Appian Gears Up for the New Millennium Launching the Jeronimo 2000 Dual Monitor Card.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- As the popularity of multiple monitors continues to rise, Appian Graphics(R) leads the industry with the most powerful dual monitor card to date, the Jeronimo(tm) 2000. Designed to fulfill the needs of engineers, bankers, traders, video editors and digital content creators, the Jeronimo 2000 2D/3D card is the key to expanding desktop space without compromising performance. Designed on the premise that the more you see, the more you can do, the Jeronimo 2000 enables users to maximize space across two displays from a single AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. or PCI slot. The Jeronimo 2000, available in Q3, provides raw graphics performance to drive demanding applications at resolutions as high as 1920 x 1080 x 32bpp at 85Hz and supports high-end 2D/3D acceleration, OpenGL(R) and DirectX(R). It is ideal for a variety of creative professionals in computer-aided engineering and design, desktop publishing and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , as well as financial trading. As with all Appian cards, the Jeronimo 2000 is fully compatible with Windows(R) 95/98 and Windows NT(R) 4.0/2000. Utilizing the Appian/B1 chip developed by Appian and 3Dlabs, the Jeronimo 2000 is the only multi-chip, multi-monitor card on the market that is AGP compliant. This unique architecture gives the Jeronimo 2000 exceptional performance on an AGP bus that will appeal to a variety of power users. Jeronimo 2000 also offers video functionality popular among digital content creators, video editors and financial traders. Appian's video input capability enables Jeronimo 2000 users to receive real-time video feeds from a baseband source such as a VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. or camcorder. The optional Appian TV tuner allows Jeronimo 2000 users to view live television broadcasts on their computer screens. Built with two Permedia 3 chips from 3Dlabs(R), the Jeronimo 2000 performs optimally with reduced rendering time. The Jeronimo 2000 delivers realistic images and scenes with its high-resolution display, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. motion compensation and color space conversion Changing one type of color-encoded signal into another. Converting from RGB to YUV and back to RGB are common color space conversions when working with video formats (see YUV). Converting from the display color space (RGB) to the printer color space (CMYK) is another common example. , as well as 125 million multi-texture pixels per second fill rate. Using two standard DB-15 connectors, the Jeronimo 2000 connects to both CRTs and analog flat panel displays. In addition, two Jeronimo 2000 cards can be used to support four monitors from a single PC. Controlling complex display tasks across multiple monitors is a snap with HydraVision(tm), Appian's patented display management software, bundled with the Jeronimo 2000. HydraVision enables users to position window and dialog boxes, direct and manipulate information across multiple monitors, and set independent resolution and refresh rates for each monitor. "The Permedia 3 chip from 3Dlabs increases the value and performance of our newest product, the Jeronimo 2000, through its ability to provide extremely realistic images," states Scott Lathe, Appian's vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Jeronimo 2000 offers professionals who aren't restricted by cost, such as financial traders, engineers and video editors, with an advanced solution to cramped screen space, inadequate graphics performance and slow rendering time." Features - Two Permedia 3 128-bit graphics controllers with 270MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RAMDACs - AGP and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). compliant - Support for hardware accelerated DirectX(R) and OpenGL(R) - Standard video overlay - Optional Appian TV tuner available for NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. , PAL and SECAM (SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire, Sequential Color with Memory) A color TV standard from France that was officially introduced in 1967. Although development began in 1956, it took time to convert from the earlier French 819-line system. - HydraVision(tm) multi-monitor desktop management software - Designed for Windows(R)95/98/NT(R) and 2000 - Supports different resolutions and refresh rates per monitor or flat panel - 32MB, 110 MHz SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. About Appian Graphics Market leader Appian Graphics designs, manufactures and markets award-winning, high-performance multiple-monitor display cards for information-intensive markets such as finance, computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), process control and digital content creation. Dominating the multiple monitor industry with nearly half the market share, as reported by Dr. Jon Peddie in his April 1999 multi-monitor study, Appian's solutions have been recognized by world-renowned technology leaders such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , DELL and Microsoft. Additional information about the Redmond, Wash., based company can be found on the World Wide Web at www.appian.com. Appian Graphics, Jeronimo, Appian Duet, Appian Gemini and HydraVision are all trademarks of Appian Graphics. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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