And I have it... Don't ask me for it though or else I'll get pissed. I may just decide to put it on http://www.xdrive.com though soon if enough people want it.
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DirectX 8.0 beta 1 released!
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DirectX 8.0 beta 1 released!
- Box 1:
- dual-boot OS'es: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Case (chassis): P.o.S. $35 mid-tower.. (gonna get a new full-tower soon, any recommendations?)
- Video card: Matrox Millenium G400 Max
- Monitor: Hitachi SuperScan Elite 751 (CM751)
- Sound card: Sound Blaster Live! Platinum
- Speakers: Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 Digital
- Motherboard: Abit BP6
- CPU: 2 x Intel Celeron 366 OC'ed to 550 = 1.1 Ghz (;-)
- Memory: 128MB pc133
- Keyboard: Microsoft Internet Keyboard
- Mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse with IntelliEye
- Hard drive: IBM Deskstar 34 GXP (27gb)
- Printer: Epson Stylus Color 440
- Ethernet card: 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
- Floppy drive: Teac 1.44MB
- CD-ROM drive: Plextor UltraPlex 40max
- DVD-ROM drive: I/O Magic MagicDVD 8x
- CD-R drive: Panasonic 7502
- SCSI controller: Diamond Fireport 20
- Scanner: UMAX Astra 2200 (SCSI)
- Modem: SupraExpress 56i Sp V.90
- Webcam: Logitech QuickCam Express
- Box 2:
- operating system: FreeBSD 4.1
- CPU: Intel Pentium 60
- memory: 32 MB
- hard drive: Quantum Fireball 1 GB
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Then how will you know we want it, if we are not suppose to ask, since you might get pissed.
JoelLibertarian is still the way to go if we truly want a real change.
www.lp.org
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System Specs: AMD XP2000+ @1.68GHz(12.5x133), ASUS A7V133-C, 512MB PC133, Matrox Parhelia 128MB, SB Live! 5.1.
OS: Windows XP Pro.
Monitor: Cornerstone c1025 @ 1280x960 @85Hz.
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Isn't this getting a little OT ?
Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...
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Intel Core i7-3930K@4.3GHz
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4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX PC3-19200U@CR1
2x MSI N670GTX PE OC (SLI)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
4x2TB Seagate Barracuda Green 5900.3 (2x4TB RAID0)
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If you are that keen, go sign up as a hard core gamer at:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/beta.asp
As long as you can show that you know your way around a computer pretty well, MS will let you in.
Paul
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Just courious of what benefits would DirectX 8 bring us at this stage ? There is no need to write drivers that are optimized for it since there is no game or program that uses it, to write drivers for.
So why should we request it ?
[This message has been edited by Aurel (edited 21 May 2000).]
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Well the rumours are that it enables hardware 3D sound support - apparently with cards like the SB Live and the Aureal Vortex - DirectX 7 and those before it create the effects using software - where as DirectX 8 does the entire process in hardware.
On the graphics front - there have been reports that DirectX 8 is silghtly smoother than its predecessor.
I don't know if any of this holds water - but I thought you might just be interested.What do you want a signature for?
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Rumuors were also telling that along with the release of DirectX8, the next card from Matrox would see the daylight ...Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...
ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional
Intel Core i7-3930K@4.3GHz
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX PC3-19200U@CR1
2x MSI N670GTX PE OC (SLI)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
4x2TB Seagate Barracuda Green 5900.3 (2x4TB RAID0)
Super Flower Golden Green Modular 800W
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
LG BH10LS38
LG DM2752D 27" 3D
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stay melow, Damien ...
As I said ... rumuors ...
<FONT SIZE=1>don't want to start a stampede here<FONT SIZE=2>Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...
ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional
Intel Core i7-3930K@4.3GHz
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX PC3-19200U@CR1
2x MSI N670GTX PE OC (SLI)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
4x2TB Seagate Barracuda Green 5900.3 (2x4TB RAID0)
Super Flower Golden Green Modular 800W
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
LG BH10LS38
LG DM2752D 27" 3D
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It's okay - I was only joking - a brief trip into fantasy land. Unfortunately even if the card was out I can't spare the cash at the moment to buy it - more pressing things like family to spend money on. Oh well - just as well that the G400 is a pretty amazing card - even if it is getting a little old now.What do you want a signature for?
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It is rumored to improve T&L stuff (matrox's rumored reason for not implementing hardware T&L on the G450) and supposedly fixes the stupid mouse problem in Win 2k. probably some other silly stuff. Even if i knew for certain, i would not be allowed to say =("And yet, after spending 20+ years trying to evolve the user interface into something better, what's the most powerful improvement Apple was able to make? They finally put a god damned shell back in." -jwz
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