Harold;
Do you mean what is a 3D graphics accelerator?
If so, 3D refers to a video card that  is more suitable for primarily gaming
applications.
Cards with names like, "Voodoo", "Geforce" are 3D cards.
There is a 3D FAQ at:
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~bm/3dcards/3d-cards1.html
Pretty dry reading however :-)
The 3D stands for "3 dimensional" I assume as oppose to a standard video
card
referred to as a 2D card.
Type 3D graphics accelerator into any search engine and you should find much
info on the subject.

<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Lawson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 10:22 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 3d8


What id 3d8 graphic accelerator?  Thanks for the any info you can give me.

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