> + On 01-Feb-04 23:09:15
+Jason Wagner <jmw@panix.com> wrote

>> I replaced a creator3d card recently in an ultra 1, and was taking a
>> closer look at it and noticed a bunch of names running along the top
>> edge of the card:

>Also, SGI has been doing this for years and years.

...And ofcoz, On the Amiga..

Not only the "classic" signatures on the inside of the lid at A1000,
but I think more or less all cards have the names of their designers
printed on them, often along with other stuff like songtitles and/or
comments.

This goes both for C= cards/machines and thirdparty HW.


I'm just saying "Rock lobster"

> As have many companies, some even at the microscopic level. There's a
> web page out there with microphotographs of this stuff, it's pretty
> cool if you can find it.

Yep, the chip art is great.

Chris Morgan <cm@mihalis.net> wrote in message news:<86k735qryz.fsf@elrond.bloomberg.com>...
> Alan Coopersmith <alanc@alum.calberkeley.org> writes:
>
> > I've got a later rev sitting here - the Creator 3D Series 2 (501-41720
> > and it also lists DonT & SiN, but in a different order so their names
> > aren't near each other (and capitalized differently - "Dont" and "Sin" -
> > but the capitalization of names seems to be much more random - some
> > names are all caps, some have caps at the end but not the beginning,
> > etc.). The big chip in the middle is labeled "FFB2-LEGEND CONTINUES" so
> > there seems to be some pride/humor involved still.

Rats.. Mine only says "assembled in japan" *l*

>
> I hate to be a jerk about it, but I heard that XVR-1000 is the very
> last Sun graphics chipset ever, so I wonder if someone can report what
> that says, something like "ok, ATI, Nvidia etc, we give in, you win,
> fsckers"


I have a blade 2000 coming in that I can pop the top on and check out.
I'll post back here once I find out.

So it sounds like there is a great sense of humor bestowed upon some
of these card developers, as well as a sense of gratitude for teamwork.
I bet it would be a lot of fun to work with these guys.

Thanks for all the input guys, and thanks Frank for
correcting me on my "mis-use" of the "beg the question" phrase :-)

I'll be back soon with some info on the xvr-1000.

bl8n8r (Bladeinator)