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Message started by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 16.08.06 at 17:06:08

Title: Black & White DVI-D's on VMAC 5500's
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 16.08.06 at 17:06:08
Hi all

As we all know the VoodooMAC prototypes have Black DVI-D's but when I recieved my VMAC 5500 Prototype it has a White DVI-D:
http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14677-2/3dfx+VoodooMAC+5500+PCI+64MB+Rev_A1+2900+Prototype.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14667-2/VMAC+5500+Proto+back.JPG http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14671-2/VMAC+5500+Proto+Headshot+top.JPG

here the VMAC 5500 PCI Prototypes with a Black DVI-D:
http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/12918-2/1_004.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/12921-2/2_004.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14733-2/4.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14344-2/proto_v5_mac_pci.jpg

and here the VMAC 5500 AGP's with a Black DVI-D
http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/14342-2/proto_v5_agpx4dvi.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/15238-1/3dfx+Voodoo+5+5500+AGP+DVI+Front.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/15241-1/3dfx+Voodoo+5+5500+AGP+DVI+Back.jpg http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/15244-1/3dfx+Voodoo+5+5500+AGP+DVI+Side.jpg

Now here comes the funny part:
The Black DVI-D based VMAC 5500 PCI prototypes are Rev.A1 2500's

The Black DVI-D based VMAC 5500 AGP Prototypes are Rev.A2 3300's

The White DVI-D based VMAC 5500 PCI Prototype which I have is a Rev.A1 2900.

the VMAC 5500 AGP Prototype is newer than my Rev.A1 2900 based VMAC 5500 PCI Prototype but it has instead of a white DVI also a black one  :-X

So would would explain that all Rev.A1 2500 PCI cards and Rev.A2 3300 AGP cards have a black DVI-D and my Rev.A1 2900 PCI card has a white one ?

Were the black DVI-D's cheaper to produce or was it something else?

Cheers,

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Title: Re: Black & White DVI-D's on VMAC 5500's
Post by Eye-Q on 16.08.06 at 17:41:26
I think it's rather a thing of availability than anything intended since DVI wasn't as common as today. First the suppliers had some black DVI-connectors, afterwards some white and then black ones again.

Title: Re: Black & White DVI-D's on VMAC 5500's
Post by ssstjy on 18.08.06 at 14:00:44
can you send some pictures to here.
thank you

Title: Re: Black & White DVI-D's on VMAC 5500's
Post by paulpsomiadis on 19.08.06 at 00:34:05
@ssstjy - your avatar pic is broken! ::)

Title: Re: Black & White DVI-D's on VMAC 5500's
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 23.08.06 at 12:27:01

wrote on 18.08.06 at 14:00:44:
can you send some pictures to here.
thank you


here's my whole VMAC 5500 Prototype gallery:
http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/v/3dfx_collectors/collectors_obiwankenobi/album85/VoodooMAC+5500/

cheers 8)

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