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Why did this make the frontpage? [2021] 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 recreated via reverse engineering

https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/147447-3dfx-voodoo-5-6000-recreated-via-reverse-engineering

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Graphics firm 3dfx was a pioneer in PC 3D acceleration and ploughed a deep furrow in the PC industry from about 1996, until it went insolvent in 2000.

At the aforementioned Comdex event, 3dfx showcased the VSA-100 processor including the products Voodoo 4 4500, Voodoo 5 5000/5500 and Voodoo 5 6000.

The finished full working sample is pictured above.

Original box art - click to zoom The components Anthony used to build his Voodoo 5 6000 sound pretty cheap; each VSA-100 was under US$20, and the sixteen 8MB 166MHz SDRAM modules are cheap or salvageable from old equipment, as were heatsinks, small fans and so on.

Meanwhile, a hard-to-find original could set you back $1,500 or more, as an iconic piece of computer history.

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This is so dumb. I could buy a used phone :marseygossip: for $10 with a faster graphics card :marseycard:

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