CompuServe Messages

I liked the theoretical discussions in InterActivity the most. It seems like most of the how-to articles I read seem to be too specific to one program or application. I guess I'm more into thrashing a problem around myself until it kills me or I solve it. I still can't believe that I actually went through all of the 3DS tutorials- I never read manuals. I read a small something about "Planet (something)" in 3d Artist- isn't one of the Sanford brothers working on it? I'd love it just for the opportunity to look at ads aimed at 3ds users (now if that isn't a marketer's dream, I don't know what is). I am getting excited about this Glint chip, and the possibility of it becoming affordable for the general public within the year. Maybe then the pc will begin to catch up with the game systems as a popular gaming platform. I heard that it won't speed up 3ds rendering, tho, does anyone know if that's true? Will it only affect the previewing and modeling?