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The Velocity 100 and the V3-1000 were one and the same, logically a V3-2000 = Velocity 200.

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There are some differences in the bios but perfomance differences are nil and the 2nd TMU is active.

I think they killed the Velocity 200 after seeing what happened in the market with the Velocity 100.

Everyone and their brother was buying one for peanuts (heck I purchased one for $39 retail) and enabling the second TMU via the registry hack. A number of people at 3dfx stated that the Velocity 100 badly canabilized their V3-2000 sales at a time when they could ill afford it.

The last thing they needed to do was add another part that would drive down their profit margins even more.

It's been noted that the Voodoo 3 sales while brisk were done at some point with razor thin margins so 3dfx could brag about the boards being number 1 sellers.

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You know, I just might know someone who could tell me who would have that info.

I'll have to fire off some e-mails.

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Hm...
Voodoo3 1000 = 125MHz
Velocity 100 = 143MHz (hence the passive Cooler)

IMHO the Velocity 100 is a Voodoo3 2000, only with 8MB RAM.

The Velocity 200, if equipped with 16MB and run at 143MHz would make it a Voodoo3 2000, except for the 2nd TMU probably still disabled.

Ah, okay.

To avoid (or solve) my confusion :

Voodoo3 1000 OEM - 125MHz
Voodoo3 1000 "Bonesteel" - 143MHz
Velocity 100 - 143MHz (1TMU disabled)

hmm wierd and a little odd, maybe gateway called the Velocity 100 a Voodoo3 Bonesteel just to make marketing alittle easier, I think that would be the most common reason why Gateway did that.  Client would know what a Voodoo is but a Velocity would be so 3dfx like, so there fore maybe Gateway called it Voodoo3 , the Voodoo3 name would done the job better than Veloity in the marketing sector.

It still remains as a Velocity 100, with 8MB SGRAM and 1 TMU enabled.

But the Velocity 200 Box, it's still strange if only they were made is small number in England only and the rest of the world not, it's not that I don't believe you janskjaer man I wish you made a shot of it ! , but it doesn't sound so common in particulair.

hmm maybe a visit at that 3dfx office, if it's still there, maybe the cards are still there, might be not such a bad idea afterall.

Of course.

Another company now occupies the site.  There would be no more 3dfx locations or products left behind, as everything had to be sold off in auctions during administration for the takeover.

I would not hold your breath or build false hopes on their being any secret or forgotten 3dfx buildings that may possibly contain some left behind 3dfx goodies.

This is simply out of the question.