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- Subject: Re: need advice for graphics card for OS/2
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.112751.3327@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 11:27:51 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- References: <1j79eiINNnjp@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> <mortenk.181.727555938@dhhalden.no> <wiegand.727714121@lido16>
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- In article <wiegand.727714121@lido16> motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net writes:
- > In article <1j79eiINNnjp@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged) writes:
- > >
- > >I am about to purchase a 486-66 with 16 megs of memory, and I am in dire need
- > >of advice on which graphics card to buy.
- ....
- > >How are the ET-4000 based and S3 based cards? I see many local bus versions
- > >of them and some claim up to about 50 million winmarks (2x the ATI Pro), but
- > >what about their OS/2 support? Did the Service Pak include drivers for them
- > >and if it did, what resolutions are they and are these cards fast under
- > OS/2?
- >
- > ET4000 cards are supported by OS/2, but this is a standard SVGA card,
- > not an accelerated card.
-
- The support for these is built in and good in OS/2 b2.1 and in the GA+Service
- Pack set-up. OS/2 2.0 out-of-the-box does not support these cards in any
- resolution other than VGA. Look for OS/2 2.1. It's a good'un.
-
- > I don't believe S3 drivers are available yet.
-
- I just read in comp.os.os2.misc that they will be out in March.
-
- >
- > I have heard that non-IBM XGA cards should be available soon. I don't
- > know if they are out yet, but if they are they would also be a
- > good posibility.
-
- A *very* good choice. These cards will be great.
-
- Steve
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