From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 17:24:13 GMT
In article <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes:
>In article <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
>> In article <c3xn+a=.kwan@netcom.com> kwan@netcom.com (Kwan-Seng Low) writes:
>>> Here's my dream card: User contributed, VESA compliance SVGA card.
>>> Given enough hardware design tools ([...]), one would
>>> came up a hardware design that only utilize standard component
>>> that's readily available in any large electronics shop [...].
>>> Complete schematics, parts list, how to obtain it, complete doc. on
>>> how to build it, everything available on public domain.
>> Why bother, when you can buy a very good card for under $200?
>
>Why? To quote the posting you replied to, complete schematics, parts
>list, how to obtain it, [...], everything available on public domain.
>
>Of course, perhaps your "very good card for under $200" *has* all of
>that. If so, please tell me where to get it! Tell the whole net
>where, for that matter - the Diamond flap has demonstrated the
>existence of plenty of people who'd love to find such a thing.
>
> der Mouse
>
> mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
I just finished speaking to customer marketing out of S3
Corporation.
If you are interested, S3 can make readily available the
complete schematics on how to build an S3 based svga card.
Maybe we could just build an 8C928 based card which could
be 2 to 3 times faster than the 8C911 used in the Stealth.
And, I can provide an X11R5 server which can used the
extended graphics functions on the S3 card.
So, the ball is now in the hands of the EE types.
How about it guys? Shall we make a run for it?
Feel freel to call me or to send me e-mail.
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