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#Best Vidcard for 3ds?

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#111780From: Pavel KorenskyJul 8, 1994 2:19 AM
Maybe, to buy the PCI version of Impression is better. Impression cards are able to do hardware assisted 3D shading. PavelK
#111787From: krazy imagesJul 8, 1994 5:24 AM
Pavel, Yes, if you need 3D shading now in ACAD or 3DS (thanks to your IPAS programs). If you only need 2D, then Ultima is faster than Impression. But if you need 3D shading and can wait until Comdex, you could buy a board based on GLiNT, which seems to me a way better solution than any of the current 3D offerings by companies such as Matrox or Artist. If you are not familiar with GLiNT, you should contact with Osman Kent at 3DLabs and ask him for information (you told me that you are interested in provide 3D support for anything out there, right?). Given your current experience in IPAS programing and 3D, I am sure that you can have a _very interesting_ chat with him. His ID# is 100013,536. Maybe it could be a great opportunity for you. Cheers! ana /krazy images
#111854From: Pavel KorenskyJul 8, 1994 4:26 PM
Hello, >Yes, if you need 3D shading now in ACAD or 3DS (thanks to your IPAS programs). >If you only need 2D, then Ultima is faster than Impression. But if you need 3D You are right, but the talk was about 3DS, not about Windows. BTW, I received some materials regarding GLiNT chip. It seems like a very powerfull piece of silicon. GLiNT has only one disadvantage for me, I will need to upgrade my machine to the PCI (or buy a second one) <g>. It seems that they already have something for 3DS, but I want to buy GLiNT based board as soon as possible. Maybe there will be the opportunity for some interesting programming. Best regards PavelK