Diamond Multimedia Ships Retail Stealth 3D 3000XL VRAM Accelerator for High-Performance Business, Professional Graphics and Entertainment Applications.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1996--Today 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 ) announced it has begun shipping the retail version of its new Diamond Stealth 3D 3000XL, a versatile VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory add-in subsystem that delivers high performance 2D graphics acceleration, quality digital video playback and advanced 3D rendering to meet the needs of today's general business, professional graphics, Internet 3D VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. and computer entertainment markets. The new dual-ported VRAM accelerator features Diamond-enhanced drivers for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and DOS operating systems and supports a number of popular video and 3D graphics APIs, including Direct3D and RenderWare, and is compatible with OpenGL. Drivers for AutoCAD, Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 4.0 are planned. The Diamond Stealth 3D 3000XL, including a retail software bundle, will be available through retailers, distributors and system integrators for estimated retail prices (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) starting at $249. A version of the Stealth 3D 3000 series also is available to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers. "We are pleased to offer a high-performance VRAM version of our popular Stealth 3D series," said David Watkins, vice president and general manager of Diamond Multimedia's Visual Systems Division. "Corporate desktop and professional users demand support for fast acceleration with high resolutions, high color depths, and fast refresh rates for their power-hungry Windows 95 and Windows NT applications." Based on S3's ViRGE VX chipset, the PCI-bus Diamond Stealth3D 3000XL is available with 2MB of VRAM upgradeable to 4MB or with 4MB fixed. The Stealth 3D 3000XL includes an exciting business productivity and entertainment software bundle with Asymetrix 3D F/X F/X Effects , Asymetrix Digital Video Producer, Compton's International Encyclopedia 96, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.0, Interplay's Descent II: Destination Quartzon 3D, and a version of Diamond's InControl Tools 95 desktop utilities. "This software bundle highlights the advantages of the Stealth 3D 3000XL," added Watkins. "The Stealth 3D 3000XL instantly allows you to be more productive and have more fun with your computer." Acceleration for the Windows Power User Stealth 3D 3000XL is ideal for the corporate desktop and Windows power user, dramatically enhancing overall system and application performance and supporting a variety of operating systems including Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51. Its fast 220MHz (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. 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 offers flicker-free refresh rates and is ideal for large monitors with resolutions up to 1600x1200. Additionally, Stealth 3D 3000XL provides video acceleration with X and Y interpolation interpolation In mathematics, estimation of a value between two known data points. A simple example is calculating the mean (see mean, median, and mode) of two population counts made 10 years apart to estimate the population in the fifth year. , 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. and hardware double buffering for viewing of digital video clips at up to 30 frames per second. Affordable Solution for CAD and Game Design Useful for basic CAD, game development and desktop publishing, the Stealth 3D 3000XL provides high-resolutions and high color depths (up to 24-bit color at 1280x1024 with 4MB of memory). The accelerator features hardware-accelerated, state-of-the-art 3D animation including perspective corrected texture mapping for increased realism and image quality; bi-linear filtering, MIP-Mapping and tri-linear MIP-mapping and special effects including realistic smoke, steam, fog and water. The 3D engine provides for both Gouraud and flat shading in 3D object design and supports Z-buffer memory. "The combination of Diamond Multimedia and S3 results in an optimized 3D multimedia solution that brings workstation-like graphics to the desktop PC," said Ramesh Singh, general manager, Home Products Business Unit, S3 Incorporated. "This new Diamond Stealth 3D 3000XL, built around S3's ViRGE VX 3D accelerator, gives our customers a high level of performance at an extremely aggressive price. Now, high-end 3D acceleration is a reality for all PC users." Stealth 3D 3000XL is an affordable OpenGL solution for 3D graphic design under Windows NT. Its Big Focus display-list driver, available later this year, will be customized for AutoCAD Releases 12 and 13 for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95, and will feature an easy-to-use interface with a toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the menu for quick access to commands, close up views, and a birds-eye window that offers a variety of user-defined zoom levels under Windows. Additionally, the subsystem fully supports certain DirectX drivers including Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectVideo and other leading development APIs including RenderWare. Advanced 3D Gaming on the PC With support from more than 50 leading game developers, including Activision, Gremlin gremlin, in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft. , GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Interactive, Interplay Productions, Looking Glass, Mindscape mind·scape n. A mental or psychological scene or area of the imagination. , Papyrus papyrus (pəpī`rəs), a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a common motif in art. (Sierra On-Line), Psygnosis and Virgin, and drivers for Direct3D, the Stealth 3D 3000XL is ensured a steady-flow of hardware-accelerated games. Additionally, the Stealth 3D 3000XL offers fast DOS and Windows performance for legacy software 2D and 3D games.
Configurations
Stealth 3D 3000XL 2MB VRAM Model 4MB VRAM Model
Features (upgradeable to 4MB)
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Estimated Retail Price $249 $299
Maximum Resolution at 24-bit 800x600 at 120Hz 1280x1024 at 85Hz
Color/Refresh Rate
Display Memory Upgrade Option 2MB VRAM n/a
$149 ERP
Max. Resolution at 24-bit 1280x1024x85Hz Option not available,
Color/Refresh Rate with Option same as above
Recommended Usage Business user and Power user,
corporate desktop, gaming desktop
gaming publishing,
entry level CAD
design
Operating System Support Windows 95, Windows Same
NT 3.51, DOS; and
Windows 3.1x, Windows
NT 4.0, and AutoCAD
planned
API Support Direct3D, DirectVideo, Same
DirectDraw, Video for
Windows, Renderware,
Software MPEG; OpenGL
compatible
Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactive multimedia 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 series of faxmodems and NetCommander ISDN adapters. Diamond also markets sound cards and multimedia and Internet upgrade kits. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Diamond has sales, marketing and technical facilities in Vancouver (Wash.), Singapore, 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: Diamond Multimedia's Internet Web Site: http://www.diamondmm.com Diamond Multimedia's Headquarters and Visual Systems Division: 408-325-7000; Fax: 408-325-7070 Diamond Communications Division (Supra brand modems) Main Phone Number: 360-604-1400; Fax: 360-604-1401 Diamond European Division (Germany): +49-8151-266-0; (UK): +44-1189-444400; (France) +33-47561157 Diamond Japanese Office (Tokyo): +81-3-5695-8401; Fax: +81-3-5695-8403 Diamond Asia-Pacific Sales and Support (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 America Online (Keyword: DIAMOND; Email: SUPRACORP2) CompuServe: Visual Systems: (GO DIAMOND); Communications: (GO SUPRA); Europe: (GO SPEA SPEA School of Public and Environmental Affairs SPEA Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (Portugal) SPEA Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A SPEA Suicide Prevention Education Alliance SPEA Sales Promotion Executives Association ) The Microsoft Network: Find DIAMOND 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- 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. This announcement relates to products whose launch are in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, . The product names, contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. The statements made herein regarding the availability of the Stealth 3D 3000XL software drivers are forward looking statements and actual results could differ materially due to successful completion of quality assurance testing. CONTACT: Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Kim Stowe, 408/325-7204 Email: kims@diamondmm.com or Faiola Davis Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Andrea Sausedo/Heidi Davis, 213/933-4959 fdpr1@aol.com |
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