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- From: robert.fielder@canrem.com (robert fielder)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: ati ultra
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.1480.26080@dosgate>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 00:51:02 GMT
- Reply-To: "robert fielder" <robert.fielder@canrem.com>
- Distribution: comp
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
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- BD>Except that the ATI board is using the IBM 8514/A drivers (ATI has no
- BD>drivers for OS/2 v2.0 yet). The IBM boards do not have coprocessors, so
- BD>of course the drivers ignore them on the ATI board. Your ATI board is
- BD>running in IBM compatable mode, which explains the slow speed.
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- RF>Others who use the ATI 8514a boards, using IBM 8514a drivers, claim
- RF>lightning speed!
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- BD>Really? At our site, we find them identical to the IBM boards when
- BD>running OS/2...
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- Bill:
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- The original message was from a user who went from VGA to ATI 8514a,
- and found the ATI 8514a to be slower.
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- I was not making a comparison with IBM boards or any suchlike....and,
- the claims of lightning speed are, of course, also in comparison to
- VGA and SVGA.
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- Robert
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- Entered on Tue 09-01-1992 17:19:04 from Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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