RE: [Algorithms] Message signature in token ring

[Casey M. <gd...@fu...>]

> >Haha, that's funny. If you have a modern sound card, software mixing
> >makes about as much sense as software rendering. Your experience is
> >clearly dated. Still, I guess you're not writing for the leading
> >edge any more, Brian.
>
> Is this why every piece of software I've used recently still retains
> the option to disable hardware mixing?

Brian is right on this one.  Jeff (Roberts) should post here about how
many problems they've had supporting hardware mixing with Miles because
of the myriad ridiculously bad sound hardware and/or drivers that exist
out there.  I'm not even sure the default for most games is hardware - I
think a lot of games use software mixing by default.

I'd also like to point out that software rendering is also a big deal.
http://hlsdk.valve-erc.com/, etc., once again, because of too disparate a
set of cards, and because people don't often have the right drivers.
Hardware-only still causes problems for many game segments.

> And please try not to make this personal, TONY.  Ok?

I think what Tony MEANT to say was that Brian, you are not QUALIFIED to
write for the leading edge any more!  You're just Joe Random Game
Programmer!

- Casey