Matrox

Matrox is a Canadian company that sold perspective computer graphics hardware, but eventually stopped doing that.

It was established in Montreal, Canada in 1976. It was co-founded by Lorne Trottier and Branko Matić.

Products

• Video RAM
• MTX 1632 Video RAM
• ALT-256
• ALT-512
• Space Machine line
• MGA Impression / Impression Plus

References

• https://www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/Matrox/ALT256/ALT256.htm
• https://www.worldphaco.com/uploads/MATROX_ALT256.pdf
• https://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/exorset_other.html
• "Matrox Alt-256**2 computer graphics card · York University Computer Museum Canada". 2026-05-17. https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/items/show/297.
• https://video.matrox.com/en/about/matrox-our-story
• https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/items/show/298
• Peddie, Jon (2022). The History of the GPU - Steps to Invention. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-10968-3. ISBN 978-3-031-10967-6. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-10968-3.
• "ADA279913". https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA279913.pdf.