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- DALLAS, TX -- A-E-C Systems '92 -- June 8, 1992 -- Panacea Inc. today
- announced a new line of high performance AutoCAD software accelerator
- products designed to work with Autodesk's new AutoCAD Release 12. Dubbed
- TurboDLDClassic and TurboDLDDeluxe, the software accelerators for AutoCAD
- boast 4X faster speed than Panacea's existing AutoCAD drivers in ZOOM,
- PAN, and REDRAW operations, resulting in performance up to 25X faster than
- AutoCAD by itself. The company also announced a liberal upgrade policy
- offering registered customers who purchased Panacea's existing line of
- display list processors on or after November 1, 1991 free upgrades to
- TurboDLD.
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- Panacea has incorporated special optimization techniques which enable a
- single version of TurboDLD to work with virtually any graphics standard or
- platform, and allows installation and configuration modifications from
- within the AutoCAD environment. In addition, several new enhancements to
- AutoCAD are included in the deluxe version of the product, and a bird's
- eye is now included in all versions of TurboDLD. Panacea officials stated
- that because they believe bird's eyes should be a commodity item, there is
- no reason not to include a bird's eye view in their entry-level display
- list processors.
-
- According to Jake Richter, Chief Technologist at Panacea, "TurboDLD was
- developed as a response to three user requirements: better performance,
- universal compatibility with all graphics hardware, and faster REGENs. We
- pride ourselves on providing the highest performance and lowest priced
- drivers available, and will continue to break the barriers that we set in
- the first place. Offering a bird's eye in an entry-level display list
- processor is a further example of our commitment to providing low-cost
- productivity solutions."
-
- TurboDLDClassic and TurboDLDDeluxe work with AutoCAD Release 12, 3D Studio
- Version 2.0, AutoShade 2 with RenderMan, and is backward compatible with
- AutoCAD Release 11 and Release 10/386, plus 3D Studio Version 1.0. In
- addition to supporting EGA, VGA, SuperVGA, S3, TIGA, XGA, and 8514/A
- adapters, the Turbo DLD provides full compatibility with the AVANCE
- GUIengine graphics chip, Compaq's QVision family of graphics adapters, and
- a number of 24-bit VGA boards, including products from Cardinal, Diamond,
- and Everex.
-
- The Turbo DLDClassic includes "The Big Picture," a movable and sizable
- "bird's eye" view of the current AutoCAD drawing with the active editing
- area highlighted. The TurboDLDDeluxe builds on the Classic by offering
- real-time panning, pop-up menus, a ZoomPreview spyglass, a drawing viewer,
- and fully reconfigurable digitizer buttons.
-
- Panacea's TurboDLDClassic software retails for $149 while the
- TurboDLDDeluxe lists for $249. Both products will be available in July.
- Under a generous upgrade policy, registered users of any version of
- Panacea's DLD386 software who purchased the product after November 1, 1991
- will receive a free TurboDLD update automatically. Registered users who
- purchased Panacea's DLD386 software before November 1 can upgrade to
- TurboDLDClassic for $49, or the TurboDLDDeluxe for $99. Registered
- DLD386Deluxe customers can upgrade to the TurboDLDDeluxe for $49.
-
- Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display
- drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive
- applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics
- processors and graphics boards that support VGA/SuperVGA, 8514/A, TIGA, S3
- and XGA graphics platforms. Corporate headquarters are located at 24
- Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-437-5022.
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