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- From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
- Subject: Re: Diamond24X
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.171927.1@ttd.teradyne.com>
- Date: 25 Dec 92 23:12:37 GMT
- References: <BIGGLES.92Dec22141201@ldm.nsc.com>
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- In article <BIGGLES.92Dec22141201@ldm.nsc.com>, biggles@ldm.nsc.com (biggles) writes:
- >
- > 1: I have had *NO* compatability problems with Windows Norton or anythingelse.
- > 2: The compatability problems were becuse some people wanted Diamond to give them
- > the source code/hardware specs of their card (without a non-disclosure agreement)
- > so that they could port Xwindows.
-
- Actually, that's not quite true. With the current Diamond drivers, Word for
- Windows will crash if you access the tool bar in the hi-res modes. IMHO
- that's a pretty serious and direct incompatibility problem, for a card whos
- primary purpose is supposed to be a Windows Accellerator.
-
- J.R.
-