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Reply #15 - 18.11.05 at 22:36:32
 
okay okay,

... but they never used black pcb Tongue
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Reply #16 - 18.11.05 at 23:38:23
 
gary,
why does the first card, that voodoo 2 6MB has a CE marking??? does your card also have CE ?

i think this is uncommon for a prototype... or is it an engieering sample? cause its intended for EIDOS game testing (this is confirmed!)
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Reply #17 - 19.11.05 at 12:28:52
 
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... but they never used black pcb Tongue


3dfx? Actually aside from the Obsidian boards there was a run of preproduction voodoo 3 that have black pcb.

Yes the 6MB cards I have also have CE on the back.
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Reply #18 - 19.11.05 at 14:12:58
 
strange! why CE on a prototype?

perhaps because theese cards were given out, like mine, to Eidos QA ?!
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Reply #19 - 19.11.05 at 15:02:16
 
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strange! why CE on a prototype?


They were slated for production by a major company, maybe 3dfx thought they would just try and get ahead and the gamble didn't pay off.
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Reply #20 - 03.12.05 at 19:49:35
 
QA my guess = quality assurance?

since now I am in the OQA department which stands for
Outgoing Quality Assurance

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Reply #21 - 03.12.05 at 21:54:05
 
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edit: got it! it's "EIDOS Quality Assurance"
found it with google: http://www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/corporate/inside_qa.html

so 3dfx sent those cards to EIDOS... to test theier games with the newest VGA cards...

holy crap, i am damn happy Smiley

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and that first Voodoo2 has 8MB, at least it's written on the backside...



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