GTX 512 non-availability

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: crazydingo
Sort of like if some one said: "Rollo, you need some help. You dont really a have life inspite of you asserting us all. If you accept, I would like to help you out."

Hmmm. I graduated college a couple times, got married, had a child, PC gaming/fishing/hunting as hobbies I enjoy weekly, some good friends, and a career I enjoy.

To me, that's a "life", but if you can improve upon it, I'm listening?

(Taking off at least one afternoon a week to fish for bass and drink barley wine style ale is non negotiable though- I'd rather "not have a life" than give that one up! )

 

[crazydingo]

Originally posted by: Rollo

Hmmm. I graduated college a couple times, got married, had a child, PC gaming/fishing/hunting as hobbies I enjoy weekly, some good friends, and a career I enjoy.

To me, that's a "life", but if you can improve upon it, I'm listening?

(Taking off at least one afternoon a week to fish for bass and drink barley wine style ale is non negotiable though- I'd rather "not have a life" than give that one up! )

rofl at you not getting the point like always.

That example was just that; an example. It had no bearing on the reality just like your attacks on linkgoron.

Get it? :laugh:

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: crazydingo

Originally posted by: Rollo

Hmmm. I graduated college a couple times, got married, had a child, PC gaming/fishing/hunting as hobbies I enjoy weekly, some good friends, and a career I enjoy.

To me, that's a "life", but if you can improve upon it, I'm listening?

(Taking off at least one afternoon a week to fish for bass and drink barley wine style ale is non negotiable though- I'd rather "not have a life" than give that one up! )

rofl at you not getting the point like always.

That example was just that; an example. It had no bearing on the reality just like your attacks on linkgoron.

Get it? :laugh:

My last post to you, I don't speak to those I've judged as having nothing at all worthwhile to say.

It's sad when ill mannered children get to post harassing nonsense in forums meant for the exchange of information.

Had I raised you, I would consider myself as having failed.

My condolences to your parents.

 

[Creig]

Originally posted by: Rollo
Are you disagreeing that many here considered the launch of the 6800U and X800XT PE paper launches last year because the cards were given to reviewers long before retail availability? And that they were pretty scarce at first even when they did arrive? Like the X1800XT?

Ah Rollo, you are confused once again.

"cards were given to reviewers long before retail availability" = product preview
"pretty scarce at first even when they did arrive" = supply issue

If the cards were physically available for sale then it is a hard launch. If no cards are available to anyone then it's a paper launch.

I seem to recall that the X800XT was only available at launch to Dell and that if a member of the public wanted one they needed to purchase a Dell computer and either use it or strip the card out of it.

From the public's point of view, that would be a paper launch. The 6800U was likewise non-existant for purchase by the public which would also make it a paper launch.

Originally posted by: CaiNaM
so the x1800xl was a paper launch? i didn't see it that way....

Even though the X1800XL was available a few days after the official launch date, I would say that would technically make it a paper launch although a minor one in comparison to the X800XT/6800U paper launches.

 

[nRollo]

You may be just and honest Creig, but we'll have to disagree on the definition of a paper launch.

I'll stick with arstechnicas.