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- From: jrg@punch (James R. Goble)
- Subject: Re: Upgrading the IIsi: Video Card or Accelerator
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.174710.10576@speedy.aero.org>
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- Organization: The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, CA
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- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:47:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec13.220810.18278@ncsu.edu> smisra@eos.ncsu.edu (SAURABH
- MISRA) writes:
- > If you only have around $500 to spend to make the IIsi faster,
- > should you get a accelerated Nubus video card or an accelerator
- > (like the Daystar 33 for $549). Also if you replace the crystal
- > with a 50Mhz one, will the video be faster than that obtained
- > from an accelerated video card, like the E-Machines Doublecolor SX?
- >
- > thanks
- >
- > Saurabh
-
- Just my personal opinion, but if I only had money to do one thing I would
- buy the accelerator. The video card only accelerates video. The
- accelerator will accelerate everything, including video. As to replacing
- the Xtal, see the 25MHz IISi discussions. The card may not work at 50MHz.
-