Newsgroup: it.comp.hardware.cpu
Titolo: Una domanda a Gabriele Sartori

Ciao Sartori, sono Francesco.
Siccome non ho ricevuto nessuna risposta in e-mail, allora provo a
chiedertelo qua in NG: quando usciranno le glide o le dx6 per la Voodoo²?
Siccome AMD mi ha dato una risposta alquanto sintetica (sono in fase di
sviluppo), visto che lavori alla AMD, volevo chiederti se dovremmo
aspettare ancora molto per vedere i nostri giochi 3D andare veloci come su
un "quasi" P2-400Mhz con la Voodoo². Ti prego, non dirmi che il tutto è
segreto, ma se possibile, cerca di darci qualche indizio sul mese in cui
usciranno.
Ciao!
Francesco L (dal 16/09 meno presente in NG causa SCUOLA) 
i3...@PROF.shineline.it
 (togliere PROF. dall'indirizzo)


Scusa se non ti ho risposto per email ,cerco di rispondere a tutti ma
spesso viaggio per alcuni giorni e mi trovo inondato di email non
aziendali che alla fine perdo.
Io non sono un esperto di questa cosa, ho girato questa email a me
stesso in uffico perche` domani quando saro` al lavoro tentero` di
dare una risposta piu` completa.
Per le glide non lo so, vedo di dirti domani
Per il DX6, non esistono DX6 per una scheda specifica, le DX6 sono
state fatte apposta per slegarsi dall'HW e tutti le dovrebbero usare.
DX6 si appoggiano sui drivers della scheda ovviamente.
Per i driver con supporto 3Dnow abilitato per la Vodoo2, ho pubblicato
recentemente un articolo che forse non hai visto per rispondere a
tutte le email ricevute. Era una press release di 3DFX che tento di
riproporre. Annunciano che i drivers sono disponibili. Non li
produciamo noi pero` e` a loro che ti devi rivolgere
Ciao
Gabriele
(segue press release)  >>>>>
3Dfx Interactive to Optimize Voodoo2 and Voodoo Banshee Drivers For
3DNow! Technology 
September 8, 1998 7:30 AM EDT
Combination of AMD-K6-2 Processor With Voodoo2 and Voodoo Banshee
Raises 3D Gaming to New Level of Visual Experience, Extreme
Interactivity And Immersiveness 
LONDON, England, ECTS Convention, Sept. 8 /PRnewswire/ - 3Dfx
Interactive(R) (Nasdaq: TDFX) and AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced they
will join efforts in optimizing 3Dfx's Voodoo2(TM) and Voodoo
Banshee(TM) drivers for the AMD-K6(R)-2 with 3DNow!(TM) technology.
Driver optimization efforts are currently underway for complete
support of the Voodoo2 and Voodoo Banshee accelerator cards. This
includes driver support for all three standard application program
interfaces: 3Dfx's Glide, Microsoft's Direct3D and Silicon Graphics'
OpenGL. 
"We've taken full advantage of the 3DNow! technology in the AMD K6-2
processor with our optimized drivers and we expect to see performance
gains of up to 30 percent with the most popular games," said Michael
Howse, vice president of corporate marketing for 3Dfx Interactive.
"These performance optimizations give mainstream home PC users an
awesome gaming experience for an incredible value." 
The 3Dfx platform for consumer 3D entertainment includes the Voodoo
family of 3D graphics accelerators, plus more than 250 popular 3D
games optimized specifically for the platform. Further augmenting this
product family, 3Dfx has relationships with over 600 of the leading
software developers and has achieved strong consumer brand recognition
with developers, board makers and customers alike. Voodoo2 drivers
will be released first with Voodoo Banshee drivers soon to follow. 
"AMD is delighted to welcome 3Dfx Interactive as an inaugural partner
for implementing 3DNow! technology in graphics accelerators," said
Dana Krelle, AMD vice president of marketing and computation. "Systems
powered by an AMD-K6-2 processor and Voodoo2 represent the ultimate
platform for 3D gaming and meet the consumer market's demand for a
richer, more realistic multimedia experience." 
A preview of the performance enhancement gained by optimizing Voodoo2
drivers for 3DNow! technology is available in the recently released
Quake II update found on AMD's website. The new update for Quake II
v3.17, developed in cooperation with 3Dfx Interactive and id Software,
enables significant performance gains of up to 68 percent when
comparing a K6-2 processor to a K6-2 processor running at 300 MHz. 
About 3DNow! Technology 
3DNow! technology is the first innovation to the x86 processor
architecture that significantly enhances 3D graphics, multimedia, and
other floating point-intensive PC applications to enable the emerging
"realistic computing platform." 3DNow! is a set of 21 new instructions
that use SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) and other performance
enhancements to open the performance bottleneck in the 3D graphics
pipeline between the host CPU and the 3D graphics accelerator card. 
With 3DNow! technology, more powerful hardware and software
applications can bring a new level of 3D performance and realism to
Microsoft Windows(R)-compatible PCs. Microsoft's DirectX 6.0 is
optimized for 3DNow! technology enabling software developers to
achieve enhanced 3D performance for applications that use the
floating-point-intensive geometry functions that are performed with
Direct 3D. Applications written to Microsoft's new DirectX 6.0 API
(Applications Programming Interface) will seamlessly take advantage of
the fast geometry processing power of the 3DNow! technology. 3DNow!
works hand-in-hand with leading 3D graphics accelerators to achieve
faster frame rates on high-resolution scenes, improved physical
modeling of real-world environments, realistic 3D graphics and images,
and theater-quality audio and video. 
3DNow! technology is compatible with today's existing x86 software.
Leading game companies including Microsoft, Epic Megagames and Rage,
along with productivity software offerings from IBM, Viewpoint
DataLabs and Pegasus deliver titles supporting 3DNow! technology.
Support from more vendors and titles continues to be added. 
About AMD 
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and
networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces
processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products
for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and
based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2.4 billion in
1997. 
About 3Dfx Interactive 
3Dfx Interactive develops high-performance, cost-effective 3D media
processors, software and related technology that are designed to
enable a highly immersive, interactive and realistic 3D experience
across interactive electronic entertainment platforms -- personal
computers, coin-operated arcade system and location-based
entertainment. Current 3Dfx Interactive products include the
Voodoo(TM) family of accelerator chip sets, Voodoo 2(TM), Voodoo
Graphics(R) and Voodoo Banshee(TM). Visit the company on the Web at
http://www.3dfx.com
. 
NOTE: 3Dfx Interactive and Voodoo Graphics are registered trademarks
and Voodoo, Voodoo2 and Voodoo Banshee are trademarks of 3Dfx
Interactive. All other names may be trademarks of their respective
holders. AMD, the AMD logo, K6, 3DNow! and combinations thereof are
trademarks and AMD-K6 is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc. SOURCE 3DFX Interactive 

DX6 si appoggiano sui drivers della scheda ovviamente.
Il fatto è che non ho trovato i drivers dx6 per la Voodoo² nel file di
installazione delle suddette. Mi pare che la stessa AMD nel suo sito dica
che  sono in fase di sviluppo. Attendo risposte, e viva AMD!
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forse e` meglio che rileggi BENE tutto il post
Gabriele

Gabriele
Guarda che quando ho provato a vedere su Dxinfo, mi dava ancora il driver
dx5 della Voodoo² mentre tutti gli altri drivers erano nuovi (cioè dx6).
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