SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Diamond Multimedia (DIMD)
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Ernie Onate who wrote (25)9/10/1996 11:31:00 PM
From: Jonathan Quick   of 99
 
"Diamond was slow in putting out 'accelerated' drivers because they had
to relearn how to code to a new specification. They had to wait until Direct X
was close to being Gold and/or wait for an OEM Direct X compatible driver
to modify. "

Number Nine and Hercules both produced stable
accelerated drivers for Windows 95 prior to Diamond
Multimedia under exactly the same development
conditions and with smaller budgets. The reason for
the delay at Diamond may very well be what you've
indicated, but it doesn't change the fact that Diamond
has lagged behind all of its major competitors in providing
stable Win 95 support.

As I've indicated previously, it wouldn't hurt Diamond at
all to do some development in-house to reduce
dependence on large chiphouses like S3. As we've
seen with the Virge, S3 has a tendency to dilute the
market by selling to so many Diamond competitors.
Diamond would have the additional advantage in terms
of driver development that you've attributed to Matrox and ATI.

While it's true that Number Nine markets its own
processor under the Imagine 128 brand name, Number
Nine ALSO markets S3 based cards that featured
stable accelerated Win 95 support prior to Diamond
Multimedia's S3 based equivalents.

Hercules operates as what amounts to a smaller, more
focused, version of Diamond Multimedia. Again, Hercules
won the accelerated Win 95 driver development race
without sacrificing driver stability.

The most frequent source of complaints about Diamond
products is the lack of Win 95 driver stability, more than
a year since Win 95 was released.

Jonathan
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News