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To: Trader X who wrote (12112)	2/17/1998 8:21:00 PM
From: Andrew Vance	Respond to of 17305

AV -- A couple of weeks ago we had some discussions on TDFX vs DIMD and my decision to take profits in TDFX and roll over into DIMD. Both have not done anything in either direction to affirm that the decision was correct or incorrect. A few % in either direction. Even though TDFX was a resounding profit and the profits should have bee left to run some more, I decided to flip. The following news release is presented, for better or worse. At least we are discussing 2 quality companies, both of which have potential. Diamond Multimedia Provides a Breadth of Graphics Solutions to Support Intel's AGP Technology for OEMs, System Integrators and Retail Customers Business Wire - February 17, 1998 09:17 SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1998--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIMD), a leader in interactive multimedia acceleration, today reaffirmed its commitment to develop graphics acceleration solutions that support Intel Corporation's AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) technology. Diamond announced plans last week to develop products based on the Intel740 AGP 2X graphics controller. That announcement, in addition to the company's production of several first-generation AGP products, demonstrates Diamond Multimedia's strong commitment to AGP, both now and in the future. Diamond Multimedia will launch a website later this month at www.diamondmm.com/agp devoted to educating customers about the benefits of AGP in achieving superior graphics solutions for the PC. "Diamond Multimedia has made a name for itself as a leader in the PC graphics and multimedia industry," said David Watkins, vice president and general manager of the multimedia division at Diamond Multimedia. "This was achieved by recognizing the benefits of new graphics technologies like AGP and incorporating them into the release of stable, solidly-engineered products." "AGP has had a significant adoption rate among OEM and system integration customers, and our AGP products have proven to be excellent sellers in these channels," said Scott Holt, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Diamond Multimedia. "We believe there will be a swift shift from the PCI bus to AGP among consumers who want to take full advantage of performance enhancements to 2D, 3D and video playback provided by AGP upgrades. Therefore, Diamond will offer retail AGP graphics solutions to the consumer market in the coming weeks." Diamond Multimedia's AGP Products "Diamond Multimedia has several AGP 1X products and was among the first companies to provide support for AGP. Diamond's announcement today supporting our AGP 2X Intel740 graphics controller proves that we are committed to the support and development of AGP solutions," said Scott Vouri, vice president and general manager of Diamond Multimedia's graphics business unit. Diamond currently offers three first-generation AGP graphics accelerators. The Fire GL 1000 Pro is designed for professional 2D and 3D graphics performance in the Windows(R) NT and 95 operating systems. The Fire GL 1000 Pro features 3Dlabs' Permedia(R) 2 graphics engine, a 230 MHz RAMDAC and is available with 4MB or 8MB of 100 MHz SGRAM. The Viper V330, powered by NVIDIA Corp.'s RIVA 128(TM) media controller, is a true 128-bit multimedia accelerator designed to provide consumers with compromised 2D, 3D and MPEG-1 video playback. The Viper V330 ships with 4MB of 100MHz SGRAM and a 230MHz RAMDAC. The recently announced Stealth 3D 4000, featuring S3 Inc.'s ViRGE/GX-2 64-bit media controller, offers the graphics performance of AGP to resellers and system integrators at an aggressive price. The Stealth 3D 4000 is available in 2MB or 4MB SGRAM configurations. Diamond Multimedia customers currently purchasing the AGP versions of the Fire GL 1000 Pro, Viper V330 and Stealth 3D 4000 include Dell Computer Corp., NEC Computer Systems Division, Micron Electronics, Inc., Quantex Microsystems, ASI Corp., Mini-Micro Supply, Proteva Computers and SED International, Inc. Diamond Multimedia is also developing AGP graphics solutions for the retail market with shipments to begin in the first quarter of 1998. Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia is driving the interactive multimedia market by providing advanced 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. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth and Viper(R) series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI accelerators, and the Supra(R) series of modems. Diamond also markets DVD and video phone kits. Diamond's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD, and its web site address is www.diamondmm.com. Andrew