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The expectation around the Riva 128 was intense. 16bit color, integrated 2d/3d, and a reasonable price were going to doom 3dfx. It was a little underwhelming, a
by tiahura 2y ago
The expectation around the Riva 128 was intense. 16bit color, integrated 2d/3d, and a reasonable price were going to doom 3dfx. It was a little underwhelming, and wasn't until the TNT, TNT2, and Geforce 256 that it really became obvious that these guys were on a path to rule the market.
It really would be cool if someone could get a sitdown with Jensen to reminisce about the Riva 128 period.
Who else bought NVDA back in '99?
- jbverschoor 2y agoI bought beos :D
- rayiner 2y agoI ran BeOS on a Dell with a Riva 128 card.
- jbverschoor 2y agoWell I bought stock of Be, Inc. :-)
- raphlinus 2y agoYou might enjoy this talk by Erik Lindholm (now retired), who talks about Riva 128 and many of the other early Nvidia cards: https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=880a1d92-30d7-4683-80e7-b1e000f501d3 https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=880a...
- tiahura 2y agoAwesome! Thank you. The entire lecture is worth a watch. The nvidia portion starts about 33 minutes in with some great 3D wars nostalgia.
- corysama 2y agoI bought a Riva 128. If I had bought NVDA instead, I’d be a lot better off! xD