Updates

 

To come :

- Better quality pictures on the way
- More info on cards

 

Updates :

 

27 April 2010 -  Creative Geforce 2 Ti added to collection

27 April 2010 - 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Rev.A 3700 (including Voodoo volts) added to collection

27 April 2010 - Joytech 3D Thrill 315 Pro added to collection

27 April 2010 - Canopus Spectra 5400R2 added to collection

27 April 2010 - Canopus Spectra 2500 added to collection

27 April 2010 - Videologic Apocalypse 5D Sonic added to collection

27 April 2010 - Brooktree Mediastream BtV added to collection

27 April 2010 - All pictures are now updated with higher quality photos 
                        Changed naming convention to year.month.dev.name.specific model.#suffix 
                        .01 & .02 are reserved for box shots, front and back.
                        .03 & .04 are for card shots, front and back. 
                        .05 - .10 are for closeups and other interesting shots.

 

12 Jan 2010 - Timeline is now an imagemap

12 Jan 2010 - Updates page now contains links

12 Jan 2010 - Geforce 2 Ultra readded after mysteriously dissapearing from site

10 Jan 2010 - Removed search field under search because it's pretty useless. Excel file remains

09 Jan 2010 - Timeline now includes 1994.

03 Jan 2010 - Due to some confusion regarding the field 'Chip Manufacturer', I've changed the
                      field name to 'Chip Developer'. Even though the term manufacturer is used frequently
                      most companies did not literally manufacture the chips themselves. Good example
                      of this is PowerVR/NEC/STMicro/Videologic, which all have had different roles in the actual
                      chip and board. Naturally some of the table field names had to be changed.
                      This should make things a bit more clearer as to who designs the chip and who actually
                      manufactures the chip. As always, any feedback is much appreciated.

25 Dec 2009 - Videologic Neon250 (rebranded) added to collection

13 Dec 2009 - Typo corrected on Creative TNT2 specific videocard model entry

11 Dec 2009 - More info on Creative Blaster VLB completed

17 Oct 2009 - I've decided to move the 3Dfx Voodoo 1 boards to 1995. The Voodoo architecture
                      was announced back in November 1995, but Voodoo graphics
                      was initially used in Arcade machines rather then the home consumer market.
                      Only because of a drop in DRAM prices did Voodoo Graphics become feasible for the
                      consumer market, and was properly announced by board partners in 1996.
                      This made placing the card under the announcement date a bit tricky. Because
                      most people go by the original announcement at COMDEX 1995, I've decided to
                      move them up a year.

13 Oct 2009 - S3 Savage4 Xtreme (x2) (Cherry Picked Samples) added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - S3 Savage3D Engineering Sample added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - 3Dfx Voodoo II with Tennmax Cooler added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - Hercules Thriller 3D (Rendition Vérité V2200) added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - S3 Virge DX added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - Diamond Edge 3D 2200 (nVidia NV1) added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - Diamond Edge 3D 3240 (nVidia NV1) + Memory Expansion Module added to collection

13 Oct 2009 - Finally a new update. Things have been very busy since May, got married in June
                      and have been working hard to keep my own business running well, hence very
                      little time for the site. Unfortunately the collection is in storage because our house 
                      is so small and have got nowhere to keep the cards. So getting the cards out for
                      benchmarking, and taking pictures is a bit difficult, but not impossible.

                      The collecting of video cards is still going on, and have updated the site with a few
                      new additions. Sadly I've had to remove two sections of the site, the Company 
                      History and Benchmarks. In the next couple of months it will be hard to find time
                      to write up on the cards, let alone the Companies. Same for benchmarking. So my
                      apologies to let anyone down on that one. If anyone would like to read the history
                      of 3dfx and 3Dlabs that were finished, please contact me.

 

22 May 2009 - Changed navigation to one drop down box, and navigation bar for each year 
                        to improve usability, collection gallery is now accessed by clicking on "Golden Era"
                        
21 May 2009 - "Overview" page renamed to "Search"
05 May 2009 - (1997) Better pictures of 3Dfx Voodoo II chipset trays
05 May 2009 - Menu and submenu text slightly darkened
05 May 2009 - Search in Overview page, now fixed.
05 May 2009 - Company History page - 3dfx, now fixed.

03 May 2009 - Website Live

03 May 2009 - General Electric Simulator ASIC added

03 May 2009 - More Real3D marketing material added

03 May 2009 - Platforms page completed 

29 Apr 2009 -  4 ATi Radeon Non Qualification Samples added to collection

29 Apr 2009 -  ATi Radeon 32 DDR added to collection

29 Apr 2009 -  ATi Rage 128 Pro Qualification Sample added to collection

23 Apr 2009 -  Creative Blaster VLB added to collection

17 Apr 2009 - Radeon 256 semi-renamed to correct retail name Radeon 64 DDR
15 Apr 2009 - Site now loads correctly in Safari
09 Apr 2009 - Site now loads correctly in Google Chrome
08 Apr 2009 - Website in Beta