Appian Graphics
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Fate | Acquired by Colorgraphic Communications, Inc. in July 2001 |
| Successor | Colorgraphic Communications, Inc. |
| Products | Multi-monitor graphics accelerators; Jeronimo series; Gemini series; HydraVision software; Appian Rotate technology |
Appian Graphics was a company specializing in the production of multi-monitor graphics accelerators, established in 1994.
History
Appian gained recognition for its Jeronimo and Gemini series as well as the HydraVision software designed for managing multiple displays. The company’s primary rival within the multi-monitor sector was STB Systems.
In July 2001, Colorgraphic Communications, Inc. acquired Appian; however, this parent company discontinued its operations around 2007 to 2008.
HydraVision was initially created by Appian in the late 1990s to address multi-head display requirements. Subsequently, in July 2001, ATI Technologies purchased both HydraVision and the associated development team to enhance support for its dual-head Radeon 7500 and 8500 graphics cards.
In 1998, Appian launched Appian Rotate, a technology that utilized hardware acceleration and 3D texture mapping to enable portrait mode by rotating the desktop image. This innovation set the industry benchmark for portrait display functionality and continues to be a fundamental component of drivers that support portrait orientation.
Graphics adapters
- Appian Graphics Jeronimo J2/N
- PCI adapter with dual-head support at 3/4 size
- Equipped with 4 MB of memory
- Powered by the Cirrus Logic CL-GDGD5462-HC-B chipset
- Appian Jeronimo Pro
- Dual-head PCI graphics adapter
- Available with either 8 or 16 MB memory (split as 4 or 8 MB per head)
- Utilizes the 3Dlabs Permedia 2 VPU chipset
- Appian Jeronimo Pro 4-Port
- PCI adapter supporting four displays simultaneously
- Contains 32 MB total memory (8 MB allocated per head)
- Based on the 3Dlabs Permedia 2 VPU chipset
- Appian Jeronimo 2000
- Dual-head PCI adapter model
- Features 64 MB memory (32 MB per each head)
- Incorporates the 3Dlabs Permedia 3 VPU chipset
- Appian Gemini
- AGP 2X adapter with dual-head capability
- Includes 16 MB SGRAM
- Built around the S3 Savage MX chipset