These were Windows 98 days. Nvidea still had competition.

I turned on the machine. It was slow to boot. After the desktop started was the slowest part. I noticed a tray icon popping up, then another. Meanwhile the VRML background loaded, and I saw a star field. Another few system tray icons flickered, and I was momentarily distracted by a 3D model of the USS Enterprise 1701-D flying towards the front of the screen.

Well, I say "flying". I saw a slide show. But it was fascinating ...

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