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To: Paul Engel who wrote (47081)	2/3/1998 8:24:00 PM
From: henry tan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

i740 comes to town next week I have used both Matrox graphic card and ATI graphic card. ATI rage pro used AGP. Both offer good video capture at 640 * 480 resoluiton. Hope i760 will offer even higher resolution since the hard disk is getting cheaper. Obviously, Intel is going to make the PC as a entertainment ceneter that connects TV, Video, DVD, cable all into PC. This will also separate $2000 PC from sub-$1000 PC. crn.com Intel About To Get Graphic By Kelly Spang Santa Clara, Calif. 6:20 p.m. EST Tues., Feb. 3, 1998 .............. As part of an aggressive push to further broaden its reach, Intel Corp. is set to unveil its first desktop graphics accelerator next week. In conjunction with the rollout of the graphics chip, dubbed the Intel740, several graphics card makers are also expected to announce products based on the new chip. According to documents and specifications examined by CRN Online, The Intel740 is optimized to work with the Accelerated Graphics Port and supports the AGP 2x mode, which offers a maximum bandwidth of 528 Mbytes per second. The Intel740 is based on a "HyperPiplined 3D architecture," to provide 2D and 3D performance for the Pentium II processor, according to the specifications. There are a few key technologies relevant to this HyperPiplined 3D design. The first is called Precise Pixel Interpolation, a detailed pixel processing which enables a high level of image quality, according to the specifications. The second technology, referred to by Intel as Parallel Data Processing allows several command to be executed at the same time in the graphics pipeline, the documents stated. Direct Memory Execution is the third piece of technology highlighted by Intel in the product literature. Direct Memory Execution enables the graphics accelerator to store and execute textures in systems memory instead of local graphics memory. As a result, VARs will likely see the amount of graphics memory on cards supporting the Intel740 to range between 2 and 8 Mbytes of memory, given utilization of main system memory, according to the specifications. The Intel740 will support video, software and hardware DVD, TV In/Out, video capture and video conferencing. Intel offer will driver support for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, DirectX 5.0 and OpenGL, according to the product information. Intel officials declined to comment on the specifications of the Intel740 or its launch date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT NEWS SEARCH: