Diamond Multimedia's New Stealth 3D Drivers Deliver Significant Performance Gains Under Windows 95 and NT 4.0; Enhanced Drivers Available Now for Diamond's Stealth 3D 2000 and 3000.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1996--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: DIMD DIMD Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary ), a worldwide leader in visual systems products for the PC, today announced the release of new drivers for its award-winning Stealth 3D series of high-performance 2D, 3D and video playback accelerators. The enhanced drivers offer significantly faster 2D acceleration under the Windows(R) 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) 4.0 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Diamond's Stealth 3D 2000XL recently received two of the industry's most prestigious awards from PC Magazine: "Editors' Choice" and "Best of 1996" in the December 3, 1996 and January 7, 1997 issues, respectively. Existing Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 and 3000 customers can download the new drivers free of charge from the company's web site at http://www.diamondmm.com . Utilizing Ziff-Davis Labs' new Winbench 97 test program, the Diamond Stealth 3D series with 4MB of memory provided dramatic 2D graphics acceleration in both the ZD Business Graphics and High-End Graphics categories, scoring as much as 30 percent faster than the competition's WinMark scores(a) (see Attachments 1 and 2). In addition to Diamond's Stealth 3D 2000 and 3000 accelerators, the Matrox Millennium and Mystique accelerators, Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series 2 and STB's Velocity 3D accelerators, were tested. "This new driver release underscores Diamond's commitment to provide our customers with high-powered solutions, and we encourage them to use the latest drivers for maximum benefit," said David Watkins David Watkins may refer to:
Diamond's Stealth 3D Series The Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 and 3000 media accelerators feature high-performance 2D graphics acceleration, 3D animation and digital video playback for IBM-compatible PCs A PC that is compatible with the IBM PC and PS/2 standards. Although this term is still used, it had validity in the early days when PC makers were trying to copy the IBM PC, and many PCs were not compatible. Today, PCs conform to standards set by Intel, Microsoft and the PC industry at large. . With prices of $169 for 2MB EDO DRAM See EDO RAM. EDO DRAM - Extended Data Out Dynamic Random Access Memory and $199 for 4MB, the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 offers ultra- fast graphics acceleration for general Windows applications. Software bundled with Diamond's Stealth 3D 2000XL includes Interplay's Descent II
Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , Diamond's InControl Tools 95 and Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 1996. With 4MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory for $299 and 2MB VRAM for $249, the Diamond Stealth 3D 3000 accelerates business applications that require high- resolution graphics. Software bundled with Diamond's Stealth 3D 3000XL includes Asymetrix 3D/FX, Asymetrix Digital Video Producer, Interplay's Descent II: Destination Quartzon, Microsoft's Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 3.0, Diamond's InControl Tools 95 and Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 1996. Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Products include the Stealth and Monster 3D series of media accelerators, the Fire GL series of professional 3D and CAD accelerators, and the Supra A relational DBMS from Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (www.cincom.com) that runs on IBM mainframes and VAXs. It includes a query language and a program that automates the database design process. (R) series of modems and NetCommander ISDN adapters. Diamond also markets sound cards and multimedia and video phone upgrade kits. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Diamond has sales, marketing and technical facilities in Vancouver (Wash.), Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Starnberg (Germany), Clichy (France) and Winnersh (U.K.). Diamond'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: Internet Web Site: http://www.diamondmm.com Diamond Multimedia's Headquarters and Visual Systems Division: 408-325-7000; Fax: 408-325-7070 Communications Division (Supra brand modems) Main Phone Number: 360-604-1400; Fax: 360-604-1401 European Division (Germany): +49-8151-266-0; (UK): +44-1189-444400; (France) +33-47561157 Korean Office (Seoul): +82-2-551-2700; Fax: +82-2-551-2710 Japanese Office (Tokyo): +81-3-5695-8401; Fax: +81-3-5695-8403 ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in Office (Singapore): +65-254-3163; Fax: +65-254-3407 Support Information Line for Communications: 1-800-774-4965 Product Support (Voice), Visual Systems: 408-325-7100; Communications: 541-967-2450; Europe (Germany) +49-8151-266-330; Europe (UK) +44-1189-444444; ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. Support Center 408-325-7110; Fire GL Support Center 408-325-7120 Product Support (Fax), Visual Systems: 408-325-7171; Communications: 541-967-2401; Europe (Germany) +49-8151-266-331; Europe (UK): +44-1189-444445; (France) +33-1-47561139 Pre-sales Information, Visual Systems: 1-800-468-5846; Communications: 1-800-727-8772 Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : 408-325-7476; Fax-On-Demand: 1-800- 346-3329; International Fax-On-Demand: 201-433-1778 24-Hour Fax-On-Demand Service, Visual Systems: 1-800-380-0030; Communications: 541-967-0072 FTP sites: ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to .diamondmm.com; or Supra: ftp.supra.com BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. for Visual Systems 408-325-7080 (to 14.4 Kbps) or 408-325-7175 (to 28.8 Kbps) or 408-383-0551 (ISDN); Communications BBS: 541-967-2444; Europe (Germany) BBS at +49-8151-266333 (to 28.8 Kbps) or +49-8151-266334 (ISDN); Europe (UK) at +44-1189-444415 -0- (a) Attached charts provide comparative performance benchmarks for the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 and 3000 accelerators. Benchmark scores are based on in-house testing using the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation's Winbench 97 on a Micronics M55Hi+ Pentium 200 MHz (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. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , 512K cache, 32MB EDO DRAM and 1.6 GB IDE hard disk under Windows 95, and on a Micronics M6Mi Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. 200 MHz CPU, 512K cache, 32MB EDO DRAM and 1.6 GB IDE hard disk under Windows NT 4.0. -0-
Attachment 1
Windows 95 Performance Comparison
Winbench 97
ZD Business Graphics WinMark 97
Product Diamond Diamond Matrox
Stealth 3D 2000 Stealth 3D 3000 Millennium
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Video memory 4MB EDO DRAM 4MB VRAM 4 MB WRAM
BIOS 2.03 2.01 1.9
Driver 4.04.00.2104 4.04.00.2104 3.18.045
WinMarks 60.3 60.4 51.5
Product Matrox Number Nine STB
Mystique Imagine 128 Series 2 Velocity 3D
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Video memory 4MB SGRAM 4MB VRAM 4MB VRAM
BIOS 0.09 3.01.03 1.0
Driver 3.16.039 2.25 1.23s
WinMarks 49.5 56.2 56.0
Above products tested at 1024x768x16 @ 75Hz small fonts. Scores
based on in-house testing using the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation's
Winbench 97 on a Micronics M55Hi+ Pentium 200 MHz CPU, 512K cache,
32MB EDO DRAM and 1.6 GB IDE hard disk under Windows 95.
Attachment 2
Windows NT 4.0 Performance Comparison
Winbench 97
ZD High-End Graphics WinMark 97
Product Diamond Diamond Matrox
Stealth 3D 2000 Stealth 3D 3000 Millennium
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Video memory 4MB EDO DRAM 4MB VRAM 4MB WRAM
BIOS 2.03 2.01 1.9
Driver 2.01 2.01 2.30
WinMarks 29.7 33.2 27.3
Product Matrox Number Nine Imagine STB
Mystique 128 Series 2 Velocity 3D
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Video memory 4MB SGRAM 4MB VRAM 4MB VRAM
BIOS 0.09 3.01.03 1.0
Driver 2.33 4.102.11 1.2
WinMarks 24.8 26.2(a) 14.1
Above products tested at 1024x768x24 @ 75Hz small fonts. Scores
based on in-house testing using the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation's
Winbench 97 on a Micronics M6Mi Pentium Pro 200 MHz CPU, 512K cache,
32MB EDO DRAM and 1.6 GB IDE hard disk under Windows NT 4.0.
(a)Tested at 1024x768x32 @ 75Hz small fonts.
-0- Note to Editors: Monster 3D, NetCommander and Supra are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the service mark, trademark or registered trademark of their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: Diamond Multimedia Joan Huang, 408/325-7236 joan@diamondmm.com |
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