ATI ? What does it mean

priyajeet · Aug 2, 2004

I did not know where to put this question. so I thought lets start a new thread.

What the hell does ATI stand for.
I didnt search throughly on their website. But whatever I did, did not find anything.
Dictionary.com gives <A HREF="http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=ATI" target="_new">this.</A>
NASDAQ gives <A HREF="http://quotes.nasdaq.com/Quote.dll?page=multi&mode=stock&mode=Stock&symbol=ATYT" target="_new">this.</A>

Is it like GNU, acronym within acronym
ATI Technologies Inc.

Futile is resistance, assimilate you we will.

evulboo · Aug 2, 2004

ATI Technologies Inc. (where ATI is an acronym for Allied Telesyn International) is a Canadian manufacturer of graphics cards and graphics chips and graphics processing units for personal computers, founded in 1985.

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priyajeet · Aug 2, 2004

Allied Telesyn International is a different company.

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etp777 · Aug 2, 2004

<A HREF="http://www.atitech.com/companyinfo/ir/2000/2000AIF.pdf" target="_new">http://www.atitech.com/companyinfo/ir/2000/2000AIF.pdf</A>

Array Technology Inc. August 20, 1985
Array Technologies Inc. September 13, 1985 by amendment
ATI Technologies Inc. December 18, 1985 by amendment

eden · Aug 2, 2004

That is just weird. I have always thought ATi meant Advanced Technologies Inc.

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eden · Aug 2, 2004

Allied Telesyn International is a different company.

I believe there is a telecom company that does NICs, who is also called ATI, must be this one.

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priyajeet · Aug 2, 2004

That must have been a f**cked up quarter for them in 1985. Must have done changes before they listed themselves on the market.

So if now they are called ATI Tech Inc., that means its an acronym within an acronym.

Futile is resistance, assimilate you we will.

confoundicator · Aug 2, 2004

So it stands for "Array Technologies Inc Technologies Inc?"

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priyajeet · Aug 2, 2004

worse if it stands for

((((....(A...))....tech...)...tech)...inc)...inc))))))

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Aug 2, 2004

Ok then if it's 'worse', then explain what nVidia stands for. :tongue:

Or better yet, I've got a good one for you. Where did the name MATROX come from?
:evil:

hint: it's not an acronym so much as a combination.

They're all goofy names.

As for ATI, if your name refers to a specific segment/product (arrays) and you move away from jst specialising there, why not encapsulate your name so that now it doesn't prejudice your buyers, it may confuse them as to the origin, but not have them dicount your product before they investigate further (and yes unfortunately some people do do snap judgements like that). Also what's in a name nowadays anyways. Probably at some point it was a numbered company. ATI sounds so much better than Ontario-9874591 corp. :lol:

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priyajeet · Aug 3, 2004

ok last time...

chk <A HREF="http://www.ahajokes.com/com088.html" target="_new">this</A> out.

PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Aug 3, 2004

Now that's a font of information. Needs to be updated with the new stuff though.

BTW, Matrox is a combination of the founders names + X. Just FYI.

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phial · Aug 3, 2004

http://www.atitech.com/companyinfo/ir/2000/2000AIF.pdf

Array Technology Inc. August 20, 1985
Array Technologies Inc. September 13, 1985 by amendment
ATI Technologies Inc. December 18, 1985 by amendment

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Worf101 · Aug 3, 2004

Probably more a question of finding that the names they wanted to use were copyrighted to some other outfit. I've seen bands go through name h**l because they found out the name they wanted to use was "owned" by others. They finally found something they could use probably.

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Crashman · Aug 3, 2004

I'd better report this to the Department of Redundancies Department!

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confoundicator · Aug 3, 2004

Right! Along with RBI's, ATM machines, and PIN numbers.

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. -Bertrand Russell

priyajeet · Aug 3, 2004

Intel, was a scaled down version of Integrated Electronics.

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ChipDeath · Aug 3, 2004

TVR is a shortened version of Trevor.

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Crashman · Aug 4, 2004

You mean RBI's as in baseball? Well, you CAN get runs other ways, you can get walked in when the bases are loaded and a player walks. And you didn't bat the run in if someone else batted a run and pushed you in from a base.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Aug 4, 2004

Maybe he's worried about Runs Balked In?

Oh well, Canadians always have their SIN number to feel stupid about.

Social Insurance Number #, D'oh!

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ufo_warviper · Aug 4, 2004

How's everyone in the graphics forum lately.

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priyajeet · Aug 4, 2004

pissed at ATI :evil:

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Aug 4, 2004

Hey, Long time no See man!

Hope all is well.

D00M3 is the topic of choice recently of course.

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confoundicator · Aug 4, 2004

Yeah baseball. I was talking about how people always call it "3 RBI's" instead of "3 RBI". The R stands for runs.

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cdpage · Aug 5, 2004

3 R's.B.I.
?

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