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"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

Scott Morg

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by Scott Morg » Tue, 12 May 1998 04:00:00

Hmm,

Well that stinks on ice.  I love my OR3D.  I can't stand Diamond
anything.  (I had a bad experience with them.....a few times).  So
looks like I can forget the OR3D II and start leaning towards the
Canopus stuff now.

Merger-Mania takes another one.


>Of interest to gamers:

>from http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>News for May 11, 1998

>Diamond Multimedia announced today that they will be acquiring Micronics and
>Orchid, also a supplier of Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo 2-based PC *** boards.
>Diamond Multimedia intends to continue the Orchid Righteous 3D brand in the
>computer *** market and to coordinate the marketing of the Righteous 3D and
>Monster 3D brands to their respective targets markets worldwide. Diamond will
>acquire Micronics at a price of $2.45 per share in cash or approximately $31.6
>million. [6:10 PM ET]

rdclarkSPAMT..

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by rdclarkSPAMT.. » Wed, 13 May 1998 04:00:00



Oh, shit.

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Myst

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by Myst » Wed, 13 May 1998 04:00:00



>Well that stinks on ice.  I love my OR3D.  I can't stand Diamond
>anything.  (I had a bad experience with them.....a few times).  So
>looks like I can forget the OR3D II and start leaning towards the
>Canopus stuff now.

My thoughts exactly.  Until I upgrade to Voodoo2, I guess I'll be
sticking with the current release of the Orchid Righteous I drivers as
well, out of concern that any newer driver updates will be
"Diamond-ized" ...  :(

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Sean Tud

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by Sean Tud » Wed, 13 May 1998 04:00:00



Amazing.

I would suspect Diamond is trying to level the playing field to
compete with Creative Labs.

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Sean Tudor
Sydney, Australia
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This is my cannon, this is my gun
One is for bandits, and one is for fun
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vicious at magna dot com dot au

Derek J. Jackso

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by Derek J. Jackso » Wed, 13 May 1998 04:00:00

I agree....it's a damn shame...


>Hmm,

>Well that stinks on ice.  I love my OR3D.  I can't stand Diamond
>anything.  (I had a bad experience with them.....a few times).  So
>looks like I can forget the OR3D II and start leaning towards the
>Canopus stuff now.

>Merger-Mania takes another one.


>>Of interest to gamers:

>>from http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>>News for May 11, 1998

>>Diamond Multimedia announced today that they will be acquiring Micronics
and
>>Orchid, also a supplier of Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo 2-based PC ***
boards.
>>Diamond Multimedia intends to continue the Orchid Righteous 3D brand in
the
>>computer *** market and to coordinate the marketing of the Righteous 3D
and
>>Monster 3D brands to their respective targets markets worldwide. Diamond
will
>>acquire Micronics at a price of $2.45 per share in cash or approximately
$31.6
>>million. [6:10 PM ET]

Neil Harringto

"Diamond Buys Orchid."... OGR

by Neil Harringto » Thu, 14 May 1998 04:00:00


>I would suspect Diamond is trying to level the playing field to
>compete with Creative Labs.

I think Diamond already had the playing field sloping pretty much its way.
:-)

Stolen from the USMC. Jarheads from the early fifties will remember that any
recruit in boot camp who made the unforgivable mistake of calling his rifle
a "gun" would be ordered to march up and down the barracks, M1 at right
shoulder arms, while pointing alternately to the weapon and to his crotch
and repeating over and over and over and over,

"This is my rifle,
This is my gun.
This is for shooting,
This is for fun."

Neil


1. """"FS Toploader RUG-N""""""""

2. """""Wheels & Tires for bugs"""""

3. "Diamond" liner same as "Rhino"

4. """"""" OUT BOARD D/A CONVERTERS.....GOOD IDEA??????"""""""""""

5. """MUST SELL--15" ROCKFORD"""""

6. """""Introduction""""""Explanation""""""

7. """"HELP"""" need info on turbo

8. """"HELP"""" need info on turbo

9. """"MUST SEE ZX11""""

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