Re: [NTLK] Re[2]: Re[2]: Re[2]: Convincing argument against MS

From: Stephen Jendraszak (stevehj_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Jun 13 2002 - 17:20:13 EDT


On Thursday, June 13, 2002, at 12:06 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
> Brad,
>
> I know you have your Wallstreet (or was it a Lombard) in mind, but the
> OP
> was mentioning a Pismo. Hardware OpenGL is supported on Pismo. The new
> Quartz Extreme won't be because of its higher graphic requirements (32
> MB
> VRAM, etc.).
Actually, the more I think about it, Pismo MIGHT accelerate Quartz
Extreme (when 10.2 come out, that is). After all, the 32 MB VRAM is for
OPTIMAL performance of Extreme. It is not a requirement: witness the
latest iBook update, which has only 16 MB of VRAM. Apple says it will
run Quartz Extreme.

sj

http://homepage.mac.com/stevehj

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