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Date:      Thu, 14 May 1998 15:59:24 -0700
From:      Chris Brunner <cjb@efn.org>
To:        freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ANNOUNCE: 3Dfx Glide port beta test
Message-ID:  <19980514155924.33896@efn.org>
In-Reply-To: <19980514170037.A18554@ct.picker.com>
References:  <199805132127.QAA05861@home.dragondata.com> <19980514170037.A18554@ct.picker.com>

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Yeah, I've got a Diamond Monster 3D (Voodoo 1) and I'd love to help try
out some programs for it, since I've been looking forward to native
FreeBSD support for this thing since I got it.

In message <19980514170037.A18554@ct.picker.com>,
Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com> writes:

> Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 17:00:37 -0400
> From: Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com>
> To: Kevin Day <toasty@home.dragondata.com>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG,
>         freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: 3Dfx Glide port beta test
>
> Kevin Day:
>  |I've just signed a license to distribute a FreeBSD native port of
>  |Glide(3DFx's library for their Voodoo cards).
> 
> Hey, Cool!  Thanks!
> 
>  |A port of the 3Dfx glide library will be available within 2-3 weeks for beta
>  |testing. If there is anyone interested in beta testing this (preferably any
>  |3dfx developers who already have have a development kit), or anyone with a
>  |voodoo or voodoo2 card who can just run a quick test, please e-mail me.
>  |Include your e-mail, what kind of card(s) you have, and what kind of help
>  |you can provide. :)
> 
> Have Canopus Pure 3D (4Meg, Voodoo Graphics) here to test on.  Happy to run
> any tests you need.  Haven't signed any 3dfx NDAs, so I could help only
> with binary dists, and any source/exec that'll build/link to your
> libglide.so.
> 
> (Was going to just reply personally, but I figured we need to tack a few
> articles on this thread to increase the likelyhood of 3dfx-equipped FreeBSD
> folks seeing it in their mail folders.  I almost missed it myself :-)

-- 
-= Chris Brunner
-= cjb@efn.org

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