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Sources for "You NUTS, lah!"

Books

Ridge, Peter M., et al. Sound Blaster: The Official Book. Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Academic and Trade

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Community Archives

"Fun with CGL (Creative Graphics Library) on 3D Blaster." VOGONS forum thread.

"Feast of Voodoo2 Graphics Cards." VOGONS forum thread.

"Alex St John on D3D, OGL, and John Carmack." comp.graphics.api.opengl, Usenet. groups.google.com

Personal Communication

Mosher, Steven. Email correspondence with the author, April 2026.


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