Diercks, for his part, seriously considered the opportunity.17 But he remained at Nvidia for two reasons. One was curiosity: he wanted to see the RIVA 128 through to production before he considered leaving. The other was Jensen, who talked with Diercks and convinced him to stay. To this day, Jensen claims that he “saved” Diercks; in turn, Diercks likes to joke that if he had left, 3dfx would have bought Nvidia outright. Diercks is still at Nvidia three decades later, overseeing the company’s software engineering.
