An Interview with ATI Driver Guru: Terry Makedon Pt2

Zardon · May 30, 2003, 08:23 PM

I was fortunate enough to get some more time recently with Terry Makedon for a follow up interview to our previous one a few months ago

Before I jump into the interview and get down to business id like to say that Terry Makedon is a great guy to have a chat with, not like the usual "stuffy, old fashioned" company exec with no sense of humour, who can make your life a misery when interviewing them. He is quite the joker and a fun guy to hang around, a big sports fan, hockey follower and music lover, our conversations cover a wide variety of topics.

Getting down to business and this interview, on the flip side of the coin, when talking about drivers and his catalyst program, Terrys attitude turns serious, and from speaking with him as I have in great lengths over the last 6 months regarding support and enhancements, his determination to keep improving the Catalyst drivers is very apparent.

As you read the interview you will see some fantastic news regarding future driver support and releases, along with some very interesting news and information. Im not going to give too much away here, so be sure to check out the interview over here

I would also like to thank him personally for his support to Driverheaven, and for recently donating an ATI 9800 pro for our birthday, he announces the lucky winner at the end of the interview text ! congratulations to our birthday winner !

shuki · May 30, 2003, 08:39 PM

man I am certain he is glad he came on over and registered for the giveaway!! I think its pretty neat really! Cheers to ATI and Driverheaven for a job well done

And congrats to the contest winner too!!

gerryf · May 30, 2003, 08:58 PM

Fix, fix!!!!

No, really, fine interview, good stuff, thanks for all the effort on a great site and congrats to the winner (who wasn't me ;(

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I'm not a huge forum poster, but I've been a long time reader.

DriveEuro · May 30, 2003, 09:12 PM

Buenno222..... never heard of him..... Well congrats anyways.

digitalwanderer · May 30, 2003, 09:25 PM

Monthly freaking WHQL? They love the beta program as much as we do?!? New features are a coming of the kewl-arsed new kind in the forseeable future?!?!?!?

Not to mention a totally classy attitude towards nVidia's blatant cheating and latest corporate bullsh!t by totally rising above it?!?!?!?!?

Schweet.

Great interview, GREAT ANSWERS TERRY!!!! I thought you did a great job of asking some really interesting and pointed questions Zar, and I really felt that Terry was fully forthcoming about anything he could be and good and teasing about the stuff he shouldn't be.

Great job guys, seriously great!

SIDE BIT-Damn Terry, you got yourself some pretty eyes there!

DriveEuro · May 30, 2003, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Damn Terry, you got yourself some pretty eyes there!

Hey now......

**G.I.BRO** · May 30, 2003, 09:33 PM

Quote:

SIDE BIT-Damn Terry, you got yourself some pretty eyes there!

Soooooooooooooooooooo memorizing, so sooothing, so confident, so powerful, soooooo SEXAY!

I mean, this is what the ladies are going to think... FREAKS

El_Coyote · May 30, 2003, 09:43 PM

yeh congrats to the winner.. you lucky bastard ;P

Dom · May 30, 2003, 10:07 PM

This interview was outstanding! I really learnd a lot more about ATi, very informative. I'd personaly like to thank Terry for taking his time to do this and, great job Zardon.

SmuvMoney · May 30, 2003, 10:22 PM

Just like Part I, I thought this was a great interview. Terry/CM is proving to be a great ambassador for ATi as well as a spearhead for the Catalyst initiative. Keep up the good work and hustle @ ATI, Terry - and of course, keep up the good work, Zardon.

*CATALYST maker* · May 30, 2003, 10:50 PM

Glad you guys enjoyed the read. Hope I didnt bore you too much with my talking.

Now off to enjoy the WEEKEND!!!!

digitalwanderer · May 30, 2003, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by CATALYST maker
Glad you guys enjoyed the read. Hope I didnt bore you too much with my talking.

Now off to enjoy the WEEKEND!!!!

I hope you have a great one. Leave the drivers behind and enjoy yourself, you've more than earned it.

Mac Daddy · May 31, 2003, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by CATALYST maker
Glad you guys enjoyed the read. Hope I didnt bore you too much with my talking.

Now off to enjoy the WEEKEND!!!!

I always enjoy your informative and intuitive views as well as Ben's.
Another great interview Terry and DH members such as myself thank you for your time.
My highlight was your comments on TV Wonder PRO!!
Which inferred 9800 PRO users shouldn't expect the same overall scope on this product.
In comparison to a high end graphics card such as the 9800 PRO.
(You can't have your cake and eat it too)
And such is life .......................

Congrats to Buenno222.... Enjoy your prize

Keep in mind guys (and I have received some feedback) this was a random draw.
Unlike the ATI SLOGAN CONTEST

I think some senior members cleaned up on that one including myself.
(Thanks for the cap and keychain Terry !!!)

I for one think it is rather fitting a newer member might receive something ...
POST COUNT doesn't mean a whole lot to me (ie: gerryf been a long time member low POST COUNT)
Ohh well still a member with over 10 posts as Buenno222... is ...
No spamming involved in reaching 10+ posts .. Thats all that is important too me ........

Have a Great Weekend Terry ......
Cheers Mate ..........

PPS: Zardon: Great work again "Number One"

JLP · May 31, 2003, 12:32 PM

Another great interview. Keep bringing them.. Congrats to the lucky winner.

And I can't wait to finally see some new Linux drivers in June. The current ones are very old and have lots of problems. This is where ATI should release drivers more frequently. It's allredy just fine with Windows but Linux support is faaaaar from the same level. And I hope ATI changes this soon.

May 30, 2003, 08:23 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	An Interview with ATI Driver Guru: Terry Makedon Pt2 I was fortunate enough to get some more time recently with Terry Makedon for a follow up interview to our previous one a few months ago Before I jump into the interview and get down to business id like to say that Terry Makedon is a great guy to have a chat with, not like the usual "stuffy, old fashioned" company exec with no sense of humour, who can make your life a misery when interviewing them. He is quite the joker and a fun guy to hang around, a big sports fan, hockey follower and music lover, our conversations cover a wide variety of topics. Getting down to business and this interview, on the flip side of the coin, when talking about drivers and his catalyst program, Terrys attitude turns serious, and from speaking with him as I have in great lengths over the last 6 months regarding support and enhancements, his determination to keep improving the Catalyst drivers is very apparent. As you read the interview you will see some fantastic news regarding future driver support and releases, along with some very interesting news and information. Im not going to give too much away here, so be sure to check out the interview over here I would also like to thank him personally for his support to Driverheaven, and for recently donating an ATI 9800 pro for our birthday, he announces the lucky winner at the end of the interview text ! congratulations to our birthday winner !

May 30, 2003, 09:12 PM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Buenno222..... never heard of him..... Well congrats anyways. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

May 30, 2003, 09:25 PM	#5
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!! Monthly freaking WHQL? They love the beta program as much as we do?!? New features are a coming of the kewl-arsed new kind in the forseeable future?!?!?!? Not to mention a totally classy attitude towards nVidia's blatant cheating and latest corporate bullsh!t by totally rising above it?!?!?!?!? Schweet. Great interview, GREAT ANSWERS TERRY!!!! I thought you did a great job of asking some really interesting and pointed questions Zar, and I really felt that Terry was fully forthcoming about anything he could be and good and teasing about the stuff he shouldn't be. Great job guys, seriously great! SIDE BIT-Damn Terry, you got yourself some pretty eyes there! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

May 30, 2003, 09:43 PM	#8
El_Coyote DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	yeh congrats to the winner.. you lucky bastard ;P __________________ Warp2Search.net Newsie

May 30, 2003, 10:22 PM	#10
SmuvMoney DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	Another one for the ages... Just like Part I, I thought this was a great interview. Terry/CM is proving to be a great ambassador for ATi as well as a spearhead for the Catalyst initiative. Keep up the good work and hustle @ ATI, Terry - and of course, keep up the good work, Zardon. __________________ Peace & God Bless, $muvMoney John 14:27 & Numbers 6:24 Athlon 64 3500+ 939 \| Epox 9NDA3+ \| 1 GB Corsair XMS RAM \| Gigabyte X800 XT PE \| Audigy 2 ZS \| Samsung SATA 120 GB HD \| 3com Etherlink 3C905C-TX \| USR 56K PCI Modem \| Thermaltake Tsumani Case \| Thermaltake Silent Purepower 410W PSU \| Windows XP Professional SP2

May 30, 2003, 08:39 PM	#2
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	man I am certain he is glad he came on over and registered for the giveaway!! I think its pretty neat really! Cheers to ATI and Driverheaven for a job well done And congrats to the contest winner too!!

May 30, 2003, 08:58 PM	#3
gerryf DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Fix, fix!!!! No, really, fine interview, good stuff, thanks for all the effort on a great site and congrats to the winner (who wasn't me ;( . I'm not a huge forum poster, but I've been a long time reader.

May 30, 2003, 10:07 PM	#9
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	This interview was outstanding! I really learnd a lot more about ATi, very informative. I'd personaly like to thank Terry for taking his time to do this and, great job Zardon.

May 30, 2003, 10:50 PM	#11
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	Glad you guys enjoyed the read. Hope I didnt bore you too much with my talking. Now off to enjoy the WEEKEND!!!!

May 31, 2003, 12:32 PM	#14
JLP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Slovenia Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Another great interview. Keep bringing them.. Congrats to the lucky winner. And I can't wait to finally see some new Linux drivers in June. The current ones are very old and have lots of problems. This is where ATI should release drivers more frequently. It's allredy just fine with Windows but Linux support is faaaaar from the same level. And I hope ATI changes this soon. __________________ Get Firefox! Get Thunderbird!