Snippets of code which I haven't seen elsewhere
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Checking for the presence of 3dfx hardware on Win32
Disabling monitor powerdown and screensavers on Win32
Gamma Ramps on Win32 How to use gamma ramps for gamma control or overbrightening on Windows, especially on 3dfx cards.
Colour Depth on Win32 How to get the colour (bit) depth of the current screen in Win32 without using DirectX.
3dfx Splash Screen on Win32 How to turn off the 3dfx splash screen on Windows.
Checking for the presence of 3dfx hardware on Win32 How to check for the presence and type of 3dfx cards on Windows, so that you can use the Voodoo "standalone" 3dfxvgl.dll driver safely.
Disabling monitor powerdown and screensavers on Win32 How to disable monitor auto powerdown and prevent any installed screensavers running on Windows.