From: ianj@citrus.SAC.CA.US ( Ian Justman ) Subject: Re: Video card questions. Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 01:40:05 GMT
wmagro@uiuc.edu (William Magro) writes:
: General questions:
:
: * Do the X drivers for accelerated video cards take advantage of the
: acceleration functions?
I would think that the accelerated functions would already be accessible
in the form of reprogramming the clocks.
: * Are hardware cursors supported?
:
: * What boards (brand names) have hardware cursors?
:
: * I saw that the WD 90C30 is supported by X. Are all chipsets
: in this family supported? I.e. 90C31, etc.
:
: Board specific questions:
:
: * Can someone post a maping from current board models to chipsets. Boards
: I'd like to know about are (please mail me if you know _any_):
:
: ATI Graphic Vantage
: ATI Graphic Ultra
: ATI Graphic Ultra +
: ATI Graphic Ultra Pro
I believe there are drivers to support these cards.
: Orchid Prodesigner IIs
No problem, I would assume. Regular run o'the mill ET4k card...
: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
Probably no problems here, too.
: Diamond Speed Star 24 (Tseng ET4000?)
: Diamond Speed Star 24x
: Diamond Stealth (S3?) (which of these is fastest?)
AVOIDE THESE GUYS LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!! THEY'RE TOO <explitive> PROPRIETARY!!!!
: * With all the positive talk about S3 boards, can people please send
: me brand names of any S3 boards. The sales droids never seem to know
: what chipset is in a board. "It comes with a windows driver. It
: comes with a windows driver. It comes with..."
Like I said, avoide ANYTHING from Diamond. Their clocking hardware is
very proprietary. Basically, if the saleslifeform is pushing a Diamond
card down your throat, tell him/him/it to push that Diamond card up
their ass.
: Please help if you can. I am completely new to the Intel world, and I'd
: like to buy a capable system the first time around. I will work to get
: the information into the FAQ, so the same questions don't have to be
: answered again.
To be really honsest, I would not put the words "Intel" and "capable" in the
same sentence. But it's a decently mediocre system. Linux does it more jus-
tice than DOS ever will.
Good luck!
-- Born to void warranties! ianj@ijpc.UUCP