From: mark-r@spec0.ee.man.ac.uk (Mark Robinson) Subject: Farenheit Discontinued - BUY NOW!!! Date: 16 Apr 1993 10:46:36 GMT
Hi
When I went to but an Orchid Farenheit 1280 card to replace my Trident,
the dealer told me that this card had been discontinued in favour of
the VA version. He then went on to say that he still had a few left,
but that they are as rare as hens teeth and I should buy one now, as
they are faster than the VA. Since fast video is more important than
the gimmicky VA, and I wasn't sure if XS3 could take advantage of
the VA feature (or even drive the card) so I bought the 1280.
OK, the questions are:
1. Was the dealer just trying to shift the last of his 1280s to some mug,
or are they genuinely faster (it would seem logical since the 1280
has VRAM but the VA ordinary DRAM).
2. If it is faster, how much.
3. Are there plans to write a device driver for the VA features (it's
not too late to change my card).
TIA
Mark