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From: Anthony J Martin <ajmartin@pdnt.com>
To: "'ml@qoole.com'" <ml@qoole.com>
Subject: RE: AGP and 3dfx
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 21:39:39 -0600
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On Sunday, November 16, 1997 7:41 PM, Gordon White 
[SMTP:gwhite@episun1.harvard.edu] wrote:
> ON the same note, I am about to get a new PC.  Will gl stuff, (quake
> qoole etc) run on the AGP card I am getting, or do I still need a 3dfx 
card.
> And since 3dfx is an add on card, will it work with an AGP card?
>
> ***************************
> Gordon White
>

	There are currently no AGP video cards based on the voodoo chipset. 
 Therefore you will not be able to use GLQoole unless you purchase a 3dfx 
card in addtion to your primary video card.  The current crop of 3dfx cards 
use an external video pass-through so it should work with any video card 
(although I hear that are problems with certain chipsets).  GlQuake may or 
may not work to your satisfaction with the 3D chipset of your AGP card but 
I wouldn't count on great perfomance.
	The voodoo2 chipset is supposed to be released in an AGP version but the 
PCI version will be released first.  Of course the voodoo2 is not currently 
available in any form. From the various reports I have viewed the PCI 
version probably won't be available until the late 1st or early 2nd quarter 
of next year and I have heard no info on the AGP version.

Anthony J. Martin

