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From: jiml@up.edu (Jim Little)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: The 11th Hour ad
Date: 9 May 1994 13:04:38 -0700
Organization: School of Engineering, University of Portland, Portland OR
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In article <2qjivj$mmp@oak.oakland.edu>,
Jered Floyd <jjfloyd@vela.acs.oakland.edu> wrote:

[majority of ad deleted]

>		     full motion video without any additional hardware
>	     required, an all-new trail of sophisticated, psychological

>So, more conflicting reports. This ad claims 3 things different from
>what my other sources have said:L
>   1) No additional hardware for full video.

As I understand it, Virgin has developed some kind of new technology that
allows them to mix MPEG and non-MPEG data.  (Presumably without requiring
extra space.)  From what I've heard, the game will play 1/4 screen 30fps
video (similar to the Horde's video) without an MPEG card.  So, yes, you
do get full motion video without additional hardware, but you don't get
FULL video without additional hardware.

Rumour of the month.

-Jim Little  (jiml@up.edu)