Guy Kewney's Diary
News A great way to make you feel inadequate, is to get stuck into a presentation on complex technology -- preferably, something which you have been semi-ignoring for a while. You know, like wavelet compression, which you 'understand in general principle.
[December 13, 1997, 7:00]
STB Plans Six Of Best For CeBIT
News Texan graphics card maker STB Systems will bet on plenty of horses when it takes the covers off six new cards at the CeBIT '98 show next week. The firm is taking a mix 'n' match approach to graphics accelerators to serve every aspect of the market.
[March 10, 1998, 10:47]
Diamond, Creative Jump Voodoo II Gun
News To the horror of reviewers of PC games, they've been left behind; the fastest 3DFX video accelerator to hit the market will be so quick, it will reach real customers before it reaches the magazines. It is the Voodoo II chipset; not expected until...
[February 17, 1998, 17:38]
3Dfx Deal Means No Voodoo 3 For Creative Or Diamond
News Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc.for one, took a dim view of 3Dfx's shopping spree. Those two are getting together out of necessity rather than by choice," said Ken Wirt, vice president of corporate communications for Diamond.
[December 15, 1998, 9:53]
Nuggets: A Linux First And A Chilly Rodent...
News Nuggets is a daily update on the latest software and hardware releases provided by our very own gadget man, Mr Justin Pearse. At the end of the month we will provide a roundup of our favourites which you could win in our monthly Nuggets competition.
[January 21, 1999, 16:37]
News Burst: 3Dfx Announces Price Cut
News Under the campaign, the price will drop from an estimated $500 for two boards to under $300, if bought together. Unlike other 3-D graphics boards, boards made with 3Dfx's chips can be paired for better performance.
[October 13, 1998, 10:16]
3dfx Goes After The Mac
News In fact, if you believe Bryan Speece, director of Macintosh business development for graphics chip and board maker 3dfx Interactive Inc.the company was all ears after hearing Jobs' promise to deliver more entertainment to the Macintosh platform.
[August 6, 1999, 8:13]
Voodoo 3: Gaming And Business Power
News Voodoo 3, code-named Avenger, continues the trend toward combined 2D/3D boards. Dfx's first combined chipset, the 'Banshee' was released earlier this year, marking a departure from the company's earlier 3D-only architectures.
[November 19, 1998, 14:34]
What To Look For In Graphics For 2004 review
Reviews The competition is hotting up between rivals ATI and Nvidia. Fresh from the 3DMark finger-pointing (who was ‘optimising’ what) debacle, the two leading GPU manufacturers will once again battle for the performance crown.
[January 6, 2004, 13:05]
