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| question about unusual diamond javelin card? | |
| Posted by: chelseayr on 2023-08-20 18:41:30 I checked the archive copy of diamond's site for 1997, 1999, and even after a certain buyout in the 2000s but it doesn't seem like there is any reference to 'javelin' series, only either stealth video cards or hauppauge-rebranded (as the model # sounds too obvious on there) tv tuners, etc .. so I'm a bit curious as to where this really came from: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/166290316334 since theres both the ti and s3 chips on it it at least appears to be a 2d & gameshappy-3d combo card perhaps so hmm I have to wonder why they split off from the stealth name but naturally what do I know? | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2023-08-20 20:16:02 Diamond wanted to hop on the Apple graphics card bandwagon when PC profits were slowing down. I don't think the cards were around for long and most were converted to PC ROMs and sold with adapters (since they had the apple connector). I have one of those cards somewhere with a PC ROM I believe. | |
| Posted by: Phipli on 2023-08-20 21:30:19 I have a Radius card that uses the same chip. It's 2D performance is pedestrian and it doesn't do 3D that I'm aware (on Mac at least).  | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-08-20 21:32:01since theres both the ti and s3 chips on it it at least appears to be a 2d & gameshappy-3d combo cardIsn't the Ti chip likely to be a RAMDAC? Edit - yeah, nothing exciting | |
| Posted by: chelseayr on 2023-08-21 03:16:09 was at relative's lake place so didn't exactly spent a lot of time looking it up initially, didn't think of that one of the two big chips won't be a processor of some sort sorry either way thanks to @Unknown_K too | |
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