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Technology Stocks : Diamond Multimedia (DIMD)
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To: Kashish King who wrote (50)9/14/1996 3:08:00 PM
From: Jonathan Quick   of 99
 
"Under Windows '95, Diamond does support Direct3D making it a good choice for software written to that standard -- for those who don't follow these technical stuff. The lack of Direct3D support under Windows NT is a Microsoft problem which hurts all vendors equally. However, Diamond does support OpenGL which is arguably a far better standard under NT and OpenGL sofware will also run under Windows '95."

Would you buy a Virge-based 3-D accelerator for use
in OpenGL applications?

OpenGL support is the primary selling point for Diamond's
FireGL and other high-end 3-D accelerators using technology
from 3D Labs. If you examine the technical information
available on the S3d engine upon which Diamond's Stealth
3-D is based, you'll find that the Virge is geared heavily
towards computer games. There is almost no mention of
professional applications in connection with the S3 Virge.
S3's listing of applications for the Virge is entitled "S3d Arcade."

You can view this listing at s3.com

Support for OpenGL does not make the Virge the processor of
choice for use with OpenGL applications. The feature set of the
Virge processor and the feature set of the Glint processor are
geared towards entirely different applications. The Virge is
intended for Direct 3-D use while the Glint is intended for use
with OpenGL. Performance considerations render the use of the
Virge in a business setting with Win NT 4.0 an unlikely possibility.

Jonathan
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