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<td align="center" valign="top" width="670"><font
size="4"><b>CALIFORNIA GRAPHICS FIRST TO DELIVER
HIGH PERFORMANCE AGP SOCKET 7 MOTHERBOARD THAT
SUPPORTS INTEL, CYRIX/IBM AND AMD PROCESSORS</b></font></td>
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<td valign="top" width="670"><b><i>California
Graphics Delivers AGP Motherboards That Offer
High Performance at Lower Cost Over Current Slot
1 and Pentium II Solutions</i></b><p><b>November
17, 1997</b>—California Graphics, the 3D
performance specialist, has announced the release
of its next generation Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP) motherboard for the Socket 7 processor
platform, the <font color="#FF0000"><b>Sunray II
VIA AGP</b></font>. This the first motherboard to
be available that is based on the new VP3 AGP
chipset from VIA Technologies which includes many
new advanced features previously unavailable in
Socket 7 chipset designs. The new board supports
a wide variety of processors such as Intel's
Pentium<sup>®</sup> MMX, Cyrix/IBM's MX and
AMD's K6. The other next-generation offerings in
California Graphics’ new AGP range of
motherboards are based on the new Intel LX
chipset for Pentium<sup>®</sup> II processors,
allowing the company to provide motherboards
targeting all current PC microprocessors.<br>
"We are really excited to see, as well as
support, so many high performance processor
choices in the marketplace," said Vincenzo
Coccoli, Chairman and CEO of California Graphics.
"With the introduction of the Sunray VIA AGP
motherboard, we provide tremendous AGP platforms
for systems in all price ranges. This next
generation Socket 7 board, with either a Pentium
MMX, a Cyrix 6x86MX or an AMD K6 processor,
provides incredible performance for the pound,
and the widest choice of processors to run on it.
This board has been optimised to increase the
performance of these processors, and can be used
to provide systems with close to Pentium II
performance for hundreds of dollars less than
present Pentium II solutions allow.<br>
"The AGP is the next generation for
graphics. The 66/133MHz AGP bus is dramatically
faster at graphics throughput than the existing
33MHz PCI bus -- offering a speed improvement of
between 40 percent and 75 percent. This is really
noticeable to the user with superb fluid motion
-- even at high resolution and refresh rates.
Removing the bottleneck of the PCI bus will
enable users to make the most of the multimedia
advances that are happening almost monthly, but
are hampered by the limitations of the existing
PCI bus. PCI is hard pressed to cope with real
time, full screen video and high resolution 3D
graphics that is starting to be needed for
everything from video conferencing to
multi-window applications and from interactive
games to computer modelling. Speed is the
critical factor, and AGP really 'turbo-charges'
graphics throughput."<br>
In addition to the Sunray II VIA AGP, California
Graphics’ Power Pro II AGP and Power Pro II
AGP VIDEO motherboards offer next-generation AGP
support for the Pentium II for the higher end of
the price spectrum. A Pentium II processor and a
Power Pro II AGP motherboard combine to provide
tremendous processing power representing the
fastest available x86 platform on the market.<br>
<br>
<font color="#FF0000"><b>The AGP Family of
Products <br>
</b></font>The new motherboards in the new AGP
range are the Sunray II Via AGP supporting Socket
7 processors such as Intel's Pentium processors;
the Power Pro II AGP featuring a Socket Slot 1
and the new Intel LX chipset targeting Pentium II
processors; and the Power Pro II AGP VIDEO
multimedia motherboard with features of the Power
Pro II as well as built-in AGP graphics and
audio. All three motherboards comply with PC '98
-- Microsoft's specification for Windows
'98-ready motherboards with USB (Universal Serial
Bus) connectors, electronic temperature sensors,
Microsoft ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) for advanced power management, 'OnNow'
for instant operation, Ultra DMA/33 for 33 MB per
second data output from the hard drive, and have
a Year 2000 compliant BIOS. All support high
performance SDRAM memory.<br>
"Our next-generation AGP range of products
allow us to deliver something outstanding to
everyone – today," said Coccoli. Speed
is the critical factor for increasing graphics
performance for all users -- games players,
business users, and designers. California
Graphics recognised the need for AGP motherboards
and graphics cards, and became an early
development partner with Intel. Our development
experience gives us a head start in designing AGP
solutions. We are one of the first to introduce a
family of AGP motherboards, and the first to
ensure compatibility with all popular
processors."<br>
The three new California Graphics AGP
motherboards are now shipping and available in
limited quantities. The Sunray VIA AGP and the
Power Pro II AGP are available in AT and ATX form
factors while the Power Pro II AGP VIDEO is
available only in ATX. Estimated pricing for the
boards is approximately $170 for the Sunray VIA
AGP, around $270 for the Power Pro II AGP and
around $450 for the Power Pro II AGP VIDEO. OEM
and reseller pricing is available upon request.<br>
<br>
<font color="#FF0000" size="5"><b>Technical
Specifications</b></font><font size="5"><b><br>
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</b></font><font color="#FF0000"><b>The Sunray II
Via AGP</b></font><b><br>
</b>This motherboard has been designed to take
the Socket 7 enabling it to be used with
Intel’s Pentium and Pentium with MMX
technology™, AMD’s K6™, and
Cyrix/IBM’s 6x86MX™ super-scalar
processors up to 300MHz. It uses the Apollo VP3
chipset from VIA technologies and special
performance enhancing techniques to deliver
superb performances. These include deeper
pipelining capabilities, higher bandwidth support
on the memory side, a memory controller that is
able to handles multiple open pages, more
efficient memory timing, and higher clock
frequency.<br>
The board has one 133MHz (2x mode) AGP slot,
three PCI slots and four ISA slots. It supports
one floppy port, one parallel port, two serial
UART 16550 ports, two Universal Serial Bus (USB)
ports and one IrDA infra red port. There is 512k
of L2 cache and four 72 pin SIMM sockets and
three 168-pin DIMMs for up to 384MB of FPM, EDO
or SDRAM main memory. The on-board EIDE interface
provides connection for hard drives and CD-ROMs,
and the AWARD BIOS is fully ISA Plug & Play
and DMI 2.0 power management compliant. <br>
<br>
<font color="#FF0000"><b>The Power Pro II AGP</b></font><b><br>
</b>Based on the Intel 82440LX chipset with a
Socket Slot 1, this motherboard can handle Intel
Pentium II<sup>®</sup> processors with speeds of
up to 300MHz. Up to 768 MB of SDRAM is possible
via three 168-pin DIMM sockets, while L2 cache is
integral to the processor. The board has one AGP
slot, three PCI slots and three ISA slots. It
supports one floppy port, one parallel port, two
serial UART 16550 ports, two USB ports and one
IrDA infra red port. The on-board EIDE interface
provides connection for hard drives and CD-ROMs,
and the AMIBIOS BIOS is fully ISA Plug & Play
and DMI power management compliant. A very useful
function is the ability to turn the computer on
by remote dial-in via a modem.<br>
<br>
<b>The Power Pro II AGP VIDEO<br>
</b>This multimedia motherboard uses the Intel
82440LX chipset with a Socket Slot 1 and is also
fitted with a Creative Labs ViBRA 16C Series
sound chip and an S3d ViRGE/GX2 AGP graphics
accelerator chip with 4MB of SGRAM memory that
feeds directly into the AGP bus. <br>
The board has four PCI slots and three ISA slots.
It supports one floppy port, one parallel port,
two serial UART 16550 ports, two USB ports and
one IrDA infra red port. There are three 168-pin
DIMMs for up to 768 MB of SDRAM main memory. The
on-board EIDE interface provides connection for
hard drives and CD-ROMs, and the AMIBIOS BIOS is
fully ISA Plug & Play and DMI power
management compliant.</p>
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