11.   However, many makers agree that the cost of adding an AGP graphics accelerator is still less than adding an additional four megabytes of local graphics memory.

12.   It produces memory upgrades, graphics accelerators, high-end video editing boards, telephony products and mass storage devices.

13.   Thankfully, developers say, improved graphics accelerators and chips can handle the chore of creating detailed backgrounds and entertaining foregrounds without hogging memory or crashing the PC.

14.   This pipeline also reduces the processing time by allowing the graphics accelerator to issue many commands without requiring a response from the system.