Welcome, Guest. Please Login 3dfx Archive
 
  HomeHelpSearchLogin  
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
Mercury rig for sale in Germany! (Read 296 times)
procerus
Full Member
***
Offline


Voodoo2 Monomaniac

Posts: 189
Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
03.02.03 at 17:57:28
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2304917679&category=3762

Will only ship to Germany!  Sad

I'd buy it if I could but I'm very, very broke.  Beautiful objet d'art or functional toy?  I don't care, I just love the things.  8)
Back to top
 

98lite with
629K
of free conventional memory in full DOS mode using QEMM 9.0 (or 628K with UMBPCI.SYS providing real mode for FastVid) with SmartDrive, CD-ROM, CuteMouse, sound support and UniRefresh all loaded high.
 
IP Logged
 
FalconFly
YaBB Administrator
*****
Offline


3dfx Archivist

Posts: 2445
5335N 00745E
Gender: male
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #1 - 03.02.03 at 19:08:05
 
Hate to say that, but looks like only 3 true people did place bids on that one....

The rest looks 99.95% like fake bidders, and done very amateurish. I've seen it, but lost any interest due to those "EBay Noobs (fakes?)" bidding like crazy right in the very first days.

The Mercury is about completely unknown in Germany, even among 3dfx freaks. No way that anyone could have discovered (and already placed dozens of bids), with the auction running still 7-8 (!) days. It would be hiding somewhere on Page 73 w/o any views Lips Sealed
Back to top
« Last Edit: 03.02.03 at 19:10:47 by FalconFly »  
WWW  
IP Logged
 
FalconFly
YaBB Administrator
*****
Offline


3dfx Archivist

Posts: 2445
5335N 00745E
Gender: male
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #2 - 03.02.03 at 21:55:44
 
Yeah, this looks like one hell of a 3dfx collector Item Smiley

A pity the Auction is so.... odd...  Tongue
Back to top
 
WWW  
IP Logged
 
procerus
Full Member
***
Offline


Voodoo2 Monomaniac

Posts: 189
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #3 - 04.02.03 at 15:40:47
 
If I'd known you were interested in it, FalconFly, I would never have publicised it on here  Embarrassed .  I'll mail you if I see one again (provided the price hasn't gone into orbit... and provided I still don't have the money myself, of course  Grin ).

There must be a few hundred out there in old simulators and such.  They'll get cheaper too in years to come.  We only have to wait.
Back to top
 

98lite with
629K
of free conventional memory in full DOS mode using QEMM 9.0 (or 628K with UMBPCI.SYS providing real mode for FastVid) with SmartDrive, CD-ROM, CuteMouse, sound support and UniRefresh all loaded high.
 
IP Logged
 
FalconFly
YaBB Administrator
*****
Offline


3dfx Archivist

Posts: 2445
5335N 00745E
Gender: male
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #4 - 04.02.03 at 20:36:55
 
I guess so Wink

But there's no problem linking those anyway... Everyone should have the chance to get one, if one turns up Smiley
Back to top
 
WWW  
IP Logged
 
procerus
Full Member
***
Offline


Voodoo2 Monomaniac

Posts: 189
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #5 - 07.02.03 at 21:15:54
 
That is an absolutely unbelievable price!

I mean a Mercury rig can only run under NT.  It has a maximum resolution of 1024x1024 (although it does some tasty anti-aliasing).  It only works in a very few motherboards.  It's drivers will never be updated.  It produces huge amounts of heat and needs special cooling and a very well-ventilated case.  Spares would be very hard to get if, say, a card failed.  I could go on.

Don't get me wrong, I still love the things and still want one (indeed I have a quarter of one installed in this very machine).  But that price...  ???  Undecided
Back to top
 

98lite with
629K
of free conventional memory in full DOS mode using QEMM 9.0 (or 628K with UMBPCI.SYS providing real mode for FastVid) with SmartDrive, CD-ROM, CuteMouse, sound support and UniRefresh all loaded high.
 
IP Logged
 
FalconFly
YaBB Administrator
*****
Offline


3dfx Archivist

Posts: 2445
5335N 00745E
Gender: male
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #6 - 07.02.03 at 23:13:07
 
As i mentioned, a look into the Bid History shows me only one (1) serious bidder in the end (I've been in fierce competition over 3dfx Items with him a few times Wink )...

But those "Newbie Accounts" don't look right Roll Eyes

If we see that Auction running a second time, it will be clear what was attempted  Tongue
Back to top
 
WWW  
IP Logged
 
procerus
Full Member
***
Offline


Voodoo2 Monomaniac

Posts: 189
Re: Mercury rig for sale in Germany!
Reply #7 - 08.02.03 at 21:08:04
 
I don't care!  I still want one.  Grin

But you're right.  This should make them uninteresting to the average gamer/collector.
Back to top
 

98lite with
629K
of free conventional memory in full DOS mode using QEMM 9.0 (or 628K with UMBPCI.SYS providing real mode for FastVid) with SmartDrive, CD-ROM, CuteMouse, sound support and UniRefresh all loaded high.
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print