25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS
- ID
- 16894
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 22 Aug 2026, 11:48 PM
- Fetched
- 23 Aug 2026, 12:55 AM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/25-years-after-the-death-of-3dfx-the-voodoo-3-gets-a-linux-driver-update-classic-voodoo-gpus-can-now-boot-without-a-pc-bios
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 1.0
- Created
- 23 Aug 2026, 12:55 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
A Linux driver update for the 3dfx Voodoo 3 GPU now allows classic Voodoo cards to boot without a PC BIOS, 25 years after 3dfx ceased operations. The article is primarily a retro-hardware curiosity piece from Tom's Hardware.
Why it matters
There is no practical takeaway for builders, developers, or founders here. This is a retro-computing nostalgia item with no bearing on current AI/ML, cloud, startup, or Malaysian tech work.
Discussion angle
Skip this segment entirely unless the community has a dedicated retro-computing slot; it does not warrant 15-30 minutes of a practical tech community's time.