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Who is supporting 3Dfx use with Linux?

April 26, 2017linux supporting

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Who is supporting 3Dfx use with Linux?

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The chip manufacturer, 3Dfx, is providing internal support for the maintenance of the Linux Glide port. Limited resources currently prohibit further support, or official support by 3Dfx personnel. One board manufacturer, Quantum3D, has publicly announced Linux support for its Obsidian boards, and is in the process of porting proprietary software to Linux. During the beta testing of the Glide for Voodoo Graphics ™ port to Linux, Quantum3D, their european distributor, Datapath Ltd., and Micronics, distributor for Orchid, were willing to provide hardware on loan. Intergraph and Diamond explicitely declined to provide any assistance whatsoever, Hercules did not reply to an enquiry. With respect to the current preparation of supporting Voodoo 2 ™ based boards with Linux, despite several requests no OEM has yet committed to any assistance whatsoever. See acknowledgements of OEM support for details.