From: alan@ernest.dseg.ti.com (Alan Edmonds) Subject: Re: How to get rid of your Diamond Speedstar 24 Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 01:49:18 GMT
In article <1992Jul22.232501.27215@sinkhole.unf.edu> shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) writes:
>
> For those of you that have been following my saga of trying to get a
>decent 17" monitor / good et4000 card these past few days, you've already
>read that the DS 24 is NOT the same as the Diamond Speedstar HIColor
>with the 15-bit RamDac chip. HOWEVER, these vendors /think/ that when you
>say HIColor you mean the DS 24. Look, all we really want is a decent
>et4000 card that has some high dot clocks so we can run X386 1.2E with
>viewing comfort...specifically, an 80 dot clock is nice when you have
>a good 17" monitor (by all means, if someone finds an et4000 that can
>can go higher, mention it to the group).
I'm not sure it can go higher, but it is pretty fast. Check out the
MicroLabs Ultimate VGA. Call MIcroLabs at 214-702-8654. I am using
one in my ISC 2.2.1 system with X386 (X11R5). Works well for me. I also
have one at home (DOS only) hooked up to a 17" IDEK monitor. Looks fantastic.
Also, the card isn't that expensive. Good driver support.
I should add that I'm a good friend of the MicroLabs owner. It doesn't change
the fact that is a good card. And it does work with X386.
-- Alan Edmonds Texas Instruments, Inc. I don't speak for TI; TI doesn't speak for me M/S 8513 Work phone: (214)575-6427 6620 Chase Oaks Blvd. Email: alan@ernest.dseg.ti.com Plano, Texas 75023