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GLINT01 Omnicomp 3DEMON




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This item is from the PC 3D Graphics Accelerators FAQ, by Blair MacIntyre with numerous contributions by others. (v1.2).

GLINT01 Omnicomp 3DEMON

FROM THE SPEC SHEET:

3DEMON 3-D Graphics Accelerator for PCI Local Bus Technical Brief

The 3DEMON provides workstation class 3-D graphics and high performance 2-D acceleration using the GLINT (tm) 300SX 3-D processor from 3Dlabs.

Frame buffer:

* 4 Mbyte high speed VRAM

* 8,12,16, and 24/32 bits per pixel

Local buffer:

* 4 or 8 Mbyte DRAM

3DEMON Model SX44

* 4 MByte frame buffer, 4 MByte local buffer

* Double Buffered Resolutions

     800x600 24/32-bit (3-D)
     1024x768 16-bit (3-D)

* Single Buffered Resolutions

     1024x768 24/32-bit (3-D)
     1280x1024 16-bit (2-D)

3DEMON Model SX48

* 4 MByte frame buffer, 8 MByte local buffer

* Double Buffered Resolutions

     800x600 24/32-bit (3-D)
     1024x768 16-bit (3-D)
     1280x1024 8-bit (3-D)

* Single Buffered Resolutions

     1024x768 24/32-bit (3-D)
     1280x1024 16-bit (3-D)

Software Compatibility

* Microsoft's implementation of OpenGL under Windows NT (tm) 3.5 and Windows 95 (tm) (included)

* 2-D drivers for Microsoft Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.5 (included)

* HOOPS, 3DR, and other industry standard 3-D APIs

* Reality Lab, RenderWare, BRender, and other 3-D games APIs

* Accelerated-X drivers for The X-Window System by X-Inside

* Specific applications such as AutoCAD, Microstation, CadKey, and 3D Studio

Hardware Compatibility

* Minimum OpenGL platform of Pentium processor, Windows NT 3.5, and 32MB RAM recommended

* Windows NT 3.5 support for PowerPC and MIPS processors is under development

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Steve Gillaspy
Omnicomp Graphics Corp.
1734 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.
Houston, TX. 77043
Phone: 713-464-2990
Fax: 713-827-7540
email: omnicmp@phoenix.phoenix.net

COMMENTS: From Chris Hinch (chris@dcc.govt.nz):

These guys are brilliant - they are responsive, and have been really helpful in my own research, often pointing me in the direction of other people and companies who can help, as well as showing a solid technical understanding of my requirements and making recommendations based on that understanding.

Here's some pricing information, as of Thursday, 30 March 1995.

3DEMON SX44 (4MB VRAM, 4MB DRAM)
-------------------------------
List            US$2,170
Educational     US$1,995
Quantity 1-9    US$1,845
Quantity 10-24  US$1,715
Quantity 25-99  US$1,605

3DEMON SX48 (4MB VRAM, 8MB DRAM) ------------------------------- List US$2,590 Educational US$2,380 Quantity 1-9 US$2,200 Quantity 10-24 US$2,045 Quantity 25-99 US$1,915

 

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