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3dfx Interactive

Company headquartered in San Jose, California

Also known as 3dfx

Founded: 1994
Founded by: Gary Tarolli
Headquarters: San Jose
Country: United States
Industry: computer hardware industry
Parent: Nvidia(since 2000)

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3dfx Interactive, Inc. was an American computer hardware company headquartered in San Jose, California, founded in 1994, that specialized in the manufacturing of 3D graphics processing units, and later, video cards. It was a pioneer in the field from the mid 1990s to 2000.

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GGlidefree software

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33dfx Announces Completion of Sale of Assets2001 · April 19, 2001 3dfx Interactive, Inc. press release

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Followed by: Nvidia
Dissolved: 2002 cause: bankruptcy
Archives at: Computer History Museum
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1.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102746834Retrieved 2016-12-19
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Legal form: joint-stock company
Replaced by: Nvidia
Product or material produced: software
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1.Stated in National Software Reference Library
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