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TBH, at the time I was expecting PowerVR to make a big splash. I didn't see 3dfx to be as big - it was odd with add-on cards etc. I was also waiting and waiting
by Keyframe 8y ago
TBH, at the time I was expecting PowerVR to make a big splash. I didn't see 3dfx to be as big - it was odd with add-on cards etc. I was also waiting and waiting for SGI to finally put something out there in PC space apart from Cobalt. It never happened. That company had it all and lost it all. Nvidia today is what SGI should've been. I suspect most of people from SGI work there now anyways (and/or ATI/AMD).
- bitL 8y agoNVidia was founded by ex-SUN ex-AMD folks. 3dfx was founded by ex-SGI folks. SUN used to compete with SGI in the high-end graphics workstation space so in a sense NVidia consolidated them both. AMD on the other hand consolidated independent pioneers like ATI, Tseng Labs etc.
- Keyframe 8y agoSun was never a competition in graphics workstation much, but workstations yes. Also, don't forget ArtX. SGI people everywhere! Everywhere, except SGI. I'm still bitter about it, I loved that company. Not their prices though. So far ahead of their time, kind of like Amiga where budget was not a question.
- agumonkey 8y agoConsidering that 3dfx was built by ex SGI employees IIRC that's two failed ventures. It's true that Nvidia is the SGI of the era.