New software updates for 3dfx cards
under Windows 32bit platforms will be available in the next days for download.
These will interest Banshee, Velocity, Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5.
What is Mesa?
Mesa is a 3-D graphics
library with an API which is very similar to that of OpenGL.
To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state machine, it
is being used with authorization from Silicon
Graphics, Inc.(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible replacement
for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a licensed implementation of
OpenGL should contact a licensed vendor.
Mesa 5.1 is ready
This new graphics library is OpenGL 1.3
compliant and supports 3dfx Voodoo Banshee, Velocity 100/200, Voodoo3, Voodoo4,
Voodoo5 boards. Mesa 5.1 works fine with Amigamerlin drivers allowing a better
execution of OGL 1.3 based games. For example, Voodoo5 users will find an
increase of games compatibility/performance with 32bit of color depth and higher
frame rates.
OpenGL 1.5 compliant and
Voodoo2 support
Next, scheduled releases will be OpenGL
1.5 compliant with software TnL emulation for latest OGL games that require this
hardware feature to running properly. Moreover these could have both Voodoo2 and
Voodoo2 SLI support too.
Amigamerlin 3.0
New versions of Amigamerlin
driver are currently in testing step: Amigamerlin 3.0 is an upgrade of previous
AM 2.9 release so the target of this are the systems Voodoo3/4/5 cards with
Windows 9X/ME OS.
 Useful
Links
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3dfx Channel -> Mesa 5.1 and new Amigamerlin driver coming soon 
