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/ Adam Richardson

Blade 3D Media Accelerator Announced

Trident Microsystems, the company that provides Digital Media for the Masses, today introduced the Blade 3D, media accelerator.

Blade 3D Media Accelerator Announced is the story on November 11, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. Trident Microsystems, the company that provides Digital Media for the Masses, today introduced the Blade 3D, media accelerator. The new device provides advanced 3D features for the sub-$1,000 and above PCs, and, for the first time, allows the end-user to enjoy the "Complete 3D gaming experience" previously available only on high-end systems.

For players keeping track of patches, demos, hardware drivers, online events, and retail releases, this is the sort of news that can change what gets installed tonight. Drivers and hardware updates are not glamorous, but when they fix a game or unlock a card you already paid for, they matter.