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FARENHEIT PRO VIDEO 64 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Contact: Pat Workman, Press Relations (510) 683-0506 press@orchid.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ORCHID PREMIERES FAST GRAPHICS WITH MPEG AND DIGITAL VIDEO SCALING HyperDriver(TM) Technology Speeds Multimedia Applications FREMONT, CA--April 3, 1995-- Orchid Technology announced today the merging of high-performance graphics and digital video playback with its latest market entry, the Fahrenheit ProVideo 64. With HyperDriverTM technology and the ability to play and scale both standard and MPEG digital video, the Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 begins a new era in graphics card performance. The Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 combines S3's latest 968 chipset and video memory (VRAM) for extremely fast Windows and DOS performance. A complete suite of software drivers for CAD, business and graphics is included, as well as Orchid's new HyperDriver Windows software. Orchid's HyperDriver technology is geared towards multimedia and digital video playback applications. While providing compatibility with today's high refresh rates and resolutions, the HyperDriver technology also handles the large block transfers of video data faster than competing offerings. Unlike other 64-bit graphics accelerators, the Fahrenheit ProVideo 64's HyperDriver is compatible with digital video capture cards. According to Tony Rodrigues, Director of Product Marketing, "Users no longer have to choose between speed, compatibility and feature sets. The Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 pumps out the fastest graphics performance available while moving computers into full-screen MPEG and digital video." In addition to hardware video scaling in all modes, the Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 supports resolutions up to 1600x1200 and refresh rates up to 120Hz. It is available for both PCI and VLB bus architectures, and comes with either 2MB of VRAM (user upgradeable to 4MB) or with 4MB of VRAM pre-installed. MSRP is $429 (2MB) and $629 (4MB). Orchid Technology, a subsidiary of Micronics Computers (NASDAQ:MCRN), is a worldwide manufacturer of graphics, sound and digital video multimedia products for the personal computer market. The company is headquartered at 45365 Northport Loop West, Fremont, California 94538, (510) 683-0300. Orchid Technology also has offices in Paris, France; Basingstoke, United Kingdom; and Meerbusch, Germany. ### Orchid, Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 and HyperDriver are trademarks of Orchid Technology. All other products are trademarks of their respective manufacturers.