3dfx Archive - Identifying help needed

janskjaer Ex Member	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #30 - 31.07.05 at 13:39:46 Looks very much like a Maxi Gamer 3D Note the 'Super Video 3D Accelerator' title on the top-left of the board, the maxi 'EV-XXX' product number towards the top-center of the board, and the ever popular Alliance memory chips. More like ColorMania VoodooMania, as there boards were very similar to Guillemot's.
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #31 - 31.07.05 at 14:38:39 Is it possible that guillemot made visually a bit different boxed and OEM cards, since there is no lead to some other vendor handling those maxi's?
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #32 - 31.07.05 at 20:51:16 ColorMania are a distributor of such cards. Whether they are a third-party distributor, using some form of Guillemot's Maxi Gamer card, I do not know. It is possible.
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #33 - 01.08.05 at 20:56:02 Another one bites the dust hehe sample 2: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5226019679 Hope someday someone knows what he sells (and I what I buy )
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Re: Identifying help needed
Reply #34 - 02.08.05 at 18:17:26

Well so far noone knows what he has, but...
about sample 2
! while browsing on Donovan's page I found this Modular Technology and every small pcb detail is in place... all OK !Except for the main identification inscriptions Tongue

Since as I understand Gary has done somewhat a big deal of research on his hope he has something to say... right? (hope so)

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You can see his card on the bottom of the "Voodoo Graphics" subpage
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #35 - 02.08.05 at 18:26:38 All the Modular boards I have seen state " Obsidian GE" on them.
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #36 - 02.08.05 at 18:49:49 The search continues... btw gary: do you find questioning ebay sellers an effective method?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #37 - 02.08.05 at 18:57:31 Quote: The search continues... btw gary: do you find questioning ebay sellers an effective method? Depends on the seller, some help, others don't bother.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #38 - 03.08.05 at 01:09:36 the most sellers I've come accros have no idea what they are selling really hehe, they sell for money that's thier maiden target mostly. there are ofcourse some that have some knollage but you can always ask them via email, at least it's worth asking
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voodooban_cn YaBB Newbies Offline I love 3dfx Posts: 33 shang hai, China Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #39 - 17.08.05 at 19:21:29 Quote: btw anyone knows what this is? (It's on front- top-middle) I have a Yamaha744 from"Pine",PT-2629,with the same logo. and this is S3 sonic vibes from "pine" http://www.yjfy.com/images/oldhard/sound/S3_86C617.jpg
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #40 - 17.08.05 at 19:58:40 Hmm, I'll check on this one, thanks voodooban_cn
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #41 - 17.08.05 at 23:03:46 Well not even a shadow on pine (or xfx) doing any 3dfx based cards. Also I think the logo is of something more generic... pcb manufacturer? since all kinds of logos can be found on various cards near pcb info such as "94V-0" wich is the code for the material used to make the pcb...
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #42 - 18.08.05 at 11:40:04 looks like it's from week 12 but from what year , 1996 /1997? it could be a pre production card week 12 sounds very early, now ain't it?
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #43 - 18.08.05 at 16:21:58 Well I don't know what the release date of the maxigamer is, but it would be nice that our collectors mention their pcb dates of these cards to make a comparison. Anyway I don't think it could be a preproduction sample since I've seen 3 of these on ebay so far.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Identifying help needed Reply #44 - 19.08.05 at 02:39:18 hmm okay but still 3 isn't much, i mean the Voodoo5 6000 is also a pre production device but 1400 were made, so the amount wouldn't say much, to be honest. I'm say'n it's a pre production card , but the possibillity is there
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