SPECULAR AND DAYSTAR ANNOUNCE MULTIPROCESSING SUPPORT FOR SPECULAR'S 3D
RENDERING APPLICATION, BACKBURNER

Genesis MP Turns Designer's Tools into Production Workhorses

Atlanta, Georgia -- April 12, 1996 -- DayStar Digital and Specular
International have announced multiprocessing support for BackBurner, a
popular batch and distributed rendering application. DayStar Digital is
the creator of Genesis MP, the first Mac OS-based multiprocessor system.
BackBurner, designed for use with Specular Infini-D, provides Infini-D
users with sophisticated control over the computer-intensive process of
rendering 3D images and animations.

"We want to show high-end professional shops the potential that the
emerging parallel processing Macs offer to 3D production. With Genesis MP
accelerating functions from 300 to 350% faster than single processor
systems, the artist's favorite tools can now be the production workhorses,
too," said David Feldman, Vice President and Chief Strategist for
Specular.

The technology being developed supports rendering on a single MP machine or
on a mix of MP and non-MP machines across a network. Of particular benefit
is the high-speed processor bus linking the four processors in the Genesis
MP, which reduces the communications bottlenecks that sometimes emerge on
local area networks. The BackBurner technology uses the Apple/DayStar
multiprocessing API, and will be compatible with all of the emerging MP
hardware.

DAYSTAR AND SPECULAR TO DEMO TECHNOLOGY AT NAB

People will get a chance to see BackBurner MP in action this week during
the National Association of Broadcasters Expo, in Las Vegas. Specular will
be showing technology demos of BackBurner's MP rendering speeks during the
show at their booth: M4042/Multimedia Pavilion. The technology demo will
be running on DayStar's Genesis MP, harnessing the power of four 132 MH-z
PowerPC processors to render scenes and animations for Specular Infini-D.

ABOUT DAYSTAR DIGITAL

DayStar Digital, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets high performance
Mac OS-based workstations for professionals engaged in media-publishing.
Additionally, DayStar offers a full line of performance upgrade products
for Apple Macintosh computers. The company maintains a Home Page on the
World Wide Web at: http://daystar.com/

ABOUT SPECULAR

Specular is a leading producer of 3D modeling and animation software for
the Macintosh. Specular's flagship 3D program, Infini-D, has become an
industry standard and has won numerous awards for its innovative design
and power. Specular's commitment is to create sophisticated, easy-to-use
and affordable graphics tools. For more information about Specular, see
the Specular Website at: http://www.specular.com.
 
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