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LinuxWorld: Making the play for Linux in the home

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 27, 1999

“Linux needs excellent 3D animation, USB support, video and
audio acceleration, and an open source-based API specifically for
Linux IP gaming much more than it needs a friendly GUI, a powerful
word processor, or Quicken. Nick Petreley gives the Linux community
the cheats they need to win the home computing game in this edition
of The Penguin Brief.”

“I predict IP gaming will begin to explode within the next two
years… Linux should be there when it happens.”

“If the IP gaming only begins to reach critical mass sometime in
the next two years, there is time for Linux to stake a claim in
what promises to be a huge and influential market. If Linux can
provide a [compelling] gaming experience… Linux could easily
become the de facto standard gaming platform for home use.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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