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Title: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 14.04.03 at 22:20:28

Note :
Some of below images have content that some may find offensive. It is to be considered Artwork, hence it being posted...

Explicit 56k Warning!

Just thought it was a good idea to collect all the 3dfx Artwork you got ;D

I just recently began work on creating some Imagery, so here's the first result :

And another one :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by VDX on 25.04.03 at 02:21:48

I have some 3dfx boxes, if i can get my brother to take some photo's with his camera should i post em up? im not sure if its what you had in mind ??? im doing a 3dfx mod case too, i have a 3dfx box photo ive messed with i could post :>

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by FalconFly on 25.04.03 at 11:05:38

Sure, post whatever stuff you feel like :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by VDX on 28.04.03 at 06:09:30

I have never posted a picture before, how do i post it on here?, im having a bit of a problem with it :-[

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by FalconFly on 28.04.03 at 10:43:03

It's simple, an example :

[ img ] http:// www.myserver.com/theimage.jpg [ / img ]

Just remove all the spaces I have used, in order so the YaBB Forum does not try to actually use this example, but writes the Code.

Once they are removed, you would only see the Image.

The Forum help also has a good and easy Explanation on how to use the YaBB Tags, which are simple abbrevations of HTML Code.

And finally, above the Smiley's you can click to use in your Postings, there are Symbols. Symbol Nr. 4 from the left will already give you the Tags, you just need to fill in the correct address where your Image is located ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by VDX on 28.04.03 at 14:36:00

Ty, ill try this as soon as im home from work, i got a ton of images on a cd, i just havent known how to get them on here, and im still buggin my brother to take a picture of my 3dfx boxes, ty again, VDX

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by VDX on 28.04.03 at 23:38:49

damnit that didnt work >:( ill just keep trying :P

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by FalconFly on 29.04.03 at 00:28:56

Hehe, just give me the Link to the File, and I'll write you the correct Image Tags ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by VDX on 29.04.03 at 05:48:44

Well FalconFly, here is my problem, i bought a voodoo card off a guy and it has some neat images on a cd, i dont know much about computers i just play games on them :P my brother does but he wont help me cause he thinks im dumb for buying some 3dfx cards in the first place, im not sure to tell what the link is, i know that might sound dumb but its the truth, i feel bad to bother you with this cause Patience is already trying to help me with a driver issue, i just wish i new more, now really now tell the truth would you call me helpless or what :-/

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by FalconFly on 29.04.03 at 11:01:08

Ah, I see...

That's no Problem. I guess that you do not have any Webspace to upload the Images to in the first place.

If you like, you can EMail them to me, so I can upload them to the Archive and present them here in your name :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by 3dfx_goblin on 05.05.03 at 16:44:51

You can fins images on this site: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jfeelder/voodoousers/

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images !
Post by FalconFly on 13.05.03 at 19:23:13

Alright, here are all images VDX submitted :
(Note : Sizes limited to 640x480 to allow reasonable loading speed ;) )

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by DenisF on 14.05.03 at 01:13:44

*Ooo* * likey them sexeh lady wallpapers ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by VDX on 16.05.03 at 07:17:12

Ty for posting that for me FalconFly :P

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by paulpsomiadis on 17.05.03 at 00:00:12

Holy S#!T!!! :o

I've heard of those professional 'MULTI' Voodoo 5 6000 cards but this is the first time I've seen one!!! :o

That sucka' (first small picture) has the power of EIGHT Voodoo 5 6000's in ONE card!!! :o

Just imagine the SIZE of the case you'd need to use one of those things! ;D

DROOOL! :P

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Reaper on 17.05.03 at 23:36:35

:P

RAMPAGE !!!

RAMPAGE!!!

http://www.voodooalert.de/content/galerie.php

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by IG88 on 01.06.03 at 15:39:18

this french sites got some good pics and a great collection of cards
http://zbossfourtout.ifrance.com/zbossfourtout/

and his mates ? got links to some promotional stuff most already in Falcons Archive i think

http://magicsim.free.fr/3dfx/index.htm

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 01.06.03 at 16:46:35

Hm, nice collection :)

I think I could double that, patience probably could by at least 3 times ;)

Well, preparations are on the way to get those collections into the Archive, with Pictures, Specifications and brief desription. ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by IG88 on 02.06.03 at 01:55:36

Well its a good collection , most people could obtain , old voodoo boxes would be scarce though!
Still working on mine but not much is turning up locally

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by IG88 on 02.06.03 at 02:23:02

Ah i was wrong a couple of 8meg V2 sli rigs just turned up one diamond - one creative $50 australian each

shame there not 12 meg

V4 and 5 s have really dried up here

apart from the wanted ads!

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 09.06.03 at 18:48:18

Images submitted by VDX :

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by galah on 12.07.03 at 14:52:41

Ah memories!!!

I have just put a freaky Voodoo face as my desktop picture and every time I look at it I think of the great marketing 3dfx had. Oh, and it scares the SH!T out of my sister ;D

But I spose it shows that marketing can only cover for a lack of new product releases for only so long.

I don't know what it was, but 3dfx just had something that made them special. I have not any special attatchment with any other computer component other than my Banshee card from 3dfx. Wonder why that is?

I want them back!!! Can't someone start the company up again?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Zboss01 on 04.12.03 at 12:24:12

wrote on 01.06.03 at 15:39:18:

Hi everybody !
The webpage called zbossfourtout is mine. But I've got an other website with my collection of 3dfx cards : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zboss. You will find photos of all my collection. ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Zboss01 on 04.12.03 at 12:35:40

I add this picture :

It is a Voodoo4 4500 , isn't it ?
Are there a lot of this cards ?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Rolo01 on 04.12.03 at 13:58:47

Yes, its a normal V4-4500 just in L-shape.
They pop up on ebay from time to time.
I bought one a year ago...

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Zboss01 on 04.12.03 at 20:14:56

Was this card sold only on PC like Compaq for example ?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Zboss01 on 07.12.03 at 21:47:07

wrote on 07.12.03 at 20:01:31:

About this 4500 L, PowerColor had one with the reference CFXN
Well i don't know if you can find this card on Pc like Compaq since i thought that it was only possible to find the V3 1000 and the 3500 TV (without the tuner but at 183 mhz) on it ...

Humm... I didn't know the origin of my Voodoo3 3500 without tuner, but you have given me the solution ;D .

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by janskjaer on 08.12.03 at 22:47:51

Same as VDX,

Trying to get my hands on loadsa 3dfx cards (with all original packaging) as well as building a mod case for a 3dfx system.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by janskjaer on 08.12.03 at 22:48:42

Oh, and NICE PICS!!! ;D Lovely jubbely!! The missus aint plzd they just flashed on the screen though! :-/

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 31.07.04 at 16:33:03

Sorry for opening this old topic again! But... i have a little request. Does somebody have a high res picture of the voodoo volts adapter (not the ones from google etc.). I already have one from the new revision. But i would really like one from the old one. (The one with the orange 3dfx logo) Maybe Falconfly can make one for omega_supreme :D
(i thought you had one)

Thank you.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 01.08.04 at 11:13:24

I'll make some HighRes shots of it later, but before that I'll have to disassemble and fix my Server machine here, so it'll be a while....

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 01.08.04 at 15:16:50

No problem ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 01.08.04 at 20:51:51

Hang in there *g*

I thought I'd be finished already, but I'm installing one of my SGI Octane Systems right now as it received a replacement HardDisk and the required SCSI Cable gear finally arrived :P

Takes a while getting this Unix box back to work when starting from scratch, but I hope to be ready in a few hours... :P

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 01.08.04 at 21:41:13

Youre the man Falconfly !

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 02.08.04 at 00:32:14

wrote on 01.08.04 at 21:41:13:

Youre the man Falconfly !

FalconFly you rule!!! Whaaa Zaaaa!!!

P.S. Listening to " DJ Technoboy The No.1 Hardstyle DJ From Italy Vol2 CD1 " ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 02.08.04 at 00:37:12

Alright, got them done :

HighRes Images :

(1600x1200)
Front
Back

(2272x1704)
Tilted
Display Ensemble

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 02.08.04 at 20:17:38

OOOOOHHH :o Amazing what a beauty!

I have no words for it seriously. I'm getting pretty jealous now. But thanks a thousand times FalconFly, really nice shots. Are those 2 cards in the front business cards from 3dfx employees or something?

....I must somehow obtain such an powersupply, if you ever can also help me....i would apreciate it of course ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 02.08.04 at 21:13:21

Well, the Business Cards came with a Voodoo3 3500 Prototype I got quite a while ago (both indeed are from 3dfx people at that time).

But they kinda look neat, so I placed them on the last image as a piece of History :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by NitroX infinity on 02.08.04 at 21:28:48

Hmm, a bit too much jpg compression, not?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 02.08.04 at 21:44:05

Well i have to say you're quite the collector...pfew besides a rampage and a flag what dont you have ;)

Anyway i still have a question about this voodoo volts of yours. Did it came with this collection? (considdering you won it)

I know im quite irritating now but i am always like this when i want something really really bad. And maybe, maybe ...theres a really small chance you could help me get one someday??

maybe Falconfly has two since new collection ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 02.08.04 at 22:57:49

Well, the .jpg Images are 85% Progressive compressed, so they're certainly not 100% quality (and bare in mind they come from a quite cheap DigiCam that has its limits, too ;) )

But due to their generous size, resizing them somewhat down yields good quality with a good filter applied.

Anyway, the VoodooVolts came with the first big Collection that I and Patience went for on 09 Feb this year.

This, as well as the recent one are split between us two, but they way I see it, the VoodooVolts from this recent Collection will stay with the Voodoo5 6000 it belongs to.

Latter is already in Germany, but has not arrived at my home yet.

I've received dozens of requests for individual Items, and had to put them all down. After all, we are not tossing thousands of Dollars just to give away those rare Items again the next moment...

Good news however is, that at least I will never go for Items that I already own (except for getting a Retail variant of a Card I only have bulk), so your chances of battling me on Ebay shrinks everytime I aquire rare Items.
(by now, indeed not many Cards remain to be aquired)

PS.
At least I held the Flag in my hands, but I really didn't have the proper room for it anyway *g*

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 02.08.04 at 23:28:44

Fair enough, ill proceed on my own then.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by NitroX infinity on 09.08.04 at 11:50:04

Thumbnails, click for larger (1600x1200)
http://www.tweakers.net/ext/f/38757/thumb.jpg http://www.tweakers.net/ext/f/38756/thumb.jpg

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 10.08.04 at 00:52:37

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 10.08.04 at 08:10:38

I havent seen damage so far. Only the voodoo volts has a few scratches on the front but nothing else. It looks awesome again ;)

How did you get those plexiglas display standards? Have you made them yourself? I like them alot :D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 10.08.04 at 10:00:23

The Stands are originally for Knifes, but do a nice job to hold Cards :)

With the exception of the formentioned cards, the other look & feel undamaged indeed, thus I'm a lucky bastard ;)

On the remaining, it is not easy to see anymore, I fixed them up as good as I can.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 10.08.04 at 12:03:41

Im looking forward to see them ;)

is there a link to all the Falconfly images ?

(http://www.planetfalconfly.de/img/...) gives i nice 403 :P

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 10.08.04 at 21:36:54

Nope, direct Directory Access is prohibited for security reasons.

Most Images however are found either already linked in the Forum, or can be accessed from the 3dfx Identification Section of the Archive :)

PS.
Glad you like my 403 Page, I hope you had the Volume not cranked up too much ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by gdonovan on 10.08.04 at 21:54:15

wrote on 10.08.04 at 21:36:54:

Glad you like my 403 Page, I hope you had the Volume not cranked up too much ;)

I had to click on the link just to see what all the *noise* was about.

Pun intended.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 11.08.04 at 09:01:13

You mentioned the repairs worked out pretty good so have you been running them allready? That would have been petty nerve-racking right ;)

Quote:

PS.
Glad you like my 403 Page, I hope you had the Volume not cranked up too much

Yes I like it alot. Lots of familiar things in it. The half-life testing sound ;) And the unreal2 marines :D and behind them those 2 unreal2 auto-rocketlaunches and a forcefield. And still theres more, a sealed door......no way to get in ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by gab on 11.08.04 at 09:10:19

is there any way to fix this wrong ground texture horizont? by settings in q3config.cfg or by 3dfx's tools??

game: q3's engine " Star Trek Elite Force II"

also happens in quake3 (in some floors, not in all levels)

EDIT: i've a voodoo4 in winXP & winME (mesafx & original ICD, both OGL files and OS, has the same wrong effect)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 11.08.04 at 10:55:29

I think this post needs to be in the game section. Dont let FalconFly see it ;) .... But now for the texture, since it is the quake 3 engine it uses opengl. Dborca has made a nice piece of software for that called MesaFX.
Try to use that and it should work fine ;D

http://www.falconfly.de/mesafx.htm

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 18.08.04 at 05:07:20

Hey FalconFly. Nice stuff. I originally put together most of the collection that you bought on ebay. It's the same one that is on the French site. That pic is from when I sold it. A guy in Oklahoma bought it from me then later sold it on ebay. Do you have the 2x2 6000 card that was with it? As far as I know, only two of those exist. There were lots of prototypes as well as a 3500 200Mhz Falcon card...and of course the flag. I am also the guy with the 5000 AGP on ebay right now. Funny thing....the STB business card is MINE! ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 18.08.04 at 09:38:12

Hi and welcome to the Forum :)

Yep, I have that Display Card and the Business Cards ;D
Patience got the Flag.

Are you saying the Card was your personal one (STB employee) at that time?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 19.08.04 at 02:04:27

Yeah, I worked for the Specialized Technology Group (STG) of STB (mpeg decoders, multi-monitor cards, broadcast stuff, etc...) then with 3dfx I also did their driver install CD's and Microsoft WHQL Driver Certification. I thought I sent him one of my 3dfx cards too but I guess not. I can see my office on the third floor in that picture of the building. Gary (from the other card) is a guy I still run into on occasion. Before 3dfx went down, we (STG) spun off and formed our own company. ( www.enseo.com ). We still have some of the old 3dfx engineers and one of the hardware guys. Yeah, he even made our new 4 channel HD card layout similar to that of the old 6000. I've been with the same company more or less since '96 and I love it. They're a good bunch of folks to work for. Anyway, that's how I put the collection together. You can rest assured that almost everything came directly from 3dfx hardware guys giving them to me to take home and test. I bought a couple like the Colormaster Voodomania card on ebay though. I also gave tons of cards away to friends and family and that's where these last few cards are coming from. (That's why there were no 5000 cards in my collection!) Out of everything I had, I miss the Falcon card the most. I had to literally beg for the flag. The guy wanted to give me a new one in the box but I wanted the flag that flew in front of the building. As for the 2x2 card, you know they were totally non-functional. To my knowledge, we assembled two of them. One went to the photographer and the other was used to show off at trade shows. I was told that this one was returned from the photographer then tossed around in the IT lab for a year or so (where the stickers were torn off) before a friend from IT showed it to me, I begged some more, and got it. I had to remove the rest of the sticky gum from the stickers on the chips and straighten a few pins but what a prize! The power supply actually came from somewhere else but I felt like it belonged with the card. To my knowledge, the other 2x2 card has yet to be found. Sorry for the long story but hey...you asked.

I'm adding more 3dfx stuff to ebay now so if you're interested, check my othert auctions too. I've got a line on a possible 4500 new sealed in the box but I dont' know for sure yet. We'll see!

-Tony

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Maverick-DBZ- on 19.08.04 at 02:13:05

Assome Voodude! What's your ebay name?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 19.08.04 at 02:21:31

hehe, always nice to get some good old background Infos :)

Most Cards just 'appear' on EBay or other channels, but unfortunately we get them with little or no "History" most of the time.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 19.08.04 at 03:24:19

My ebay ID is "slick_willy_777". Here's a link to the 5000 auction. Check my other listings. I'm about to add some more 3dfx stuff. Nothing as fancy as the 5k though...just weeding through some leftovers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5116367658&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

I'm an extremely busy guy so if I'm not around the forums you can email me at voodude@sbcglobal.net

Thanks!
-Tony

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 19.08.04 at 03:31:42

Um....I mis-typed that. My email is voo-dude@sbcglobal.net

hehehe....sorry.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by NitroX infinity on 19.08.04 at 15:24:37

Voodude, just out of curiousity;
have you ever owned a RealVision VREngine?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 19.08.04 at 20:24:53

wow Voodude, I see you're one of those who made 3dfx what it was (is?)!

background story was great! I'd love to hear some more! ;)

Do you still have some artworks/software stuff of 3dfx what isn't available on net? It would be great to release them to public ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by sloomy on 19.08.04 at 23:13:57

Voodude

As you are an ex 3dfx engineer, can you please answer some technical questions for us ?

The Voodoo5 6000 was presented with a PC played Quake3 @ gorgous 2048x1536 resoultion !!!!

But nowaday none of the Voodoo5 6000 owner can play Quake3 in that resulition. Have you had used a special pragammed 3dfx driver ? Or can you still remember what driver revision was that ? If it was a special 3dfx driver, can you help by finding /releasing that driver thorugh your ex 3dfx engineer connections ?

::)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 20.08.04 at 02:12:09

No NitroX, I never even seen one though it would be nice to have.

R21vo, I had a few unusual pics but a recent hard drive crash took most of them. I do have a DVD quality copy MPEG2 version of the 3 TV commercials. I lost my copy here in the hard drive crash but I have it backed up at work. It's about 250 megs I think. If someone has an FTP site I could post it to, I'd be happy to upload it for you in the next couple of days. It's the actual MPEG video that was used by 3dfx at trade shows. I posted it at x-3dfx.com not long ago so some of you may already have it.

sloomy, I was a was a Field Application Engineer which means that I installed and supported our products at customer sites. A software/hardware engineer I am not, sorry. As far as the Quake resolutions, I have no idea what was used.

I'll dig around and see if I can find some other pics and stuff.

Later,
-Tony

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Maverick-DBZ- on 20.08.04 at 02:45:30

wrote on 20.08.04 at 02:12:09:

That would be great Voodude! I would love to get my hands on those 3 3dfx commercials. Hope you find some rare pic's for us 3dfx collectors. ;D

Hopfully FalconFly has the space so you can upload the commercials for us. It would only be a temperary download. ^_^ I can convert them to HQ Xvid. ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 20.08.04 at 05:00:34

wrote on 19.08.04 at 23:43:11:

None ? omega_supreme did it, if i remember.

Quake3 Arena at 2048x1536x16 and 52 Fps

Thats right Patience. It can be played in the highest resolution at a good framerate too ;D The proof is still out there somewhere on 3dfxzone.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by sloomy on 20.08.04 at 15:17:14

Which driver have you used ?

I can remember you screen shot, you had posted a screenshot from the Unreal Torunament game.

Have you also played Quake3 in that resolituon ? WHich driver have you sed for this ? And which driver are you usind now ?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 20.08.04 at 15:22:58

wrote on 20.08.04 at 02:12:09:

R21vo, I had a few unusual pics but a recent hard drive crash took most of them. I do have a DVD quality copy MPEG2 version of the 3 TV commercials. I lost my copy here in the hard drive crash but I have it backed up at work. It's about 250 megs I think. If someone has an FTP site I could post it to, I'd be happy to upload it for you in the next couple of days. It's the actual MPEG video that was used by 3dfx at trade shows. I posted it at x-3dfx.com not long ago so some of you may already have it.

I'll dig around and see if I can find some other pics and stuff.

Later,
-Tony

It would be very very very very great!!!! I guess Falconfy has enough resources for distributing those files?

Maybe you know and can tell us some background info about making 3dfx cards (who and how made the prototypes, what were main problems and how they were solved, etc, etc)?
Also maybe you know something more about making Rampage, Fear, Mojo ?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by NitroX infinity on 22.08.04 at 11:57:23

Some animated images:

http://members.home.nl/markhuizing/3dfxPixelate.gif
http://members.home.nl/markhuizing/3dfxBlurred.gif
http://members.home.nl/markhuizing/3dfxShocked.gif

And a big one (1MB):
http://members.home.nl/markhuizing/3dfxFaded.gif

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 22.08.04 at 12:14:39

wrote on 22.08.04 at 11:57:23:

nice ones! ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 22.08.04 at 16:28:02

wrote on 20.08.04 at 15:17:14:

Ut was 1600x1200x16 with 8XAA
Q3 was 2048x1536x16 with no AA

I alway use amigamerlin 3.0 ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 22.08.04 at 17:32:35

Yes it was 22" now its 24" ;)

...and heres ut on the max :

http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=963&SearchTerms=1600x1200

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 24.08.04 at 13:30:59

hehehe a 24" is rather huge man, I'm already glad with my EIZO T662-T 21".

Okay it may be 4 years old, but hey it does 1600x1200x32 @ 85 herz, which is enough, it's max reso is 1920 x 1200 x32 @ 60 herz. that's a 10:9 ratio I think , yet i may be mistakenn, anyway 21" is also big, my old monitor was a CTX VL500 15" LOL ;D

well I recieved a strange ATi card today. okay it's not 3dfx but it has two cores, it date somewhere in the Riva TNT2 era. here it is:

ATi RAGE FURY MAXX 64MB

What I want to know is, is this the first dual chip Sli ever made, because it is older than the Voodoo5 5500 and 6000 cards. So I suppose that dual chip Sli come from ATi. funny though...

If anyone knows something please let me know, would be nice ;) Anyway I got it for 47 Euro's that's included postal services. normally the card was 35 Euro's.

Friendly Regards,

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by gdonovan on 24.08.04 at 17:00:28

Rage Fury Maxx

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 24.08.04 at 22:10:18

as far as i know ATi used thier own technology for Rage Fury Maxx, but it had some problems which is why those were only ATi multichip cards (at least official).
Maybe Rage Fury Maxx was the first mainstream multichip card (more that 1 chip on one card), but I doubt it was the first ever, because we don't know what did happen then in 3dfx labs and what did quantum3d in it's labs..

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by fish on 24.08.04 at 22:20:22

100SB and X-24/200SB were b4 the ati fury maxx

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by janskjaer on 24.08.04 at 22:31:33

wrote on 20.08.04 at 02:12:09:

I do have a DVD quality copy MPEG2 version of the 3 TV commercials. I lost my copy here in the hard drive crash but I have it backed up at work. It's about 250 megs I think. If someone has an FTP site I could post it to, I'd be happy to upload it for you in the next couple of days. It's the actual MPEG video that was used by 3dfx at trade shows. I posted it at x-3dfx.com not long ago so some of you may already have it.

Is anyone hosting these DVD quality ads of Tony's?
FalconFly, do you have the necessary space to host these 3 videos in MPEG2 format?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 24.08.04 at 22:42:36

Hm, it would get a little bit tight, but I should be able to host all 3 of them...

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by janskjaer on 24.08.04 at 23:35:05

That would be fantastic! :D

Even if it's only temporarily hosted, just so I can get a hold of them. It would give others the chance to also.
We can then burn them onto CD and share them out locally to nearby 3dfx users! ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 25.08.04 at 15:40:03

I hope Voodude will have a bit of time to get and upload those videos.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 25.08.04 at 16:57:27

In fact I think, my EMail account might take those even.

During one of the most massive Virus onslaughts, I had it (not full) with almost 5000 EMails having 70-150kB each ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Maverick-DBZ- on 26.08.04 at 00:47:05

wrote on 25.08.04 at 16:57:27:

In fact I think, my EMail account might take those even.

During one of the most massive Virus onslaughts, I had it (not full) with almost 5000 EMails having 70-150kB each ;D

:o

If you have a gmail account, it should fit. ;D

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 26.08.04 at 01:04:07

Another Option would be to open a BitTorrent stream, and post the Link into the Forum.

That works extremely well, and has been proven very useful for large 3dfx Files in the past :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 26.08.04 at 06:06:13

Actually, it's all in one 225 meg video. All 3 commercials with some gaming footage in between them. DVD quality with awesome sound.

I'm ready. I just need a place to put it.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 26.08.04 at 09:57:53

wrote on 26.08.04 at 06:06:13:

Actually, it's all in one 225 meg video. All 3 commercials with some gaming footage in between them. DVD quality with awesome sound.

Sweet! :D

I think it would be better to put that file on server for public downloading, so everyone can download that file anytime.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 26.08.04 at 11:18:41

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!
Post by R21vo on 26.08.04 at 13:02:35

wrote on 26.08.04 at 11:18:41:

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/

I know what is bittorent, but streams last after some time and if someone would like to download that file later - he couldn't get ir, because stream would be dead (unless you keep it alive). anyways, first we need that file and then we share it.. ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 26.08.04 at 13:25:51

Well, I just need to get it, and this is the best way.

Redistributing it after reception is no Problem :)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 26.08.04 at 17:33:40

wrote on 24.08.04 at 22:20:22:

100SB and X-24/200SB were b4 the ati fury maxx

Well yeah okay, you got point 'bout that. But What i meant is this must be the first stand alone Multi-chip 2D 3D AGP card around. I'm just try'n to find out what technology it uses, though 3dfx' SLi comes close.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by gdonovan on 26.08.04 at 17:41:31

wrote on 26.08.04 at 17:33:40:

SLI on 3dfx = rendering every other line on the screen

SLI on ATI = rendering upper half and lower half of screen.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by R21vo on 26.08.04 at 17:42:57

wrote on 26.08.04 at 17:33:40:

I searched a bit and found this:

Quote:

ATI's Maxx technology is slightly different from 3dfx's though; they use Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR). Here's how they explain it on the Rage Fury Maxx FAQ:

ATI has developed a multiple chip parallel processing technique that works within MAXX implementation called Alternate Frame Rendering or AFR. In the AFR process, one chip renders even frames while the other chip renders odd frames. Each chip processes triangle setup for its own frame without waiting for the other chip making AFR the more efficient multiple chip processing technique.

Wondering how it compares to SLI?

3Dfx's SLI's technique:
One chip draws out even lines of an image and the other chip draws out the odd lines of the image. This technique is inefficient because both chips process triangle set up on one frame.

Unlike SLI, AFR processes separate frames.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 26.08.04 at 23:20:26

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by sloomy on 26.08.04 at 23:36:45

What is the difference of the 200 SB and X-24 ? The boards are really very similar isn't it ?

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 26.08.04 at 23:50:09

The SB200 has the 2 physical connectors on the left side of the Card, while the X24 does not have those (only the solderings are in place to take the connectors).

So their PCB is identical, the difference is just the 2 additional Connectors on the SB200.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by gdonovan on 27.08.04 at 01:40:50

wrote on 26.08.04 at 23:50:09:

As we say here in the states- SON OF A BIT@H!

The last "X-24" I purchased has the bank of pins at locations J23A and J23B and the two banks of plastic encased pins at locations J24 and J28. I noticed the plastic covered connector pins but just checked it off as a revision as the rest of the card is pure X-24.

So.... I had a SB200 and didn't even know it.

LOL!

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Voodude on 27.08.04 at 03:49:52

Sorry Falconfly but no thanks to bit torrent. It's too much hassle to setup and I'd probably never use it again. I'd rather just push this thing up to an ftp somewhere and be done with it. It's what I did before and it went smooth anyway.

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by janskjaer on 27.08.04 at 10:21:08

Sounds the best choice Tony. Hmm, Now all we need is an FTP site. :-/

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 27.08.04 at 13:07:18

Unfortunately, the Archive's Servers are too full to accept such large Files at the moment :(

Bittorrent really is easy to setup and use (just uninstall it after I got the Files, and you'll be just fine)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 27.08.04 at 17:17:00

wrote on 26.08.04 at 23:20:26:

The remaining raw Images from the 2nd 3dfx Collection :
(13.8MB, unprocessed material)

Annoying as I am I have to add that i still miss one. The one I am most interested in and IMO the most impressive one......The voodoo 5 6000 Intel revision. Maybe with a reason but maybe just forgotten. I would really like to see that one. (I know its exact the same as te picture on v6000 recource group, but I like FalconFly's pictures more ;) )

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by FalconFly on 27.08.04 at 17:30:44

Hmpf...

Now that you say it... I could have sworn I made Images of it already, but I can't find it *lol*

I'll take new Images then, and upload them today :)

* is getting old :P

--- edit ---

Ha, found the "lost Images", they were hiding in the Temp Folder ;)

http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0001.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0002.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0003.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0004.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0005.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0006.JPG
http://www.falconfly.de/temp/IMAG0007.JPG

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by omega_supreme on 27.08.04 at 17:42:45

Now ive seen all of them. I like the intel v 6000 alot. Thanks for all te efford ;)

Title: Re: Post your 3dfx Images ! (56k Warning!!)
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 27.08.04 at 19:41:10

wrote on 26.08.04 at 17:42:57:

I searched a bit and found this:

I thank you very much for this info of my ATi Rage Fury MAXX Rev M3 9953 from year 1999 and week 52 ;) PCB Rev => M3 ;)

Friendly Regards,

Obi-Wan Kenobi.