<< Nah, those aren't good enough reasons Rand.
1. GeForce 1/MX/Radeon LEs/VEs/SDRs are "cheap", and way faster and more modern than V3s
2.Radeons have better 2d than V3s
3. Reliable?! If it's not an S3 product, it's "reliable"
4. Glide. Booyah, the Dead Sea scrolls of APIs
Banshees are pretty much worthless. No multitexturing alone makes them more than obsolete. >>
Reason 1. "Cheap" is relative... their all more expensive then a V3.
Reason 2. I disagree. IMHO the 2D visual quality of the V3/4/5 edges out a Radeon by a small amount, though it's still definitely beaten by Matrox.
Reason 3. Yes, reliable. The drivers are rock solid and they are extremely reliable cards.
Reason 4. Dead, yes. But many people still play older GLide only games. And you need only look to EA for a company that still supports GLide as well as DX in most of their latest products.
<< Not all games take advantage of two texture units however! (Please correct me if I'm wrong because I havn't owned a banshee for a few years!) >>
Correct, though any modern game supports multitexturing.