Re: The sad Truth about iMac:

[Paul Grammens <pgrammen@sonic.net>]

John Paul Murdie wrote:
(blah blah blah)

> The latest news out of Cupertino is that John Carmack is " 100 percent behind
> Apple", which doesn't seem to jibe with the man's own PLAN file. "Cautiously
> optimistic" would be my take. One report I heard described Apple's adopted API,
> OpenGL, as "the PC standard for 3D graphics. "Well, let's count how many
> currently active game engines run OGL, as opposed to Direct3D. Hmmm, a small
> handful versus hundreds, maybe thousands.

I'm not an expert on this, but Carmack is, and he said long ago that he
loves OpenGL and hates Direct3D. I'll take his word for it.  


> If you're bright , you learn to buy as forward in the curve as your
> budget will allow and get more ride for your buck. If your not so bright, you
> try to cheat the curve again, only to regret it next year.

Wrong-o! If you have money to burn, "buy forward in the curve", but so
what, next year your expensive machine is going to be outdated. Buy at
the point on the curve where you get the most bang for your buck, and
your machine will also be outdated in a year, but you'll have saved a
bundle. I figure the most bang for your buck is a IIgs these days. :)

I've criticized the iMac for having a silly mouse and most of the
hardware for a floppy, but no floppy, but it seems to be a great
off-the-shelf solution for a lot of people. I wish it success.
-Paul