I like that last part. In the end, Abrash kicked some Pentium x86 ass and Quake wound up being built for the Pentium anyway.
I guess they didn't explore lightstepping in '94 yet.
It's funny how John Romero described the modern cybercafe.
Also for more vintage Quake hype reference, check out the 'quake faq', updated in December 1995, before Quake was a shooter!