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- From: shim@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sam Shim)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Diamond SpeedStar 24X REVIEW
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.144008.27812@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 14:40:08 GMT
- Article-I.D.: magnus.1992Sep1.144008.27812
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- In article <9208311800.AA09941@emunix.emich.edu> stretch@emunix.emich.edu (Brian Stretch) writes:
- >Unfortunately, I've yet to find any DOS graphics software that is compatible
- >with the 1meg Paradise chip, and not all the 512K Paradise software worked
- >either. CShow (newest version at this time) displayed correctly at
- >640x480x256 and 800x600x256 with its Paradise drivers, but VPic 5.0's failed.
- >Both programs' VESA drivers failed, despite VPic's WHICHVGA.COM program
- >correctly detecting the DSS 24X's v1.01 BIOS's VESA modes. Basically, if you
- >want to run DOS SVGA software, forget it. But for standard-issue DOS VGA
- >games, such as Falcon 3.0, this card is as good as or better than TSENG4000.
-
- I disagree. I think the SpeedStar 24X is a great card to run SVGA
- software, especially since it's VESA compatible in hardware (versus
- some of the other SVGA boards which require a TSR to be VESA compatible).
-
- I use the latest version of vuimg, and it's VESA drivers run fine with my
- SpeedStar 24X. I've tried the 800x600x256, 1024x768x256, and 1280x1024x16
- modes and they all works well.
-
- I've also used the generic Windows 3.1 SuperVGA driver with the SpeedStar
- 24X that worked like a charm also.
-
- -Sam-
-