Wave Issue 0207 3/4/02 Article 3-01

***IBM Chooses ATI's FIRE GL 8800 Workstation Graphics Boards To
Power IBM IntelliStation Workstations
(February 27)

The FIRE GL(TM) 8800, a graphics solution for digital designers
and artists, will be offered by IBM in IntelliStation E Pro and M
Pro professional workstation systems.

The FIRE GL 8800 uses OpenGL. Based on the same graphics
architecture as ATI's RADEON 8500, it also fully supports
Microsoft's DirectX 8.1 specification, allowing developers to
design a game in OpenGL and play it back using ATI's TRUFORM and
SMARTSHADER rendering technologies.

The FIRE GL 8800 comes standard in five IBM IntelliStation
models: IntelliStation E Pro model 621453U and IntelliStation M
Pro models 622915U, 622925U, 622945U and 622955U. The systems
represent a variety of mid-range configurations ranging in price
from $2,919 to $3,659.

Standard features of the FIRE GL 8800 include 128MB of DDR
memory, 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.