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Obi-Wan_Kenobi
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a nice 3dfx word from Guru of 3D !
09.11.06 at 14:09:46  
on the article from the GeForce 8800 series I read this on the last page:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/391/27/
The first "real" 3D accelerator (we could not call it a graphics card in these days) I ever tested was made by 3Dfx, the SST-1 (Sellers, Smith, Tarolli-1).

The add-on board was comprised out of a set of two single chips each with a dedicated function (the raster chip and the texturing chip).

Each chip had roughly one million transistors.  Most of you who have been following Guru3D.com know this , but prior to the "Guru of 3D" name this website was called
"The Voodoo Guru".
http://www.guru3d.com/admin/imageview.phpimage=8726

The two 3DFX chips combined made a product called the "Voodoo Graphics" add-on card. This is literally how this site was named. This is actually where my life literally changed and became focused on the graphics industry.

ah what sweet to read again Grin

So I found out that SST-1  means (Sellers, Smith, Tarolli-1).
here are all 3 people Smiley

Scott Sellers, Chief Technical Officer and Founder:
...

Ross Q. Smith, Marketing and Business Development:
...

Gary Tarolli, Chief Technical Officer and Founder:
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Re: a nice 3dfx word from Guru of 3D !
Reply #1 - 09.11.06 at 15:45:59  
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So I found out that SST-1  means (Sellers, Smith, Tarolli-1).

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You didn't know that? You need to do some reading. Wink
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Re: a nice 3dfx word from Guru of 3D !
Reply #2 - 09.11.06 at 21:38:10  
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I find your post rather irritating...

Then you should stop 'finding it irritating' but take his advice and read some good 3dfx articles  Grin

Source: The Dodge Garage - 3dfx trivia
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Several commands to the Voodoo Graphics are prefaced with the letters "SST." They are the last initials of the three founders of 3dfx, Chief Scientist Gary Tarolli, Principal Engineer Scott Sellers, and Marketing Executive Ross Smith.
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Re: a nice 3dfx word from Guru of 3D !
Reply #3 - 09.11.06 at 22:28:32  
Yeah I know.

Sorry for all the trouble, I'm gonna keep silence for a while it would be best, a Jedi Master's mind must be clear to function properly, since my mind isn't clear, and sorry for misreading your posts everyone, I was wrong in a certain point of view.
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Re: a nice 3dfx word from Guru of 3D !
Reply #4 - 10.11.06 at 12:16:07  
Dunno what happened here, haven't seen it...

I would only like to mention that its nice to see 3Dfx remembered and respected even in a 8800 review.

I guess 3Dfx was an important and remarkable part of life to many souls all over the world.
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