1: Introduction
Shared memory architecture allows a maximum of 64 MB
main memory to act as frame buffer
Supports high resolutions up to 1920x1200 16M colors, up
to 2048x2048 Texture size and Virtual screen up to
4096x4096
Supports hardware DVD Accelerator and Direct DVD to
TV playback
Sound System
Complies with the PC98 audio specification
16-bit CODEC for full-duplex playback and recording
HRTF 3D professional audio supports both Direct Sound
3D
®
and A3D
®
-compatible interfaces plus support for
4-
channel speakers
Driver support for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
95/98/2000/NT 4.0
Built-in 32ohm earphone buffer and 3D surround sound
Provides MPU-401 Game/MIDI port and legacy Sound
Blaster 16 support
Downloadable Wave-table Synthesizer supports Direct
Music®
Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF In/Out) with
24-bit stereo
,
48KHz sampling rate and measured
120dB
audio quality
Optional optic fiber interface enables communication with
MiniDisc player/recorder or a high-end audio system
Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD-Audio and
Line In or digital mixing from voice, FM/Wave-table and
digital CD-Audio
Onboard I/O Ports
Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device
connections
Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate
Two serial ports (an optional second serial header) with
16550-compatible fast UART
One parallel port with ECP and EPP support
Two USB ports
Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse
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