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Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: gdonovan on 14 February 2012, 12:14:58
Does anyone know where the Rampage drivers on Rashlys website came from?

Gary Donovan
Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: gdonovan on 16 February 2012, 23:54:43
(http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/49203-2/DSCN6033.JPG)

More Everest info.

(http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/49206-2/DSCN6037.JPG)

Everest info.

(http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/49209-2/DSCN6036.JPG)

Before I reset it to 16 bit.

(http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/d/49212-2/DSCN6038.JPG)

V-control.

Quake II running in software-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db9r-aGA0A&feature=youtu.be
Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: H-street on 17 February 2012, 02:20:38
very nice.. :)

Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: gdonovan on 22 February 2012, 01:53:56
Enjoy-

http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/rampage_2012.htm
Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: NuAngel on 03 March 2012, 08:24:00
I'm racking my brain, it's been so very long since I've had much of anything to do with our beloved community.  I remember getting the drivers from someone on a CD that had been mailed to me, at one point.  But just who that person was is well beyond me.  I'm trying to remember, but it may just be that Rashly's website was the first and only place to post drivers for Rampage.  Although the one detail I do recall is the drivers being some kind of reworked 4500 driver.  Single-chip, VSA-100 (or nicknamed "101" as it had been slightly modified) based driver.  Meaning the 4500 driver was a better codebase than a 2000 / 3000 driver.

But this is going back almost a decade since I've been brushed up on this stuff, now.  I'd literally have to travel a few hours and go through my parents' attic to find all of the old documents, photos, scans, white papers, driver files, etc...  but what a collection it was.

NuAngel
Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: gdonovan on 03 March 2012, 13:54:48
QuoteOriginally posted by NuAngel

Although the one detail I do recall is the drivers being some kind of reworked 4500 driver.  Single-chip, VSA-100 (or nicknamed "101" as it had been slightly modified) based driver.  Meaning the 4500 driver was a better codebase than a 2000 / 3000 driver.


Odd as some parts (like the windows help files) indicate they were snatched from Voodoo 3.

Title: Drivers for Rampage
Post by: NuAngel on 04 March 2012, 06:43:17
I thought that was especially strange when I saw your screenshot above calling it the VoodooX 2000 AGP.  I wondered why it would be a Voodoo 2000 based driver, I was certain the card was based on the 4500.  I wonder if we could mash together a "new" driver (*gasp* another NuDriver!?) for the Rampage?

Gettin' my blood pumpin' like the good ol' days. :)