From: Sengan Baring-Gould <sengan@seqnet.net>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:43:04 -0700

Re: STB and S3 tech specs

> * Cyrix makes x86-clone CPUs primarily and integrated 'media processors'
> secondarily.  I hope I'm not insulting anyone by pointing out that the
> sound and graphics logic on a MediaGX isn't as powerful as a Riva TNT or
> an EMU10K.

True, but then MediaGX is an old gfx block. Our current ones are very nice.


> * Cyrix does not live and die by the competitive advantage its latest
> sound/graphics logic design can bring.  The MediaGX is already a cloner,
> so Cyrix's business model can handle not being first in the marketplace.
> But if a company like nVidia has their flagship product cloned out from
> onder them, they could go out of business.

Not true. People expect basic functionality. With current Socket 7 pricesbeing low,
high end gfx/sound is becoming pretty important. We shall see
how the market evolves.

Sengan