Talon Graphics

Here's some more information:

http://www.mosis.org/Orders/Prices/price-list-domestic.html

These are (I believe) shuttle prices from a fab who's process and design rules are TSMC compatible.

 

And also, how one ('I' in quote ) could be many (Bitboys in quote.)?

 

It turns out you CAN in fact design a new super GPU in paint. The prototype APOCALYPSE design has been uncovered at Slackercentral. Look 3/4 down the thread for the goods.

http://boards.slackercentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19772

 

thanks.

 

Come on x3dfx isn't that bad.... it's far worse than you could ever imagine

I should know, i visit there everyday... of course only a mission of enlightenment attempting to make sure that the people there don't get things too wrong...

Why do I bother.... hell if i know, i'm just bored

-Colourless

 

OMG...That was the funniest thing I have seen since...Remember that one image of the V5-6000? The one with the portable generator plugged in?

 

You wouldn't happen to know, where I can get a look at that one, would you Typedef?

 

If you're referring to the V5-6000....I had been trying to find that for some time now...Do you remember it?

 

No, unfortunately I newer saw it!

 

Well...It was pretty funny. If I remember correctly, there was a vacuum-like hose going from the generator into the side of the V5-6000...And it might have had a little glow around it.

The image was really professional looking...not really sure who did it though.

If somebody has it, or has a link to it...

 

I saved a couple of the leaked chip images...

Seriously...This thing is going to end up clobbering the R300/Parhelia/NV30.

 

"a short article on Xabregamers, which is pretty much a summary of the information posted on x3dfx (again, ...). "

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but there are stuff on that article I couldn't find on x3dfx, like the Russian Tu-95 Bear Bomber or even the design of the board. Am I wrong, did I miss those parts and need to get new glasses or were there really new stuff in that article?

 

On 2nd thought, I think I'll remove that quote

 

I had quoted some email I received from the Chief Designer...I had stated in the quote that I probably shouldn't do it...After a few minutes, I decided against it. Quoting emails in a public forum is a bad thing, unless it's understood by both people that the material exchanged in the email is for public viewing.

Anyhow, he has made posts on other forums that pretty much mimick what he stated in the email...Go to www.x3dfx.com and read em' there.

 

Geeforcer, maybe it's because the info comes from the same person?

 

Check out this quote. I was rolling on the floor:

Uh-oh, they are going into "secret mode"

 

Not to add any credit but....

Don't go too overboard with this as I don't really believe it. But as a EE designer for over 5 years I have myself used MS Paint only to provide about a 4 minute mark up of a PDF schematic to a designer. I highlighted some runners that I wanted to move and at that time we I did not have the proper tools (in that Case Mentor) loaded on MY pc. And it was a rush job. The PCB was located at a different site. It was a cut and past and quick change type of thing. Yes not even in the same boat. But don't forget these Chip designer software packages cost a lot of money. Very hard to get that kind of cash with out major backing...

Again maybe some of this stuff was just protyping of the idea? If I want to show someone a new design I may not take the time to do a full detail schematic, just a quick 10 minute job in Visio or something just to illustrate the point...


Once again very unlikely but not becase they used MSPaint.

 

Hehe well actually I used xfig to design a MIPS processor But that chip was lightyears slower than chips like P4 and Athlon.

It had a CPI of about 1.5 and ran at 600Mhz if I recall correctly.