First post, by EdmondDantes
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So I was reading the August 1999 issue of PC Gamer (US version, not sure if there's even different region versions for this magazine). On page 135 there are a pair of articles regarding then-upcoming offerings from Alienware and Falcon Northwest.
Apparently, Falcon Northwest was planning a comp called the "Talon" which would come with a Voodoo 3 2000... built into the motherboard.
And Alienware was going to use something called Wicked3D which would allow something similar to SLI, but for basically any video card (the article specifically mentions a configuration involving a Riva TNT2 and two Voodoo 3 2000s. And yes, I double-checked... it specifically said Voodoo 3 2000s). The writer apparently watched a demonstration and found the config was able to run Quake II at 1600x1200 at a regular rate of 61fps.
Okay, question.
Did either of these things ever actually get released? Because I'm shocked I never heard of them, if so. Especially the motherboard with the built-in Voodoo graphics. It seems like retro enthusiasts would be all over these things.