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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Need help selecting FAST VIDEO CARD!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.233951.21925@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Keywords: VIDEO, SPEED, FREAK!
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <Dg8yqB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> <1992Sep13.001702.24333@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Sep13.150327.23569@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:39:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep13.150327.23569@panix.com> nina@panix.com (Nina Yuan) writes:
- >But on the non-accelerated side, the Speedstar (ET4000) works fine, right?
- >I'm finally buying an OS/2-capable system (486/33) and selecting an
- >appropriate video card has been a real headache. I'm leaning towards getting
- >a simple ET4000 like the Speedstar (for the rumored support in the next
- >release) for the time being, and waiting for the ATI Ultra Pro (25 mil
- >WinMarks!) and its drivers to come out. Anyone have better suggestions for
- >me? (I'm just looking forward to junking my old AT and finally being able
- >to run OS/2!)
-
- If you want to go into a holding pattern, while using something with
- excellent OS/2 2.0 driver support, get a Trident 8900C 1 MB adapter.
- Fast Micro, for example, sells one for $69.
-
- If you want to get something with performance that you'll be happy
- with for some time to come, yet without spending a lot of money, try
- the ATI Graphics Vantage (1 MB), just $215 from Computer Discount
- Warehouse in Illinois.
-
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