From: A. Friend (afriend@dew.Princeton.EDU)
Date: 07/23/92


From: afriend@dew.Princeton.EDU (A. Friend)
Subject: Re: How to get rid of your Diamond Speedstar 24
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 15:37:27 GMT

From article <1992Jul23.141415.19826@crd.ge.com>, by davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen):
> In article <1992Jul22.232501.27215@sinkhole.unf.edu>, shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) writes:
>
> Let me see if I understand this... the dealer tried to give you a
> better card for the same money, you have to wait, it's going to cost you
> a few bucks, and you aren't going to tell the net that the vendor should
> be put out of business for not writing a 24 bit X driver?
>

My experience is stranger. I ordered the Diamond Speedstar Plus and I
emphasized I wanted the non-hi-color version since it is $15 cheaper.
They sent me DS24 for the cheaper price anyway. Now I really have to
think if it is worthwhile to trade for a ProIIs ......

... Aren't we going to add 24 bit support to X386 someday?