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Thanks for sharing. I'm surprised that game companies would do that. Is it the Voodoo era or slightly earlier (S3)? Does that mean you actually ship drivers wit

Thanks for sharing. I'm surprised that game companies would do that. Is it the Voodoo era or slightly earlier (S3)? Does that mean you actually ship drivers with games? What did the card manufacturers say about this?

JohnFen 1y ago
Earlier. The standard video drivers didn't support video modes needed for more advanced video game graphics, making custom drivers necessary. The card manufacturers didn't mind. Why would they? If a hit video game supported their card, they sell more cards. Even better when they didn't have to put any substantial resources into that support.
- prox 1y ago
  Do you still write video drivers or is it mostly covered like with Nvidia drivers?
  - JohnFen 1y ago
    It was a long time ago. The trajectory of my career took me in an entirely different direction.
    - ferguess_k 1y ago
      Thanks for sharing JohnFen.