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3Dfx OpenGL Beta 2.1 Released

This beta version is the second public release of 3Dfx OpenGL, a 3-D graphics library based on OpenGLÒ Version 1.1. 3Dfx OpenGL is derived from OpenGL for Windows, source code licensed from Silicon Graphics.

3Dfx OpenGL Beta 2.1 Released is the story today, and it fits right into the fast-moving PC gaming pileup of June 1998. 3Dfx Interactive has released the 3Dfx OpenGL Beta 2.1, which can be To use OpenGL you need to have a Voodooo2, Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo Rush 3D Accelerator. This beta version is the second public release of 3Dfx OpenGL, a 3-D graphics library based on OpenGLÒ Version 1.1. 3Dfx OpenGL is derived from OpenGL for Windows, source code licensed from Silicon Graphics. For players keeping one eye on patches, demos, hardware, and whatever the big studios are cooking up next, this is exactly the kind of update that can disappear in a day and matter a month later. Welcome to PC gaming, where the news moves faster than most download mirrors.