Author: LST of LaserForce (195.115.40.97)
Date: 01-30-2001 23:22
Xtos.de announced that it will use a Coldfire 4e (with FPU and MMU, but it isn't available yet, Medusa has to wait till June 2001) at 225 or 333 MHz. It's better than 180 MHz...
The main problem with 3D accelerators is that they now use the AGP port (older ones can still use the PCI port), and that they need drivers... and the docs aren't easy to find (ATi and 3Dfx don't want their hardware to be used on other platforms that some arcade machines, PC and Macs..). Moreover, this is true that we need an OpenGL (or equivalent) port, and also... GAMES!!! Or course, developpers have to code new games which could support OpenGL...
As fas as I know, the Xtos will get several PCI ports.
LST
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