[Info-vax] VSI Software and Stark Gaming

[Scott Dorsey]

Hans Vlems  <hvlems at freenet.de> wrote:
>The development of video cards, their drivers was driven by gaming, right?

After about 1995 or so, yes.

>I can't imagine other business drivers that would make card developers put so much money in video devices. 

Hollywood.  For many years, Hollywood was the main driver pushing high
end video systems and they were SGI's major customer.  In the eighties and
early nineties, CGI shops dominated the customer base.

When the cheap video cards for gamers became available, SGI's customers
disappeared almost overnight.

>The turn around in the gaming industry is a well kept secret.

Turn around?
--scott
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