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- From: richard@bnr.ca (Richard A. Dault)
- Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar 24 info wanted!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.173605.23696@bnr.ca>
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ontario, Canada
- References: <d91-fad@tekn.hj.se.3.711909782@tekn.hj.se> <1992Jul27.143739.5010@jet.uk>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:36:05 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul27.143739.5010@jet.uk> kb@jet.uk (Kenneth Blackler) writes:
- >In <d91-fad@tekn.hj.se.3.711909782@tekn.hj.se> d91-fad@tekn.hj.se@tekn.hj.se (Daniel Falk) writes:
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- [stuff deleted]
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- >If you want a fast Windows board try the Diamond _Stealth_, or any other S3
- >graphics board, their not so expensive. If you need the 24bit colour though
- >I have no experiance. (I was sold a Speedstar24 a while ago on the
- >understanding ot was an S3 card. It isn't, or if it is then its a very
- >slow one that only runs about 1.2 times as fast as an Orchid ProdesignerII,
- >also the drivers I was supplied with were the wrong ones so I haven't been
- >able to try out the 24bit colour modes.)
- >Anyway I'm sending mine back for the Stealth board which is what I actually
- >wanted!
-
- The S3 cards are faster for Windows, but for DOS applications they actually
- run slower than standard VGA cards. This is a very important factor
- you concider before buying it.
- You can read about this in many magazines.
-
- >Only my opinions!
- >Ken.B
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