DIAMOND'S GAMES KIT 2000 PACKS QUAD SPEED DRIVE, 2MB WAVETABLE AUDIO AND
SEVEN PREMIER GAMES IN ONE KIT

Popular Games include Magic Carpet, Wing Commander II Deluxe Edition,
Cyberia- Mission Norway, and The Lemmings Chronicles

ATLANTA, GA, April 24, 1995 -- Diamond Multimedia (NASDAQ: DIMD) announced
today at Spring Comdex 1995 its new quad speed multimedia kit for game
playing enthusiasts -- the Diamond Games Kit 2000. Value-priced at $399
ERP (estimated retail price), the Diamond Games Kit 2000 is packed with
seven popular software titles including Bullfrog's Magic Carpet and
Interplay's Cyberia-Mission Norway, a 2MB Wavetable sound card, a quad
speed CD-ROM drive and powered speakers.

The Diamond Games Kit 2000 and other Diamond multimedia subsystem products
are on display at Spring Comdex the week of April 24, 1995 in meeting room
165B in the West Hall of the Georgia World Congress Center.

"This kit has some of the most popular flying, simulation and
action/adventure games on the market, including Magic Carpet and Wing
Commander II Deluxe Edition. The quad speed CD-ROM drive provides fast
transfer of information and graphics and the 2MB Wavetable audio gives a
richer, fuller sound," said Paul Nahi, director of product marketing for
Diamond Multimedia. "The Diamond Games Kit 2000 allows games and other
CD-ROM titles to be played at peak performance."

2 Megabyte Wavetable Sound

The kit includes Diamond's 2MB Wavetable stereo sound card allowing for a
more realistic and richer sounding gaming experience. Using the Yamaha
OPL-3 for FM synthesis and AdMOS Wavetable, it is fully Windows Sound
System( compatible and works with all Sound Blaster( and Sound Blaster
Pro( compatible games. The Diamond Sound card has Panasonic, Mitsumi, Sony
and IDE CD-ROM interfaces, and its audio interface supports Panasonic,
Mitsumi and Sony. The four in/out jacks provide a speaker out, line out,
microphone in, and line in for voice and stereo record or playback, as
well as a MIDI port for joysticks. Also provided is a pair of
magnetically-shielded, high-quality, powered speakers.

Seven Popular Games

The Diamond Games Kit 2000 has seven games including Bullfrog's Magic
Carpet, Interplay's Cyberia-Mission Norway, Maxis' SimCity 2000(,
Mindscape's Dragon Lore(, ORIGIN's Wing Commander II Deluxe Edition,
Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 1995, and Psygnosis' The Lemming's
Chronicles. This software carries a combined retail value of up to $330.

Quad Speed CD-ROM Drive

A state-of-the-art IDE quad speed drive provides a 600 KB/sec transfer
rate, an access time of 230 ms and a buffer size of 128 KB for fast access
of information and video from most CD-ROM titles. The drive is MPC2, Kodak
Photo CD and Multisession XA compatible. Interface and CD audio cables are
provided.

Easy-To-Install

As with all Diamond Multimedia Kits, the Diamond Games Kit 2000 is simple
to install and operate. Even a novice computer user should be able to
follow the instructional VHS videotape and fully photo-illustrated,
step-by-step manual.Additionally, the supplied Diamond installation
software offers automatic setup, alleviating many system compatibility
problems. Diamond offers 24-hour BBS technical support as well as live
technical service six days per week.

Availability

The Diamond Games Kit 2000 will be available the beginning of May through
nationwide distributors, computer retailers and mass merchants such as
Comp USA, Computer City, Egghead Software, Incredible Universe and Fry's
Electronics.

Diamond Multimedia

Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets
high-performance multimedia solutions including graphics and multimedia
accelerators, sound cards, audio/telephony subsystems and multimedia
upgrade kits for the personal computer market. Headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., Diamond has marketing and technical support facilities in London,
Tokyo and Munich. The company's products are sold through regional,
national and international distributors as well as to major computer
retailers, mass merchants and OEMs worldwide.

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