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Yeah,
I'm still searching for the ideal xml hardware too.. :-)
Quoting Rick Marshall <rjm@zenucom.com>:
> 64x16 was the optimal resolution when using a black and white tv screen
> for a monitor (back in the 4004/8008 and then m68/8080/z80 days)
>
> gee, users today even expect hard disks as standard in their computers.....
>
> bring back paper tape and punch cards i say.
>
> rick
>
> David Lyon wrote:
>
> >>>Maybe we got overtaken by the 3D games .... I've
> >>>never understood the idea to
> >>>stick a graphics card in a computer.. it just seems
> >>>so wrong... :-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>The graphics card is optional. In the PCs which do not
> >>have graphics card, the microprocessor has to execute
> >>all drawing instructions. Interestingly MMX
> >>instructions of new Pentium microprocessors provide
> >>similar functions of graphics accelerator. Streaming
> >>SIMD instructions add performance to graphics
> >>operations complementing MMX instructions. So
> >>microprocessor is evolving to provide advanced
> >>graphics capabilities as well.
> >>
> >>But as of today's date I think graphics card are
> >>considered important. They speed up the computer's
> >>ability to compress/decompress images or doing frame
> >>operations required in advanced video applications.
> >>Decoupling graphics functions from the microprocessor
> >>frees the microprocessor for other jobs. And the
> >>graphics cards are optimized for video processing and
> >>for image oriented operations.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yes I know that... :-)
> >
> >You must be one of these young people that *expect* good graphics.. :-)
> >
> >Why in my day... you'd be lucky to even get 40x25 characters... and when
> > 80x25 came out... that was to save up for.... not these 64MB graphics
> > cards... they're ridiculous.....
> >
> >David
> >
> >
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