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Quantum3D

video card from Quantum3D that combines two Voodoo2 boards in SLI configuration Quantum3D Inc. is an American computer graphics company. It was founded in 1997 as a spin-off from 3dfx that was created to bring 3dfx's scalable graphics technologies (the Voodoo family of graphics chips) to the game enthusiast, coin-op/arcade/location-based entertainment (LBE) and visual simulation and training markets. Despite its close relationship with 3dfx in its earlier years, it was founded as an independent, venture-backed company.

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video card from Quantum3D that combines two Voodoo2 boards in SLI configuration Quantum3D Inc. is an American computer graphics company. It was founded in 1997 as a spin-off from 3dfx that was created to bring 3dfx's scalable graphics technologies (the Voodoo family of graphics chips) to the game enthusiast, coin-op/arcade/location-based entertainment (LBE) and visual simulation and training markets. Despite its close relationship with 3dfx in its earlier years, it was founded as an independent, venture-backed company.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 50 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "50 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359671589

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