I was just shown a link to a site with all kinds of 3dfx information.
I use to want a 3dfx card back when they were new. I wasn’t able to afford one until the Voodoo Banshee came out.
This site has pictures of many of the 3dfx based video cards, from the original stuff up until the point that 3dfx died.
http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/
A few updates… :)
I’ve added a “Asheron’s Call and 3dfx” section. It can be found on my Asheron’s Call page. It mostly shows off graphical errors caused by 3dfx hardware.
I turned 20 on December 18th. Still one year away from buying my own alcohol. :( It’s funny how its a LOT easier to get ahold of all kinds of drugs than it is a beer.
I got two new gerbils!!! One solid gray, and the other black.
My page counter is getting close to 30,000 hits. Wow. :)
Very interesting… Diamond had updated their Monster Fusion driver page recently (11/11). Not with new drivers, but a patched file to use with their OLD drivers (which were released way back in March).
This is from their site:
Date: 11/11/99
File Size: 190Kb
The following is a DLL update for the Diamond 3D tab. This is to be used if you are receiving an error regarding DirectX when trying to access the Diamond 3D tab. To apply this update, simply download DMD3D.DLL, and place it in your Windows\System folder.
Reasons for release:
Updates Diamond 3D tab for DirectX 7 compatibility
What does all that mean? Nothing! It doesn’t mean their drivers are DX7 compatible, or that they are suddenly more stable. But, if you are using Diamond’s “213″ drivers for your Monster Fusion, then grab this update.
Here is the link:
DMD3D.DLL (link removed)
(Thanks to “Care-k.i.t. GmbH-Hopp” for alerting me of the new file.)
Also, make note of the 10/15/99 drivers they have for Windows NT4. It seems Diamond/S3 has been doing some kind of work on the Monster Fusion after all.
I made some updated Fusion drivers with the above newer file, along with some updated Glide files and OpenGL ICD. You can the new Monster Fusion drivers here (link removed).
I have updated my Banshee section with a few links, a new layout, and a new file. The new file is some Windows NT 4 drivers. They are from 3dfx’s newest NT4 reference drivers, but with a fixed INF file.
3dfx’s original INF file set the memory clock higher than some Banshees could take, and would result in messed up graphics and lock ups. Using my drivers should fix this. :)
Also, I know some people have seen this already, but for those who haven’t seen it yet, check out my Checkers page.