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From: c60c-3fz@web-1e.berkeley.edu (In Sik Rhee)
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Subject: Re: Which graphics-adapter is best?`
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Date: 14 Nov 90 22:55:52 GMT
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In article <6452@gssc.UUCP> geoffs@gssc.UUCP (Geoff Shapiro) writes:
>In article <1519@berlioz.nsc.com> my@berlioz.UUCP (Michael Yip) writes:
>>Anyhow, the NEC Graphics Engine is a good card, but I would 
>>probably buy the Hercule one just to support the American 
>>inductrial.  ;)
>>
>>-- Mike
>>   my@dtg.nsc.com
>
>My company designed the MGE for NEC and we wrote the software for it. By
>buying a NEC MGE you ARE supporting American industry! Besides, how many
>parts on the Hercules Graphics Station really were made in the good old
>US of A anyway?
>
>

Zap me if I'm wrong, but doesn't NEC stand for Nippon Electronics Corporation
or something like that?  It's one of the largest Japanese Electronics Firms
out there...  I don't see how buying a Japanese product would support
American industry.

As for Hercules, they're located about 2 miles from where I sit, right 
in Berkeley, CA.  and to the best of my knowledge, their product (the
Graphics Station) is far superior than the NEC Graphics Engine, which
I think is becoming obsolete...  True, the Graphics Engine is a standard,
but it's been out in the market for a while... while it may have been
a great innovation at its release, it hasn't really gone anywhere as far
as newer implementations, etc (kind of like the Video-7 VRAM card)

Just my opinions... I'm in no way affliated with Hercules, blah blah etc