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To: vincenzo who wrote (2356)	1/25/1999 2:00:00 PM
From: Eddie Kim	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3645

The only explanation I have with today's sell-off: Reaction to Intel's Friday announcement.

To: vincenzo who wrote (2356)	1/25/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Synapsid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3645

Vincenzo, I don't think Compaq is using any 3D chip from NeoMagic -- it's the 256-bit, NM2200 chip with 2.5 MB of embedded memory. Compaq likes to talk about Direct3D even with models that have 2D graphics. I checked major US notebook manufacturers (IBM, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, HP), and it appears that almost all models with the new Intel processors are using a NeoMagic accelerator, with most of them using the 256-bit 2200 chip and several using NeoMagic's PCI audio too (for example, Dell's Latitude CPi). An exception is Compaq, who still doesn't use any NeoMagic chips in its Armada line of business notebooks. Do you think core logic with integrated graphics could be a threat to NMGC? See the link below to a message I posted earlier. Message 7471050

To: vincenzo who wrote (2356)	1/25/1999 11:04:00 PM
From: Nevyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3645

ATI's RAGE(TM) LT PRO mobile graphics accelerator selected by Compaq for new notebook PC line for the corpor ate mass-market ATI now supplies the graphics to eight of the world's top 10 notebook OEMs ------------------------------------------------------------ TORONTO, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY; NASDAQ:ATYTF) today announced that the RAGE(TM) LT PRO mobile accelerator will bring no-compromise 2D, 3D and video acceleration to the new Compaq Armada 1750 series of popularly priced, but full-featured notebook PCs. The RAGE LT PRO is a perfect match for the new notebook PCs, meeting the needs of demanding corporate users for the latest in graphics and multimedia applications, including support for DVD drives. This is the second design win for ATI with the Compaq line of corporate user notebook PCs. The RAGE LT PRO is ideal for use with Intel's Mobile Pentium II processors (300/333/366 MHz) which are powering Compaq's new Armada 1750 series of notebooks. Reflecting the increasing on-the-road computing and communications needs of corporate users, the new Armada series is equipped with the latest in RAGE LT PRO supported advanced functionality, including optional DVD. With this most recent design win, ATI continues to strengthen its fast growing presence in the mobile graphics market. From a position of essentially no presence in 1997, ATI has advanced to hold the Number 1 position in the swiftly expanding 3D segment in mobile computing, and has quickly advanced to the number four position in the overall notebook market for 1998. ATI's RAGE LT PRO now powers the graphics of notebooks made by eight of the world's top 10 notebook computer manufacturers. ''Compaq's decision to use ATI's RAGE LT PRO for its Armada 1750 series of mass-market corporate notebooks is clear indication that high-performance 3D graphics are migrating to the mainstream notebook segment, as anticipated by ATI,'' said Vincent Win, Vice President, Strategic Sales and Business Development, ATI Technologies Inc. ''RAGE LT PRO is the performance leader in the mobile segment and ATI's success in the notebook graphics market is attributed to the RAGE LT PRO's unique combination of outstanding performance and great mobile characteristics.'' ... plus more info on LT PRO