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1. Eric_Gullichsen · 1790561222 · focus · HN ↗

   Author here. I wanted to share this piece of personal and technical history from the early days of 3D graphics. The article covers the meeting on my houseboat with Jensen, Curtis, and Chris in 1993, working on biquadratic texture mapping for the NV1, and how Microsoft’s sudden pivot to triangles in DirectX nearly broke the company before their pivot to the RIVA 128. It also digs into the paperwork anomaly I recently uncovered regarding my Technical Advisory Board options and the vesting schedule. Happy to answer any technical questions about the early 90s VR/graphics scene or the NV1 era!

   1. mapontosevenths · 1790566046 · focus · HN ↗

      You lived on a houseboat named SS Vallejo in Sausalito...

      Any chance it was THE Vallejo where Alan Watts lived, and the grateful dead once played? Or maybe she was just named in homage?

      Either way, it's very cool! Thanks for the great read.

      1. Eric_Gullichsen · 1790566542 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, the S.S. Vallejo. Formerly owned by Jean Varda and Alan Watts. I lived there from 1990 until 2023.

         1. profsummergig · 1790578357 · focus · HN ↗

            Did you take it to Tonga with you?

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