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Tuesday January 5, 2:01 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: ATI Technologies Inc.
ATI RAGE 128 Brings Lightning Fast Graphics to New
Power Macintosh G3 Line
Apple's New Desktop Systems First of Many Computer OEMs to Integrate ATI's
Flagship
Graphics Accelerator
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, Jan. 5 /CNW-PRN/ - ATI
Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY - news;
NASDAQ: ATYTF - news) and Apple Computer Inc. [Nasdaq:AAPL - news] today
announced that the ATI RAGE 128
graphics accelerator, the fastest graphics board on the market, is included in Apple's
stunning new line of Power Macintosh G3
computers.
This is the first time ATI's most powerful graphics technology has been built
into a personal computer, delivering faster 3D
graphics than any PC available on the market today, including those shipping with the
Voodoo2 add-in card.(x)
''Today Apple launched the new Power Macintosh G3, forever changing what customers
should expect from a desktop personal
computer,'' said Jon Rubinstein, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering.
''ATI's RAGE 128 graphics accelerator
makes the Power Macintosh G3 the ultimate computer for design professionals, video
editors and gamers.''
Based on the RAGE 128 GL, ATI's leading-edge graphics chip, the RAGE 128
accelerator has an advanced 3D architecture,
producing the industry's best 3D graphics performance. The ATI RAGE 128 can handle
visual effects such as alpha blending, fog,
video textures, texture lighting, reflections, shadows, LOD biasing, texture morphing, and
vivid color rendering -- perfect for
running today's graphics-intensive applications and development tools.
''The RAGE 128 delivers the fastest high-quality graphics and multimedia performance
of any mainstream accelerator on the
market today,'' said Ed Grondahl, vice president of product marketing, ATI Technologies
Inc. ''With our 128-bit accelerator, the
new Power Macintosh G3s will quickly become one of the most desirable computers on
the market, and further enhance Apple's
reputation as a technological leader and trendsetter.''
Apple's new Power Macintosh G3 line includes the latest copper-based PowerPC
processors running up to 400Mhz and are
packed with powerful forward-looking technologies, such as FireWire, USB and
10/100BASE-T Ethernet. Housed in a compact,
translucent minitower enclosure that allows easy access and expansion, the new Power
Macintosh G3 line starts at an aggressive
price of US$1,599.
Company Profiles
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the
Apple II, and reinvented the personal
computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original
mission -- to bring the best personal computing
products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers,
businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries
around the world.
ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia
technology, designs, manufactures and markets
innovative and award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for personal
computers. An ISO 9002 company, ATI
is the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and
retail customers. Founded in l985, ATI
employs more than 1,600 people at headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in
the United States, Germany, France, United
Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan. ATI is a public company
whose shares trade on the NASDAQ and
Toronto Stock Exchange. For other ATI news releases visit our web site at
atitech.com.
Copyright (C) ATI Technologies Inc., 1999. All company and/or product
names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
manufacturers. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
(x) Based on available standard configurations from leading PC
manufacturers as of 12/2/98. Performance may vary, depending on
application and system configuration. |
