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Voodoo4 delayed ..

3 posts by 3 people · 20 Sep 1999 - 21 Sep 1999

PositiveG 20 Sep 1999#493890
Damn, might mean I'll get at least 6-9 months out of my V3-3k! > >[link lost in import] > >Monday, September 20, 1999 - 08:53 CDT > >Possible Delay For Voodoo4 Made Public > Well, DAMN! that was on my Santa list.
>Potentially disappointing news has emerged from the 3dfx camp that >tells of a possible delay in the release of the companys next >graphics accelerator. Currently slated for a Quarter 4 1999 release, >the card, affectionately called Voodoo4 but code-named Napalm, could >be delayed into 2000 due to technical challenges that postponed it >reaching manufacturing on schedule. Sounds like a variation of a simple old IBM tactic of FUD. Announce the new product to freeze people from looking at something else and then, oh by the way, we don't know now when we wil release it. FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt)
Larry 21 Sep 1999#493983
Technical challanges? Probably the green kind. They haven't been doing to well lately... This gives the GeeForce a head start now. -Larry
Quoted text (11 lines)> >Potentially disappointing news has emerged from the 3dfx camp that > >tells of a possible delay in the release of the company's next > >graphics accelerator. Currently slated for a Quarter 4 1999 release, > >the card, affectionately called Voodoo4 but code-named Napalm, could > >be delayed into 2000 due to technical challenges that postponed it > >reaching manufacturing on schedule. > Sounds like a variation of a simple old IBM tactic of FUD. Announce > the new product to freeze people from looking at something else and > then, oh by the way, we don't know now when we wil release it. > FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt)

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