Computer History Museum

3dfx oral history panel

3dfx was a pioneering consumer computer graphics company best known for its Voodoo Graphics accelerators for PCs. Their graphics products also found their way into popular arcade games such as San Francisco Rush and NFL Blitz. 3dfx’s cards and their Glide API were arguably the most popular and important products of their era. Despite their early dominance in the computer graphics industry, 3dfx went from industry leader to bankruptcy in just a few years’ span. In this oral history, the four original co-founders discuss the history of 3dfx, lessons learned, and anecdotes from their careers in technology.

Item Details

Date
2013-07-29 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102746834
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Gary M. Tarolli (Panelist)
Gordon Campbell (Panelist)
Ross Q. Smith (Panelist)
Scott Sellers (Panelist)
Shayne Hodge (Moderator)
Eric Dennis (Videographer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
75 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X6887.2013
Subject
Semiconductor History, Midway, Arcade, Graphics, Sega (Video Game), Games, Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI), Nvidia
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection