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- From: ear@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Mr. Neat-O [tm])
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: Need info on the OS/2 SP
- Date: 21 Dec 1992 06:12:41 GMT
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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- Message-ID: <1h3n8pINN231@bigboote.WPI.EDU>
- References: <1992Dec20.195619.20277@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Dec20.232959.4723@spcvxb.spc.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec20.232959.4723@spcvxb.spc.edu> benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Dec20.195619.20277@midway.uchicago.edu>, silveanu@uhuru.uchicago.edu (Adrian Silveanu) writes:
- >> Could you please tell me what advancements are in the OS/2 SP?
- >> What verison will it make OS/2 now?
- >> Is it faster?
- >> Does it have SVGA drivers?
- >>
- >The version is the same, but the CSD level is now XR06055.
- >Some say it is faster, some say slower. You now have a 32 bit GRE, however.
- >It has Tseng ET4000 drivers that i know of. Yes SVGA
-
- I have a 16 Mhz 386sx w/8 Mb Ram and a 1 Mb Trident 8900c and recently
- applied the service pack. While still running the 16 bit video drivers from
- Trident (under the 32 bit GRE), I did see a bit of a slowdown in the video.
- I have since installed the new 32 bit Trident drivers and the video is
- definitely faster than before. Also, the palette management works properly,
- and I can now do seemless windows at 1024x768x256 or any of the other 256
- color modes. I'm very pleased with the SP and with the support from
- Trident.
-
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