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.

The article states "consumer level boards,"  the Voodoo Graphics Orchid Rightous3D did not come out till summer of 1996.

What about the announce date though?


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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?

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).

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?