r420 NDA expiration?

[digitalwanderer]

Patience, there must be other things happening around you?

Monday morning is my Friday night, after a long weekend with the kids when I drop 'em off at school on Monday morning I have a coffee break from 8:30-11:00am. It's a wonderful tradition.

Besides, I'm not really the "patient"-type...I'm much more the "stomp around and shouty"-type.

How about some gaming?

Good idea, I think I will.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

Whew....

FINALLY!! Confirmation that IT'S RED!! WOOHOO!!!

I won't give the rest of the info away...visit EB to get the rest! 8)

 

[Moose]

"1) The board is red "




well there goes the NDA....

 

[digitalwanderer]

Don't ask me why, but it just made me a whole lot better to hear something from ATi today. 8)

 

[kemosabe]

And then I re-directed me angst a bit and wrote a few e-mails to ATi about it....imagine my shock when they replied with new information for me! (<---Yup, that one DOES link to a story at EB...but it's one I just put up after getting a response back from Patti Mikula about the NDA not expiring today.)

Hey, Dig.....did you ever consider that Patti's response might be construed as info that falls under NDA criteria?

 

[Joe DeFuria]

FINALLY!! Confirmation that IT'S RED!! WOOHOO!!!

Actually, now that I think about it...

It's probably FUD from ATI....the REAL boards are going to be BLUE....ATI is just messing with nVidia's head and giving out false info to lul nVidia into a false sense of security....

 

[digitalwanderer]

Hey, Dig.....did you ever consider that Patti's response might be construed as info that falls under NDA criteria?

Yeah, I actually wrote back to her and asked her if it would be all right if I posted it up before I did so.

 

[Geo]

<sniff, sniff> We must be getting very close; the digi smells well-done.

 

[Hanners]

No I won't be there - my invite must have gotten lost in the post, LOL.

Yeah, mine too. Funny that.

Well, between a day with ATi and a day in the sunshine, I'd take the sun anyday. Honest. Really I would. Yeah, definitely.... :|

 

[webmedic]

Yes but the best part is that it doesn't take a reactor to power it.

opcorn:

 

[Colourless]

All these X's in the name... wait a minute... wasn't there some rumour about ATI and XGI a few months back. Hmm...

 

[jolle]

soooo.. its red aye?..
hmmm.. that sounds abit too incredible doesnt it?
I thought the technology to build red cards wasnt due until atleast 2 years..
and every current red card is acctually something else painted red...

And there is no way they can put 2 Xes in the name on only 0.13 process or whatever it is they uses.. the transistor count for the "dual X" tech is just to high..

that info, was obviously fake,

 

[incurable]

Don't ask me why, but it just made me a whole lot better to hear something from ATi today. 8)

You're the man, diggi! 8)

And it's red. Wow!

Will probably fit nicely into the whole black-red theme of my (window-less ) tower.

cu

incurable

 

[kemosabe]

April 26 might indeed have been the original intent for NDA expiry, but some are speculating that ATI has conveniently planned for the R420 launch to more closely coincide with NVDA's quarterly earnings release and conference call, which is apparently scheduled for May 6. Considering how many times these two have tried to piss on each others' parade, it wouldn't be an unreasonable hypothesis.

 

[MuFu]

Mmmm, while I really wouldn't have any ideas myself about these things, but I do wonder if this might have anything to do with anything?

http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/events/winhec/index.html

Cryptic bastard!


http://www.visionevents.com/vv/europe/

Hmm...

 

[Upke]

So is there going to be some R420 action today, or what? Do I have to wait untill may. I want to know the counter attack now.

 

[BRiT]

So is there going to be some R420 action today, or what?

<Dave-mode>Yes.</Dave-mode>

 

[gandalfthewhite]

haha poor MuFu and Hanners heh i think its become a beta tester get together to be honest i know 3 of the guys are going

 

[MuFu]

Well you know why I'm not invited, don't you? I'M NOT AFFILIATED TO THE COMPUTER GRAPHICS INDUSTRY IN ANY WAY. Could be something to do with it...



BTW, I think we've sussed out their new FSAA modes in another thread. Yay.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Well you know why I'm not invited, don't you? I'M NOT AFFILIATED TO THE COMPUTER GRAPHICS INDUSTRY IN ANY WAY. Could be something to do with it...

Hey MuFu, you want a staff position to have some credentials? I know a few people I could talk to and mebbe wrangle ya a super-cushy part-time gig that'd give you a fun e-dress to beg for hardware from...

PM me, we'll talk...