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Technology Stocks : S3 (Multimedia semi's place 2be)
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To: Ski who wrote (7725)2/3/1997 5:40:00 PM
From: William T. Katz   of 9477
 
Ski, from the tone of your post, it sounds like you consider Intel a direct competitor to ATI, S3, et al. But what kind of moves is Intel really taking on 3D? They've teamed with the Real3D team to make an AGP chip. They've created the AGP spec, but that benefits all players who want a better pipe between memory and the graphics unit (also answering Silicon Graphics' new UMA approach which is pretty cool). Have you heard Intel is directly entering 3D chip markets or are they just trying to extend their Pentium/Klamath/etc to handle minimal 3D-like ops?

I agree that Talisman looks fascinating. I think we might see a divergence of graphics, somewhat like the split of high-end users (e.g. CAD/CAM, medicine) going to OpenGL while low-end users going for cheaper solutions to frame rate (e.g. Direct3D). People that require precision and higher resolutions than Talisman will provide (1600x1200 or higher) will stick with AGP and souped-up graphics chips. The majority of consumers, not caring about absolute fidelity during transforms, will go with Talisman since it will provide more fluid frame rates if the hardware works to spec.

In any case, won't the independent graphics chips companies be needed for the specialized chip requirements under both scenarios?

-Bill
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