Wave Issue 0200 1/4/02 Article 3-01

***ATI Ships FIRE GL 8800 Workstation Graphics Boards
(January 2)

ATI Technologies, a provider of graphics, video and multimedia
solutions, has announced that its mid-range 3D workstation
graphics board, the FIRE GL 8800, is shipping, with initial
allotments going to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for inclusion in
upcoming technical workstations.

The FIRE GL 8800 affords users a choice of software drivers for
workstation operating system environments - Windows 2000/Windows
NT and Linux with fully hardware-accelerated OpenGL capabilities.
Standard features include 128MB of DDR memory and optimized
Workstation OpenGL performance, DVD video playback as well as
support for 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048 X 1536
pixels, digital flat panel and various configurations of multiple
displays. The FIRE GL 8800 uses a 165 MHz integrated TMDS
transmitter to support DVI up to 1600 X 1200 pixels resolution.

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