what happened to the other GPU manufacturers?

"Raymond Del Tondo" <Ih8....DeleteThis@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Small correction: NVidia swallowed 3Dfx,

I knew that, and realized the error seconds after posting.
But I knew I could count on the self-correcting nature
of usenet Thanks for not letting me down.

> My first Matrox card was a Mystique, my latest a G550. Superb quality!

I've had occasional KMODE Exceptions ever since building
this Parhelia machine, and suspect the Matrox, although
my earlier Milleniums and G-series card were trouble-free.

Next PC build probably won't be a Matrox.
They have fallen too far behind.

It seems to be the fate of many tech markets to devolve
to two major suppliers.

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> dacconverter <seagate1... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> ATI and nVidia were there too but so were S3, Matrox, Rendition, etc.
>
> and
> 3Dfx (ATI consumed the remains) and
>
Small correction: NVidia swallowed 3Dfx,
and ATI was swallowed by AMD recently;-)


> Intel (rumored to still be in the GPU biz .
>
Yes, mainly for embedded or onboard gfx, like the GMA3000.


>> Today, I feel like I'm limited in choice because there are only ATI
>> and nVidia. What the heck happened to all the others?
>
> S3 - aka SONICblue; VIA may have the bones on that.
> Matrox - still around but a niche player (I'm using a Parhelia)
>
My first Matrox card was a Mystique, my latest a G550. Superb quality!

Ray
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