Chip, software giants don't rule joystick of graphics

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Intel and Microsoft have yet to dominate the increasingly sophisticated 3-D accelerator boards market. A number of smaller suppliers are pushing 3-D accelerator chips to significant improvements over the software scenery that appears in most older computers. 3-D accelerator sales are expected to reach 41 million in 1997, more than double the 15 million total in 1996, according to market researcher Jon Peddie Associates. Annual sales could total 142 million chips by 2000. True 3-D Games allow users to move almost anywhere among smooth-surfaced images that feature realistic shading, lighting and movement. Intel originally scheduled the release of its i740 3-D graphics chip in the second half of 1997, but it does not expect to release systems based on the chips until Mar 1998. Observers believe Intel could use its strength and influence to control 20% to 50% of the 3-D market. Microsoft said its prohibitively expensive Talisman chips have prompted its five manufacturing license partners to abandon their plans.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, CPUs (Central processing units), Intel Corp., INTC, Equipment and supplies, Computer peripherals industry, Market share, Video capture boards, Company market share, Video boards, Video capture board

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Cyberspace invites armchair soldiers to massive battles

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Online air-combat games, a popular contemporary multiplayer genre, employ combat flight simulators. For example, Microsoft's Fighter Ace, which costs $1.95 a day or $9.95 a month, can be found on the Internet Gaming Zone Web site (www.zone.com). Interactive Magic Inc's Warbirds, which costs $1.99 an hour, can be found at www.imagiconline.com; and Kesmai Corp's Air Warrior III at www.gamestorm.com. Fighter Ace is recommended as action-filled fun for beginners. Warbirds and Air Warrior III are more realistic and offer choices of various aircraft and historical scenarios. Warbirds and Air Warrior have been around for some time and have built up cult-like followings. The Warbirds Con98 player convention was held in the week of Aug 10, 1998, in Dallas, TX, where 300 loyal fans from around the world converged.

Prepackaged software, Usage, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Product information, Column, Computer games, Software multiproduct review, Wargame, Computer war games, Flight simulators, Online game, Online games, Simulation game, Computer simulation games, Interactive Magic Inc., Kesmai Corp., Microsoft Fighter Ace (Simulation game), Air Warrior 3.0 (Simulation game), Warbirds (Wargame)

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Microsoft, Netscape agree on standard for 3-D on Internet

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Netscape Communications and Microsoft have agreed on a 3-D standard for the Internet called Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). Both companies are planing to include the new technology in their next Web browsers. The graphics modeling language was developed by Silicon Graphics. The second version, VRML2 is the focus of a consortium, made up of 60 companies, guiding its development. Netscape's Communicator software includes VRML2 capabilities in its browser. Microsoft will add the technology to its Internet Explorer 4.0, which the company intends to release during the summer of 1997. The increasing speeds of Internet connections will make it very easy to instantly display sophisticated 3-D images.

Standards, Internet, Netscape Communications Corp., NSCP, Company technology development, Three-dimensional graphics, Three dimensional graphics

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