd be yanking 
> my hair out if I was still using my old P-100. But when Intel hit 
> the gigahertz marker, the PC was thinking faster than the average 
> user could.
>
> I've got two computers from 2000 and both of them are fast enough 
> for most of what I do. They do lag on some graphic or audio work, 
> but not enough that I'd need to buy a new computer. Sure, some 
> audio and video editors (and gamers) need better and faster - but I 
> don't.

Tell me about it. Grr. I just had to upgrade my perfectly fine graphics 
card because I bought a "cutting edge" game for my birthday (today, 
thanks for asking :) ), and my old card won't support it.

However, the new card does do 3D rendering *on the fly* and it's pretty 
impressive.

The game is Uru and it's pretty addicting (it's the latest in the "Myst" 
cycle of puzzle-solving non-violent games that I've gotten hooked on). 
They've added avatars and online group gaming, so I can see this 
becoming a time sink in the future.

-Wendy

> Of course, it's funny that it took 3 years for the PC makers to 
> realize that the 3 year cycle was history. I figured that out when 
> I got my 800 mhz PIII.
>
> Oh, imagine the effects B5 could have had if only... ;)