MONSTER 3D 

January 1997
High Performance 3D Entertainment Accelerator


* PCI Add On Board
* Analog Pass Through
* Compatible with most Graphics Adapters
* Supports MS Direct3D(tm)
* High-performance 3D Full Screen Games Support

Hardware
* 3Dfx Interactive Voodoo chip set 
* 4 MB EDO DRAM on board for: 
* 2 MB frame buffer & z-buffer
* 2 MB texture memory
* PCI bus 2.1 compliant
* Analog pass through (connection to standard VGA output) 

Hardware Features
* Perspective correct texture mapping 
* Bi-linear and advanced texture filtering 
* Level of detail (LOD) MIP mapping 
* Sub-pixel correction 
* Polygonal-based Gouraud shading and texture modulation 
* 24-bit internal, 16-bit dithered RGB frame buffer 
* Multiple format texture buffer (8-bit and 16-bit) 
* 1, 2, and 4 Mbytes of frame/aux buffer memory per pixelfx 
* 1, 2, and 4 Mbytes of texture memory per texelfx 
* 45 Mpixels/sec sustained fill rate for bilinear or advanced filtered textures 
* 1,000,000 Textured triangles/sec on a P-166 PCI system 
* Anti-aliasing 
* Z-buffering (16-bit) 
* Alpha blending 
* Per-pixel special effects: fog, transparency, translucency 
* Texture compositing, morphing, animation 
* Linear frame buffer access 

Software
Basic software:
* Support for full-screen games under popular PC operating systems including: 
* Microsoft Windows(r) 95 
* MS-DOS, and Windows 3.1 
* Supports 3D APIs including 
* Microsoft Direct3D(tm)
* RealityLab 2.0 
* Intel 3DR
* Criterion Renderware(tm) and more 
* Comprehensive support for popular game development tools including 
* Gemini OpenGVS 
* Multigen GameGen 
* Glide(tm) register level compatibility software library for full screen coin-op/arcade and DOS games


Bundled Games for Retail Product
* Interplay
- Descent (tm) II: Destination Quartzon (tm) (OEM version)
- Fatal Racing (tm)(Full game)
- Actua Soccer (Full version)
* Activision(r)
- Mech Warrior2(r) (full game)
- Hyperblade (tm) (full game)
* Demo / Light versions
- EF2000 (tm)
- Tomb Raider (tm)
- Scorched Planet (tm)
* Microsoft Game Sampler 2 with the trial versions of:
- Monster Truck Madness (tm)
- Hellbender (tm)
- and 14 other games ( demo or light versions)

All this games mentioned with their names are Monster 3D accelerated versions of the game or accelerated by the Monster 3D board.

Packaging
* Monster 3D Graphics Add On Board
* Pass-Through cable
* CD-ROM's with installation software, bundled Games and Online Manuals 
* Hardware installation manual 



System Requirements
* Recommended: Pentium 100 MHz or better
* MS Windows(95 (recommended) or DOS 5.0 or higher 
* 1 free PCI Slot


Service & Support
* 5 years warranty 
* free Software updates via BBS, Internet (www.diamondmm.com; www.spea.com), CompuServe (GO SPEA)
* Fax back system
* Technical support through Hotline


Display modes

Resolution Colors Refresh Rate Hz
512*384    65k    72 75 85 120
640*400    65k    60 75 85 120
640*480    65k    60 75 85 120
800*600    65k    60 75 85 -
Colors are 24 bit dithered to a 16 bit RGB (65k colors) output.

Available:
December 1996



Germany: 
SPEA Software GmbH
a Diamond Multimedia Company
Moosstraße 18 b, 
D-82319 Starnberg 
Fax: ++49 8151 21258

UK:
Diamond Multimedia Systems Ltd.
610 Wharfedale Road
Winnersh Triangle
Wokingham
Berkshire RG41 5TY  UK
Fax: ++44 1189 444401

France:
Diamond Multimedia Southern Europe
6, Blvd. Général Leclerc - Bat C - 15th Floor
Clichy 92115 - FRANCE
Fax: 33-1-47561139

Copyright
(c) Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.  Subject to technical alterations

Trademarks
(TM) The brands or product names mentioned are/may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


RHMonstere 10.02.1997