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To: Simon Cardinale who wrote (7327)	9/17/1998 8:08:00 AM
From: Scott Garee	Respond to of 16960

Here's my Banshee2 spec sheet: 2XAGP (duh) 32MB max memory 2 TMU's 32bit color (probably won't happen, but maybe the internal 24 bit doesn't get dithered to 16 on output, much easier and 24 bit should be good enough.) Support for a daughterboard which provides a second Banshee core, providing: SLI for 3D, probably won't need as much memory as the primary card. I'd go with 16MB, unless it's fast enough to get use of 32MB. A second monitor port for 2D (Why waste the second 2D core?) None of this requires significant use of the additional real estate gained with the .25 shrink (the 2nd TMU is most of it), so integrating the rest of the DVD unit would be a big plus. The SLI daughterboard is my biggest item. It allows for a high-end OEM option and retail upgrades for plain B2's.