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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: NEW: OS/2 2.0 drivers for ATI Graphics Ultra ?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.232033.9210@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <4398@drsrv1.hmi.de>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:20:33 GMT
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- In article <4398@drsrv1.hmi.de> pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de (Fritsch_Wolfgang) writes:
- >In the 9/92 issue of the German MC magazine I find an 1-page add about
- >the ATI Graphics Ultra. It says that there are OS/2 2.0 drivers for
- >800*600 and 10xx*7yy resolution.
- >Does anybody know: are these real ATI drivers which support the
- >coprocessor on the card? I thought common wisdom (as spelled out by Tim S.)
- >is to use the IBM 8514a driver. I sent a copy of the add to my dealer,
- >and he was suprised and ordered the drivers for an US $ equivalent of
- >about 20 from ATI. I bought my card in June and this one still comes with
- >the PM driver for OS/2 1.x.
-
- They are "real" coprocessor drivers, but they are apparently rather
- quick rewrites of the OS/2 1.x drivers.
-
- Here's the rule of thumb: if you want 1024x768 in 256 colors, use the
- stock IBM 8514/A driver. If you want 800x600, use ATI's version.
-
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