> You're so gay.
beer and pizza
> You're so gay.
How do you figure that those NG's are innapropriate for a thread about
Rendition cards?
ATI makes video cards with Rendition chipsets. How was the post
innapropriate?
With the exception of the Banshee and the Rush all 3DFX cards have to be
paired with a primary video card. Since most users are using a primary
card (mines a Rendition card) in addition to their Voodoo, I don't see the
post as innapropriate to a 3DFX NG. The original post also asked for
comparisons of Rendition cards to Voodoo cards and asked about the
features of both. IMO that makes it on topic for the 3DFX NG.
Some racing simulators have 3D support only for the Rendition RRedline
API. 3D cards are basically for games and if you've spent any time in
*** newsgroups then you should be aware that 3D card discussions
take place regularly and are considered on topic and appropriate for
discussion in those groups.
The only crossposted group that I would consider innapropriate for the
original post is alt.computer and that's because the group has such a broad
discussion subject that questions about video cards are unlikely to get any
attention. It's not off topic in that group but it's probably a waste of time to
ask such questions there.
All things considered I think the original post was appropriate for all groups
that it was posted to but I really don't like the mass crossposting method of
gathering information from newsgroups. But that's just my personal
preference. I don't really see any problem with anyone else doing it as long
as the groups are appropriate for the discussion.
In the future if anyone has a video card question there is a NG that is
specific to video cards and perfectly appropriate for any video card
discussion. Try comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video.
Kenneth Duckett
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>> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:21:07 -0000 I felt I just had to reply to this
>> person called Adam who had blessed us with the following:
>> > [excuse my last message, it clearly wasn't sent correctly]
>> > >Now, if THAT isn't the biggest waste of bandwitch in a long time, what
>> > >is??!
>> > Chris obviously hasn't taken a moment to take a look at the newsgroups
which
>> > I posted to.
>> Of course i ***ing well have! How the ***y hell do you think I made
>> the statement about your needless cross posts??!
>> > He claims they're not relivant to Rendition Cards. And I
>> > totally disgree. I have NEVER posted to a newsgroup which wasn't
relivant.
>> What has an ATI Ng got to do with Rendition cards then??!
>> > For example, the other day I sent a message to 'alt.internet' regarding
the
>> > ISP 'FreeOnline'.
>> A completely stupid thing to do!
>> > Chris claimed that it wasn't relivant to that newsgroup.
>> I think that the amount of answers you got in reply to this post serves
>> my point very well (ie. NONE!)
>> > I
>> > believe you'll find the word 'internet' and 'ISP' actally do have quite
a
>> > lot in common.
>> Yes. . but how do a bunch of Yanks (and btw there is hardly any posts in
>> that NG!) know about UK ISP's?
>> > And again, in this topic, don't you think that a 3D card like Rendition
>> > belong in newsgroups like 'alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati' and what
about
>> No I don't! Does ATI make rendition cards then?? Why don't you do a bit
>> of researching on Dejanews first before boring the ***out of us with
>> your pointless and aimless questions! (Notice how no-one ever really
>> replies to your Ng posts!)
>> > 'alt.computer', or 'alt.games.3dfx'. Perhaps the only one which YOU
might
>> > not think is relivant but I DO is the 'rec.autos.simulators', and
that's
>> > simply because a couple of my racing games support Renditon cards as
well as
>> > 3Dfx, and I wanted to know the difference.
>> The difference about WHAT exactly??
>> > Sorry Chris, but it really is that simple.
>> It's simple for one to deduce you haven't a CLUE what you're talking
>> about!
>> > I have not cross posted to 'too
>> > many' newsgroups. Not even close! And I certainly haven't sent messages
to
>> > irrelivant newsgroups.
>> Yes you have!
>> > If, for example, I had posted a message about Rendition cards to
>> > alt.music.aerosmith then yes, by all means, you'd have the right to
>> > complain. But right here, right now, in this topic and all my previous
ones,
>> > you don't.
>> > Again, it's that simple!
>> . . .that you're a PRAT? Yes, thought so!
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> Chris Buckley
>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
The following newsgroup may not be Rendition specific, but at least
discussion of Rendition cards are not off-topic in it:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
--
**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>The following newsgroup may not be Rendition specific, but at least
>discussion of Rendition cards are not off-topic in it:
>comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
>--
>**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
> Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> >Now, if THAT isn't the biggest waste of bandwitch in a long time, what
>> >is??!
>> Chris obviously hasn't taken a moment to take a look at the newsgroups
which
>> I posted to.
>Of course i ***ing well have! How the ***y hell do you think I made
>the statement about your needless cross posts??!
>> He claims they're not relivant to Rendition Cards. And I
>> totally disgree. I have NEVER posted to a newsgroup which wasn't
relivant.
>What has an ATI Ng got to do with Rendition cards then??!
>> For example, the other day I sent a message to 'alt.internet' regarding
the
>> ISP 'FreeOnline'.
>A completely stupid thing to do!
>> Chris claimed that it wasn't relivant to that newsgroup.
>I think that the amount of answers you got in reply to this post serves
>my point very well (ie. NONE!)
>> I
>> believe you'll find the word 'internet' and 'ISP' actally do have quite a
>> lot in common.
>Yes. . but how do a bunch of Yanks (and btw there is hardly any posts in
>that NG!) know about UK ISP's?
>> And again, in this topic, don't you think that a 3D card like Rendition
>> belong in newsgroups like 'alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati' and what
about
>No I don't! Does ATI make rendition cards then?? Why don't you do a bit
>of researching on Dejanews first before boring the ***out of us with
>your pointless and aimless questions! (Notice how no-one ever really
>replies to your Ng posts!)
>> 'alt.computer', or 'alt.games.3dfx'. Perhaps the only one which YOU might
>> not think is relivant but I DO is the 'rec.autos.simulators', and that's
>> simply because a couple of my racing games support Renditon cards as well
as
>> 3Dfx, and I wanted to know the difference.
>The difference about WHAT exactly??
>> Sorry Chris, but it really is that simple.
>It's simple for one to deduce you haven't a CLUE what you're talking
>about!
>> I have not cross posted to 'too
>> many' newsgroups. Not even close! And I certainly haven't sent messages
to
>> irrelivant newsgroups.
>Yes you have!
>> If, for example, I had posted a message about Rendition cards to
>> alt.music.aerosmith then yes, by all means, you'd have the right to
>> complain. But right here, right now, in this topic and all my previous
ones,
>> you don't.
>> Again, it's that simple!
>. . .that you're a PRAT? Yes, thought so!
>--
>Best Regards
>Chris Buckley
>http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Get it? Get it? If so, GOOD, if not, I'm afraid that no one can help you
now!
And NO, alt.computer is NOT an inappropriate place for the discussion of
video and 3D/2D cards!
Adam
I also said in my post that alt.computer might be considered innapropriate
for video card discussions. That's not really true since vid cards are
certainly a computer part. What I should have said was that IMO
alt.computer just isn't a very good place to post questions about vid cards.
The majority of questions in that NG seem to be about certain brands of
computers and questions about computers in general. With the existense of
a video card specific NG (comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video) it's probably a
waste of time to post vid card questions in such a general newsgroup.
Kenneth Duckett
--
> > You're so gay.
> coming from a person who goes to Greeks Ba***t at college and main for
> beer and pizza
> > > You're so gay.
> > coming from a person who goes to Greeks Ba***t at college and main for
> > beer and pizza
> What are you talking about? That collection of words doesn't make a
> sentence.
><snip>
>>And NO, alt.computer is NOT an inappropriate place for the discussion of
>>video and 3D/2D cards!
>>Adam
>I also said in my post that alt.computer might be considered innapropriate
>for video card discussions. That's not really true since vid cards are
>certainly a computer part. What I should have said was that IMO
>alt.computer just isn't a very good place to post questions about vid
cards.
>The majority of questions in that NG seem to be about certain brands of
>computers and questions about computers in general. With the existense of
>a video card specific NG (comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video) it's probably a
>waste of time to post vid card questions in such a general newsgroup.
>Kenneth Duckett
>--
Adam
I'm afraid that the sims NG is quite relivant concidering that all of the
Papyrus (who make some of the best racing simulations known to man) games
(well, the best ones) support Rendition.
They're the ONLY games I have ever seen which support rendition, I think -
unless of course a patch was made later on, but that doesn't count.
And rendition and 3Dfx are often discussed in the sims newsgrou, because it
plays such an important part in racing simulations like Nascar 1 and 2 and
Grand Prix Legends!
Adam