Diamond Launches Stealth64 3000 Series For IBM Personal Computer Power Series Systems, Supporting Windows NT 3.51.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1995--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DIMD DIMD Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary ) today announced its first Stealth64 3000 series multimedia accelerators for the IBM Personal Computer
? IBM 5120 IBM PC Series IBM Personal Computer XT • IBM Portable Personal Computer • IBM PCjr ? The Power Series(TM) Systems based on the PowerPC processor. Expected to be available from IBM PC Direct on August 31st, the Stealth64 3000 series will provide fast acceleration of graphics under Windows NT 3.51 and will soon support AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . "We are supporting the IBM Power Series with the first in a series of accelerators designed to take advantage of the PowerPC processor," said Ken Wirt, vice president of marketing for Diamond Multimedia. "The IBM Power Series combined with Diamond's Stealth64 3000 series accelerators push PC graphics to peak performance and value." Stealth64 3000 Series Based on Diamond's Stealth64 acceleration technology, Diamond has developed two Stealth64 products for IBM's Power Series that boost graphics performance for most applications including word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and CAD. The Stealth64 3240 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) PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. Edition with 2MB of VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory upgradable to 4MB and the Stealth64 3400 IBM PPS Edition with 4MB of VRAM both use the PCI bus and support resolutions of up to 1600x1200, color depths to 16.7 million colors and refresh rates as high as 120 Hz. Both IBM PPS Edition accelerators are based upon the S3 Vision968 accelerator and have a Texas Instruments 3026 175MHz RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) The VGA controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter . The Diamond engineered drivers provide accelerated functions including line drawing, bitblit, pattern copy and area fills. Additionally, diagnostics are included that test the various components of the Stealth64 3000 IBM PPS series accelerator. Availability The Stealth64 3000 IBM PPS products are expected to be available August 31st exclusively from IBM PC Direct at 800/426-7693. Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets high-performance multimedia solutions including graphics and multimedia video accelerators, sound cards, audio/telephony subsystems and multimedia upgrade kits for the personal computer market. Diamond also manufactures multimedia accelerators for the PowerPC and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Power Macintosh markets. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Diamond has marketing and technical support facilities in Tokyo, Munich and Slough (U.K.). The company's products are sold through regional, national and international distributors as well as to major computer retailers, mass merchants and OEMs worldwide. Diamond's Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol DIMD. How to Contact Diamond Multimedia There are many ways to reach Diamond for sales support, technical assistance, driver updates and general information: The Main Phone number is 408/325-7000; Fax: 408/325-7070; Product Support Voice: 408/325-7100; Product Support Fax: 408/325-7171; 24-Hour Fax On Demand Service: 800/380-0030; America OnLine (Keyword: DIAMOND); CompuServe (GO DMNDONLINE or GO GRAPHBVEN) [75300,3673]; Internet: www.diamondmm.com; FTP site: ftp.diamondmm.com; Where to buy Diamond products: 800/468-5846. BBS numbers at 408/325-7080 (to 2400 baud) or 408/325-7175 (to 14.4K baud). -0- Note to Editors: All tradenames referenced are the service mark, trademark, or registered trademark of their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Kim Stowe, 408/325-7204 Email: kims@diamondmm.com |
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