Cray's are old now.  I just read that a company is coming out with a new
chip that is supposed to be under $1000 and 60,000 times faster than a
pentium II 350.  I think I read it on slashdot.org.  

Lance Birch wrote:
> 
> Speaking of which, the graphics are considerably better and faster if you
> have good enough hardware acceleration...  I was quite amazed with the
> results from Quake 3 Arena... here's a good site...
> 
> http://beyond3d.com/screenshots/Q3A-Neon250/10.html
> 
> The image on this page is 1024x768 Truecolor, computed in real time in Quake
> 3 Arena at a rate of 37 FPS.  Quite amazing considering the quality :)
> 
> *next step:  impliment raytracer and steal a few Crays*
> 
> --
> Lance.
> 
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> Alan Kong wrote in message <3774f8d0.94416291@news.povray.org>...
> >On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 06:20:18 -0700, Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
> >
> >>What is Quake ?
> >
> >  What DOOM was to the early '90s... the ultimate shoot-'em-up in a 3d
> >environment. Just you (and possibly some pals) against the hordes from
> Hell.
> >Or, you can play 'deathmatch' against a fellow gamer, Ken. Do you feel
> >lucky, pal?
> >
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