When you'd first get a 3d accelerator you'd enter in a completely new world, the graphics and speed you'd get were on a different planet with what your computer could do without them.
I think that the boxes initially reflected that.
My first accelerator (rather late) was that 3D Blaster Voodoo 2; the graphics of the box contributed to the emotion of holding it, they looked better than in the picture.
I was mindblown when I saw what the card could do, and I believe to have thought that the graphics did reflect well its capabilities.
I sure kept the box for many years.
I imagine that then the manufacturers felt compelled to keep making boxes which would stand out; and in part, yes, they tried to attract some purchases from people who didn't originally mean to get a new graphics card.
I think that the boxes initially reflected that.
My first accelerator (rather late) was that 3D Blaster Voodoo 2; the graphics of the box contributed to the emotion of holding it, they looked better than in the picture.
I was mindblown when I saw what the card could do, and I believe to have thought that the graphics did reflect well its capabilities.
I sure kept the box for many years.
I imagine that then the manufacturers felt compelled to keep making boxes which would stand out; and in part, yes, they tried to attract some purchases from people who didn't originally mean to get a new graphics card.