显卡史诗系列（六）——三十功名尘与土，matrox编年史

weihua8206

迈创于1976年在加拿大的蒙特利尔成立，是微处理器技术的开创者之一。那是个电脑产业蓄势待发的伟大年代：在新兴的个人电脑产业:英特尔已经公布了5兆赫8085微处理器,苹果电脑公司刚刚成立，微软标识则刚刚成为注册商标。


　　也正是在1976年,Matrox发布了自己的第一款产品………………@#￥%（百度百科的火星文让我暴走了）


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先从硬件风云直录英文版前半部过来吧，有时间慢慢翻译（有人代劳最好 ）

Founded in 1976 in Montreal, Canada, Matrox Electronic Systems began as an early pioneer of microprocessor technology. When Matrox burst on the scene, it was an exciting time in the emerging PC industry: Intel had unveiled the 5 MHz 8085 microprocessor, Apple Computer, Inc. had just been formed, and the trade name "Microsoft" was about to be registered.
　
It was also in 1976 that privately held Matrox Electronic Systems launched its first product: the Matrox Video RAM, a custom-designed microprocessor-based video interface for microcomputers—the first of its kind. Other significant achievements quickly followed, and as early as 1979, Matrox Electronic Systems began to supply system integrators on Wall Street with a line of financial information display products. Designed for industrial and personal computers, the Quad Video (QV) Series powered four monitors, an impressive accomplishment for the time. Although a costly and low-volume product, the QV was the first single board to provide multi-display support; and as such, established Matrox as the first graphics company to provide display solutions to the financial and business markets.
From its very beginning, Matrox led the way in developing many new applications and innovations in display controller technology. These innovations gave rise to three distinct product lines—graphics, video, and imaging.
Throughout the 1980s, the company's original graphics division, which later evolved into Matrox Graphics, continued to accelerate CAD and business desktops with reliable, high-end 2D graphics boards and 3D add-on modules. In 1982, Matrox introduced the RGB-GRAPH, a highly successful combination color graphics plus video frame grabber card. Demand for accelerated products and the myriad of applications for the seminal RGB-GRAPH fuelled the creation of the Matrox Video and Imaging divisions.
In 1983, Matrox introduced the GXB 1000, the first board-level graphics card with a true hardware accelerator. This product paved the way for future generations of 2D and 3D dedicated graphics accelerators.
The '80s set the stage for faster, more powerful personal computers, more visually appealing operating systems and new applications for business and home computing. As such, demand for faster graphics accelerators was on the rise. With the top performance PG series for the PC platform, Matrox became a leader in high-end 2D and 3D graphics accelerators for specialized high-end industrial, CAD and workstation applications. At the same time, the nascent video and imaging product lines emerged as distinct entities.
In 1986, Matrox won a $100 million contract with the U.S. Army to supply Electronic Information Delivery Systems (EIDS). A precursor to today's CD-ROM-based multimedia PCs, the EIDS combined video, digital audio and digital data storage on the same videodisk for the first time.
Also in 1986, Matrox introduced the world's first PC-based image processing accelerator, the MVP-AT. This innovative product established Matrox as a serious player in the hardware imaging business. This was followed by the highly successful Matrox Image Series in 1989, which raised performance standards with its new hardware pipeline architecture and MIL software library. The Image Series found applications in areas as diverse as medical imaging systems and semiconductor equipment manufacturing. Today, the current Matrox Genesis Series is a key component in advanced semiconductor wafer-processing equipment. Through its Image and Genesis Series, Matrox plays an important role in advancing semiconductor manufacturing.
In 1992, Matrox introduced the Matrox Studio, the first hybrid linear/non-linear video-editing system. This PC-based system enabled video producers to edit material using either professional videotape machines or digitized video on a computer hard drive. Following this product, the Matrox DigiSuite series was launched in 1996. The DigiSuite series was the first affordable all-digital system for real-time, non-linear editing. The award-winning DigiSuite broke new ground in offering a full set of professional-quality editing and effects capabilities. DigiSuite continues to outsell all competing products in its class. Last year, Matrox Video introduced the revolutionary RT2000 with Flex 3D technology. Flex 3D is a highly scalable technology that harnesses the power of the Matrox G400 3D graphics chip to produce a kaleidoscope of professional-quality video effects.
　

The timing was ideal when, in 1993, Matrox Electronic Systems catapulted the industry forward with the launch of a 64-bit graphics engine. At a time when all other graphics board vendors were bringing 32-bit chips to market, Matrox gained a two-year lead on the competition with performance and image quality that was dramatically ahead of its time. This new 64-bit chip powered the first two generations of the Matrox Millennium product line. With these avant-garde graphics boards, PCs could now attain higher speeds at higher resolutions and with greater image clarity than ever before.
　
One year later in April 1994, Matrox Graphics Inc. became an independent company, undertaking all research and design, production, sales, and marketing activities in-house. Matrox Graphics has since continued to impel the evolution of graphics technology for the corporate desktop.
　

Its leading-edge graphics boards power the PCs of millions of demanding desktop users around the globe, accelerating onscreen 2D, 3D and digital video displays with crisp text, photo-realistic color and fluid movement.
　
With more than 40 million graphics accelerators shipped in seven years, sales have grown from US $30 million in 1993 to over a half-billion dollars in 2000. Internationally, Matrox Graphics enjoys tremendous success. Its offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany and Hong Kong boast a strong history, with brand loyalty that keeps customers coming back.
In addition, the international trade press has acknowledged our efforts with more than 1,000 awards and recognitions, including a host of consumers' choice awards, making Matrox the most highly awarded graphics company in the industry.
Today, Matrox Electronic Systems consists of: Matrox Imaging, an industrial, scientific and medical imaging division; Matrox Video Products Group, a professional, high-end video division; and the New Business Media Division, a high-performance networking solutions division.

易水寒楚

很好
就是不知道什么意思

hotsuma00_0

不错，不过有些太长了。GOOGLE翻译的也太囧了。。

瞎猫

翻译软件的自动翻译都很囧。。。

wzxiaomage

不错，不过有些太长了。GOOGLE翻译的也太囧了。。