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- From: dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine)
- Subject: Re: 8514 seamless windows
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 00:37:43 GMT
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- In article <SCASTILL.92Dec24094545@tesla.nmsu.edu>, scastill@nmsu.edu
- (Steve Castillo) writes:
- |>
- |> I follow this newsgroup regularly and have not seen anything recently
- |> on 8514 seamless windows drivers. Does anybody know when and if IBM
- |> is going to provide 8514 seamless windows drivers? I have an ATI
- |> Graphics Ultra. Since it appears that ATI is dragging their heels
- |> about writing drivers for the Ultra card it appears that the next best
- |> hope is for 8514 drivers. I have now come to the conclusion that my
- |> purchase of the (expensive) ATI card was a big mistake. The Trident
- |> is much cheaper and has good OS/2 seamless windows drivers written for it.
- |> --
- |> *****************************************************************
- |> Steve Castillo
- |> New Mexico State University
- |> Las Cruces, NM
- |>
- |> scastill@nmsu.edu
- |> (505)646-3214
-
- Yes, IBM is working on 8514/A drivers. These should be full 32 bit
- seamless drivers. As to when, I don't have a date I can give you yet,
- but they are moving along.
-
- David W. Levine -- dwl@watson.ibm.com -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
- -- My Opinions, IBM's hardware. --
- "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your
- aim" - George Santayana
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