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>>>As far as I know, N64 and most other 3D-type games are usually developed
>on
>>>SGI systems, which implies IRIX. I know the prime development system for
>>>Sega Saturn development were the SGI ONYX machines. Oohhh...I want one of
>>>those in my living room :))
>>>
>>
>>SGIs are things of the past.  Check out the new workstations IBM has that
>>break 671 BOGO MIPS a processor...  a 256 300MHz PPC750 mainframe with
>>toons of BOGOs bouncing arround in linux...  :)
>>
>>Imagine your monitor as a bottlekneck.  YEAH!!
>
>
>SGI's will never be a thing of the past. They are always way ahead of their
>time, and IBM doesn't know jack shit about doing 3d right. It may have
>speed, but that doesn't mean it has power.

IBM doesn't do 3d.  An extended chipset does the 3d routines.  Like the ATI
RAGE or ix3d.



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