Feast of Voodoo graphics cards
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On the COMDEX of 6 November 1995,3Dfx Interactive Inc announced Voodoo Graphics, a 3D graphics accelerator specifically designed for 3D entertainment applications.
The first chip, pixelfx, is the primary graphics controller and contains interfaces to the PCI bus and companion texture processing unit, texelfx. The 3Dfx Interactive pixelfx graphics controller is packaged in a 240-pin PQFP. texelfx, the advanced texture processing unit, is packaged in a 208-pin PQFP.
On perspective correct, texture mapped, Z-buffered, filtered, LOD MIP mapped, fogged, alpha blended, SB50-pixel triangles Voodoo Graphics delivers more than 45 megapixels per second fill rate and over 350,000 triangles per second polygon rates on a Pentium 90.
On October 3, 1996, Orchid Technology took the lead in selling Voodoo video card, followed by Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. The outstanding 3 D performance of Voodoo graphics card made it occupy 85% of the market in 1997. After more than 20 years, Voodoo graphics cards are still so attractive.
1. 3Dfx
1.1 Obsidian green version Engineering sample
With the original feelings, Voodoo graphics card has gradually become a hot computer hardware collection. Voodoo 5 6000 video card is also a synonym for video card collection. In fact, the earliest voodoo video card is the ultimate goal of video card collectors.
1.1.1 Obsidian SB50-2200 green version Engineering sample
In the early morning of September 2003, eachnet.com (later acquired by eBay) was selling a green voodoo card with special appearance. This was the first time that the green Obsidian sb50-2200 came into the attention of collectors, and it was the only green Obsidian sb50-2200 that came out of e-waste. At that time, I didn't know this card, just scan a picture with a scanner and hang it on my website. It was not until January 18, 2005 that the picture was sent to www.falconfly.de that it was known that it was the earliest voodoo card of 3dfx - Obsidian graphics card.
Obsidian SB50-2200 Engineering sample
The 3dfx logo and characters on the chip of this card are sprayed with silver paint, which is very three-dimensional, different from the later very common white paint.
TMU chip No. 500-0002-01, chip date 9612 weeks.
FBI chip number 500-0001-02, chip date 9609 weeks.
FAB No. 600-0002-04,quite early.FAB No.600-0001-01 is 3Dfx first product "Game Control Interface".FAB No. 600-0002-01/02/03 Version has not appeared, it may be that these versions can not work, and as 3Dfx core secrets have been destroyed.FAB No. 600-0002-04 Version has been basically available before it can be preserved.The beautiful 3Dfx logo laser sticker on the card is easy to think of as a demonstration board Obsidian graphics card,But then there were three video cards like this,Maybe the engineers of 3dfx attach great importance to these early engineering samples (prototypes), and stick the good luck charms on them!
yjfy
On the COMDEX of 6 November 1995,3Dfx Interactive Inc announced Voodoo Graphics, a 3D graphics accelerator specifically designed for 3D entertainment applications.
The first chip, pixelfx, is the primary graphics controller and contains interfaces to the PCI bus and companion texture processing unit, texelfx. The 3Dfx Interactive pixelfx graphics controller is packaged in a 240-pin PQFP. texelfx, the advanced texture processing unit, is packaged in a 208-pin PQFP.
On perspective correct, texture mapped, Z-buffered, filtered, LOD MIP mapped, fogged, alpha blended, SB50-pixel triangles Voodoo Graphics delivers more than 45 megapixels per second fill rate and over 350,000 triangles per second polygon rates on a Pentium 90.
On October 3, 1996, Orchid Technology took the lead in selling Voodoo video card, followed by Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. The outstanding 3 D performance of Voodoo graphics card made it occupy 85% of the market in 1997. After more than 20 years, Voodoo graphics cards are still so attractive.
1. 3Dfx
1.1 Obsidian green version Engineering sample
With the original feelings, Voodoo graphics card has gradually become a hot computer hardware collection. Voodoo 5 6000 video card is also a synonym for video card collection. In fact, the earliest voodoo video card is the ultimate goal of video card collectors.
1.1.1 Obsidian SB50-2200 green version Engineering sample
In the early morning of September 2003, eachnet.com (later acquired by eBay) was selling a green voodoo card with special appearance. This was the first time that the green Obsidian sb50-2200 came into the attention of collectors, and it was the only green Obsidian sb50-2200 that came out of e-waste. At that time, I didn't know this card, just scan a picture with a scanner and hang it on my website. It was not until January 18, 2005 that the picture was sent to www.falconfly.de that it was known that it was the earliest voodoo card of 3dfx - Obsidian graphics card.
Obsidian SB50-2200 Engineering sample
The 3dfx logo and characters on the chip of this card are sprayed with silver paint, which is very three-dimensional, different from the later very common white paint.
TMU chip No. 500-0002-01, chip date 9612 weeks.
FBI chip number 500-0001-02, chip date 9609 weeks.
FAB No. 600-0002-04,quite early.FAB No.600-0001-01 is 3Dfx first product "Game Control Interface".FAB No. 600-0002-01/02/03 Version has not appeared, it may be that these versions can not work, and as 3Dfx core secrets have been destroyed.FAB No. 600-0002-04 Version has been basically available before it can be preserved.The beautiful 3Dfx logo laser sticker on the card is easy to think of as a demonstration board Obsidian graphics card,But then there were three video cards like this,Maybe the engineers of 3dfx attach great importance to these early engineering samples (prototypes), and stick the good luck charms on them!
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