Beyond 3dfx - An Editorial

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VNRoundup posted an article by Tim Zegers owner of Rashly Productions, and creator of arguably the most potent 3dfx fan site on the internet. What the graphics world would look like if the 3dfx Rampage were released? Good question we will have no answer to but Tim shows off what would have been presented (and maybe still will...) Read more...

The NV30 from Nvidia will be the first chip to incorporate 3dfx technology acquired from the 3dfx buyout. When Nvidia got ahold of 3dfx?s technology from the buyout, they mixed Nvidia and (former) 3dfx staff. They broke them up into two groups and had each group argue for different technologies to be included as a part of a radically new video card product. One group argued for technology Nvidia had been culturing in-house while the other argued for technology created by 3dfx engineers. In this way, former 3dfx employees and longtime Nvidia veterans collaborated with one another on creating the most revolutionary and arguably effective product possible. Source: VNRoundup