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To: DiViT who wrote (29961)	2/26/1998 3:45:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Intel will pay deveolpers who write software for Intel's i740 based graphics board. Will CUBE pay developers who write drivers for ZiVA, or will we have to wait for WIN98? techweb.cmp.com Posted: 3:00 p.m. EST, 2/26/98 Intel to sell i740 graphics cards By Anthony Cataldo SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- To jump start its fledgling business in the graphics market, Intel Corp. will soon begin to sell graphics cards based on its recently introduced i740 graphics processor, and will offer financial rewards to software developers that tailor their applications to run on the new platform. In coming months, Intel will detail a plan to provide accelerated-graphics-port cards through Intel's authorized distributors and so-called Genuine Intel dealers. No plans have been made to sell the graphics cards through retail outlets. A spokesman said Intel expects only minimal sales overlap with graphics-board vendors ASUStek, Diamond, Number 9, Real3D and STB, which plan to offer graphics cards based on the Intel740. An official at one graphics-card company said Intel's intention to sell its own graphics cards has been known for some time. "Intel builds its own motherboards and sells processors to motherboard makers. It happens," said the official, who requested anonymity. "Most of us close to Intel knew it was coming down." The source added that there's still plenty of opportunity for graphics-board makers to add value. "Most of us have our own software utilities for modifying the desktop and customizing user interfaces. And we will be able to offer a portfolio of products with higher performance, so a customer may look to us to supply two pieces of the pie," the source said. Meanwhile, Intel and partner Real3D, which provided much of the rendering technology for the Intel740, said a significant effort is under way to provide incentives for software developers to take advantage of 2x AGP and unique pixel-rendering technology the device offers. "There's significant activity surrounding that right now," said George Forbes, manager of product marketing for Real3D. "These [software developers] at the end of the day have to decide where they are going to put their development efforts. If that means you've got to throw a little money at them, then that's the cost of doing business."