graphics processing unit wrote:
I guess you didn't notice that I said
*graphics processing unit* and not graphic accelerator or graphics
chip. neither the Ati Rage Fury MAXX nor the Voodoo 5 5500 used GPUs
with on-chip geometry processing (T&L)

The name 'GPU' was simply an invention of NVidia. For me, it's just another
name, not another 'thing', hehe. There were many more hardware-related
things added to the 'GPU', that didnt change the name, so for me, it's all
the same thing, from the Hercules chip to the Ati 9800 ;-) Just added more
features, and speed... But at least i see what you mean now ;-)

Thomas