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3dfx Voodoo Graphics Turns 30: Cofounder Ross Smith Looks Back

Original: The 3dfx Voodoo Turns 30 – interview with cofounder Ross Smith

The 3dfx Voodoo Graphics, the consumer 3D accelerator that brought hardware-accelerated PC gaming into the mainstream in 1996, marks its 30th anniversary. Cofounder Ross Smith looks back on the company's rise and fall in a new interview, revisiting the technology that shaped early 3D gaming before Nvidia's rise and 3dfx's collapse in 2000.

Why now: The graphics card that popularised PC 3D gaming is turning 30, prompting nostalgia and reflection on computing history.

3dfxRoss SmithVoodoo GraphicsNvidia

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