Intel Unveils a New Microchip Aimed at 3-D Graphics Market

[spine]

Wall Street Journal article here:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB887236539525920500

Intel Corp. is once again releasing a product that will make life difficult for smaller competitors. This time, however, the chip giant is moving into a market where dominance isn't a sure thing.

 

[XenIneX]

Feb. 12, 1998 10:51 am ET

Err...

 

[LukeTbk]

1998 ... Err...

That would explain some of the wording like Microchip, new, 3-D Graphics Market.

 

[Sir Beregond]

"Intel boasting their new card to rival the Riva TNT and the Voodoo 2!"

 

[revenant]

"Intel boasting their new card to rival the Riva TNT and the Voodoo 2!"

*snort*

 

[doubletake]

 

[notarat]

i740Gamer4Lyfe!

 

[cpufrost]

My M3D ran Ultim@te Race Pro at 29fps 800x600 vs. 10 for Intel. ;-)

 

[lopoetve]

Heh. I had an i740. It wasn't a horrible card, but it wasn't a GOOD card either. Perfectly mediocre at best.

 

[StormNobleheart]

I had one on my Pentium II 400Mhz system. 8MB of memory. The driver support was terrible.

 

[ShuttleLuv]

Heh. I had an i740. It wasn't a horrible card, but it wasn't a GOOD card either. Perfectly mediocre at best.

I think the worst part was the performance and the lack of driver support for sure, (the drivers actually worked decent out of the box, but there was too far of an interval between uodates / necessary patches). A working OGL ICD Wrapper did exist and actually worked quite well however.

 

[lopoetve]

I think the worst part was the performance and the lack of driver support for sure, (the drivers actually worked decent out of the box, but there was too far of an interval between uodates / necessary patches). A working OGL ICD Wrapper did exist and actually worked quite well however.

Yep. I actually had a long email thread with intel based on a forum post arguing for it to be released (or was that Rendition? Hell if I know, 20+ years ago). I enjoyed it for about 8 months then upgraded.