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Incorrect Timeline?
21.03.09 at 14:29:33

http://accelenation.com/?ac.id.123.1

Any ideas why the Voodoo and Rush cards have that timeline? Voodoo was announced Nov. 1995 wasn't it? Same with the Voodoo Rush, which was announced Aug. 1996?

I wonder what press releases they used?

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Please note that generally I have tried to make a distinction between the date that a chip was first announced and the date that a board based on that chip became widely available. Where possible I have used the actual press releases from the companies concerned.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Incorrect Timeline? Reply #1 - 21.03.09 at 15:22:33 The article states "consumer level boards," the Voodoo Graphics Orchid Rightous3D did not come out till summer of 1996.
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Tim God Member Offline Posts: 1065 Gender:	Re: Incorrect Timeline? Reply #2 - 21.03.09 at 18:24:52 What about the announce date though? Quote: November 6, 1995 - At COMDEX, 3dfx unveils Voodoo Graphics™, a 3D graphics accelerator specifically designed for 3D entertainment applications in the coin-operated/arcade and home consumer markets. Was that taken from a press release?
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NitroX infinity YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1936 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Incorrect Timeline? Reply #3 - 21.03.09 at 18:41:53 Voodoo Graphics was FIRST intended for arcade machines only, that's when the world got to know it (1995). After a few weeks/months, prices of ram dropped so it became cheap enough to introduce it to the pc market (1996).
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Re: Incorrect Timeline?
Reply #4 - 21.03.09 at 18:45:30

NitroX infinity wrote on 21.03.09 at 18:41:53:

Voodoo Graphics was FIRST intended for arcade machines only, that's when the world got to know it (1995).

After a few weeks/months, prices of ram dropped so it became cheap enough to introduce it to the pc market (1996).

Okay, I guess it is correct then.What about the Voodoo Rush though? That was announced all the way back in 1996, almost the same date the Voodoo Graphics was launched?

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