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- Subject: Re: Graphics Accelerators and OS 2.0
- Message-ID: <1992Aug15.134504.10495@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 13:45:04 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <Bsz2Gx.AHC@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> tarun@psyclops.psyc.queensu.ca (Tarun Kripalani) writes:
- > I am interested in finding out whether an ET4000 based card or
- > an S3 card would work best for a 486 system running OS 2.0. I do
- > know that an S3 is great for graphics but slow in text mode and
- > the ET4000 doesn't have the same performance improvement as the
- > S3 in graphics mode but is faster in text mode. Would a local
- > bus make a difference? Any comments will be appreciated.
- > TIA.
-
- The ET4000 has Svga drivers for OS/2. The S3 folks haven't bothered to write
- any. Trident has the best set of SVGA drivers. ALL of the above work fine with
- normal VGA.
-
- Steve
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- Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | If you don't vote for MMP on
- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | September 19, 1992, then you
- withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz | must like things the way they
- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | are.....can I live with YOU?
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