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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4105)	2/19/1999 11:52:00 AM
From: jackson	Respond to of 4679

To All: Thought I would add this find>>>> SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999-- Diamond's Graphics Solution Delivers a Powerful 3D Experience for Intel Pentium III Processor Users Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIMD), a leader in PC multimedia and Internet connectivity, today announced that the company's state-of-the-art Viper V550 graphics accelerator takes full advantage of the new instructions included with Intel's Pentium(R) III processor, raising the realism of today's desktop 3D images to a new level. Diamond Multimedia's high-performance graphics accelerator, in combination with the new Pentium III processor features, provide a winning multimedia solution for today's PC consumers. "As the number one provider of retail graphics accelerators, Diamond is renowned for delivering high-performing multimedia and connectivity solutions for the PC platform," said Bill Schroeder, president and CEO of Diamond Multimedia. "By working with Intel and supporting the newest Pentium III processor instructions, we help ensure that our customers continue to benefit from our award-winning graphics accelerator, now optimized with the enhanced functionality of the Pentium III processor." "Products such as Diamond's graphics accelerator that support the Pentium III processor create an impressive 3D graphics experience in today's business and gaming applications," said David L. Fair, Intel Corporation's Visual Computing marketing manager. "By supporting the Streaming SIMD Instructions, Diamond's Viper V550 graphics accelerator delivers enhanced 3D graphics to the PC consumer." Diamond Viper V550 Accelerates Pentium III Processor-Based PCs Diamond Multimedia's best-of-class Viper V550, available in AGP 2X and PCI versions, features NVIDIA's RIVA TNT processor, the first single-chip 128-bit 3D processor able to process two pixels per clock cycle to provide true, single-pass multi-texturing for exceptional 3D realism. Scaleable resolution support of up to 1920x1200, ultra-fast fill rates up to 180 million pixels-per-second and an enhanced dual 32-bit color 3D pipeline all contribute to the Viper V550's spectacular performance and visual quality output. The retail version of Diamond's Viper V550 also delivers complete filtering, 24-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit stencil buffer, bump mapping, MPEG playback, TV output and more. With an integrated 250MHz DAC, Diamond's new Viper V550 graphics accelerator is fully optimized for the industry's most popular Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), including OpenGL(R) and Microsoft's Direct3D(R). In addition, Diamond's Viper V550 accelerator is multimedia upgradeable with the company's DTV2000 TV tuner/video capture card. Diamond Multimedia's U.S. retail AGP version of the Viper V550 ships with Zoran's SoftDVD software. The Viper V550 is available for an U.S. estimated retail price (ERP) of $149.95 through a wide variety of retail and e-commerce partners, as well as directly from Diamond's Online Store at diamondmm.com.

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4105)	2/21/1999 2:54:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Respond to of 4679

DIMD:In Perspective--Chuck D promises to "ride the MP3 like a muthafuckin' cowboy"... Chuck D may be sampling the mellow sounds of Stephen Stills, but politically the firebrand rapper is still louder than a bomb. Public Enemy's frontman pissed off his record label in late '98 by posting tracks from an unreleased album, in MP3, a compressed audio format that squeezes entire CD-quality songs into Net-friendly packets. Surprise: Def Jam parent PolyGram demanded the songs be yanked from public-enemy.com and sent in the suits. The Recording Industry Association of America then announced that it was finally embracing digital distribution - in the form of an ultrasecure pay-to-play format that will compete against MP3. Too late, says Chuck D, who has promised to 'ride the MP3 like a muthafuckin' cowboy.' In January he slammed the industry's greed on a new cut called "Swindler's Lust"-released in MP4..." Wired:Why did you decide to post songs to the Web in MP3? You knew Polygram, which owned the tracks, would object. Chuck D: Major record labels are like dinosaurs...Polygram slept on it [Bring the Noise 2000] So we released it in MP3 on our supersite. Why not? Our fans wanted the music. And we believe in the technology...They don't like MP3 because it can obliterate the middleman. But the industry won't be able to pimp MP3, so they're going to have to figure out how to co-opt it... And the Recording Industry Association of America is already on the march. Does its anti-MP3 format, the Secure Digital Music Initiative, stand a chance?* No. The dam has burst, and the chunks are in the water...It's the chicken coming home to roost, the leveling of the playing field, the little man getting his chance...Soon you'll see a marketplace with 500,000 independent labels..." source: &copy March 1999 W I R E D Front Cover Feature article:"MP3 Spree Chuck D Rips the Music Biz", page 139. * rioport.com