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27.07.05 at 04:53:03

ok so I msged in the forums at Next Hardware http://www.nexthardware.com/news3.php?artID=588&numpag=1
They are supposed to have the only real version of the card, they have specs, some benchmarks done on teh card. They said the project is suspended, they need someone to optimize the drivers. Well if you are up to the task you might want to get ahold of one of admins and see from there. Seems like they are looking for someone to do this.

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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #1 - 27.07.05 at 09:48:31 wonder if amigamerlin is involved with this.
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Rolo01 Full Member Offline Posts: 191	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #2 - 27.07.05 at 10:44:19 Rumours had it that Amiga DID try to optimize drivers for rampage. But I heard some weeks ago that the rampage prototype was sold. Is that true ?
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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #3 - 27.07.05 at 10:48:23 hmm, now thats news to me. however, I wonder who coulda afford that rampage. last time I got offered. $8,000 was the price tag LOL as absurd as it sounds, surely every collector would want it
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R21vo Junior Member Offline Posts: 85 Latvia Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #4 - 27.07.05 at 11:43:17 I don't see the point of making/optimizing such drivers, because there's only one working card around.
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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #5 - 27.07.05 at 13:36:05 i guess, to have one working card to see how it performs still thrills many, as almost no one has probably seen its true capabilities especially .. like u said, only one working card, and they need a decent driver for it.
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #6 - 27.07.05 at 14:06:47 well the only good look'n API it can do is OpenGL in Quake3 Arena, and Direct3D in 3D mark 2000 and directdraw in software mode with Unreal Tournament 1999, it was even slower that an 5500 AGP ! But no Glide, Glide wasn't inplented yet.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #7 - 27.07.05 at 18:36:19 Quote: I don't see the point of making/optimizing such drivers, because there's only one working card around. You sure about that?
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Thema Senior Member Offline Hardcore Powah Posts: 485 Slovenia Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #8 - 27.07.05 at 18:54:27 Quote: Glide not implemented for Rampage? How old are you expecting the card to be? That would be VSA-100's succesor (quite new indeed) afaik the development of this stuff stopped without having glide implemented yet
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #9 - 27.07.05 at 18:58:15 Quote: That would be VSA-100's succesor (quite new indeed) That would be Daytona (VSA-101, Napalm2) Glide works fine with Daytona, Rampage is very different then anything 3dfx did before so it would be no surprise that glide support was not worked on right away.
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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #10 - 27.07.05 at 19:59:23 so, I guess the question to ask is, who is up to the task for driver development =) gary, maybe you can get one for a far more discounted price based on your contacts ?
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osckhar God Member Offline www.3Dfx.es Posts: 812 SPAIN Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #11 - 27.07.05 at 22:54:24 Quote: gary, maybe you can get one for a far more discounted price based on your contacts ?
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #12 - 28.07.05 at 01:22:58 whaa haahahaha we'll keep that one in Oscar welll there maybe answers to that ya know.
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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #13 - 28.07.05 at 06:18:15 whoever it maybe hehe, meantime obi-wan, i'm still eagerly awaiting your Rev 3400 arrival
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: 3DFX Rampage Reply #14 - 28.07.05 at 16:09:05 well The Rampage would have saved 3dfx if it were launched on time. @ Edmund: I will send you a PM about that subject. There is still Hope within the Force ofcourse.
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