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- From: d0np@elara.sun.csd.unb.ca (Godzilla)
- Subject: Re: Trident 8900C
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.232600.645@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
- Keywords: Leading Edge, Trident, 8900C, graphics card, accelerator
- Sender: news@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca
- Organization: University of New Brunswick
- References: <gibbsdl.35.720976276@ornl.gov>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:26:00 GMT
- Lines: 39
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- In article <gibbsdl.35.720976276@ornl.gov>, gibbsdl@ornl.gov (David L. Gibbs) writes:
- |> I just bought one of Leading Edge's new Mini Tower computers. It's a
- |> fairly nice machine: 486DX/33, 210M drive, 4M RAM, FLASH BIOS, 64K (to
- |> 256K), CPU card (claims to be upgradable to Pentium). The dealer told me
- |> that Leading Edge had been including ATI graphics cards in their machines,
- |> so I expected an ATI card in mine. What I received was a Trident 8900C card
- |> with 1M RAM in a local bus slot. I am not familar with Trident and the
- |> docs are not very informative.
- |>
- |> Questions:
- |> Is this card accelerated?
-
- No.
-
- |>
- |> It's a regular ISA card, so will I get any benefit from the local
- |> bus slot?
- |>
-
- Not sure.
-
- |> There is no mention of what type local bus slot is in the
- |> machine. Is there a way to tell if it's VESA or some other type?
-
- Mine came with a software driver to stuff in the config.sys to get VESA
- compatability.
-
- |> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- |> David L. Gibbs Internet: gibbsdl@ornl.gov
- |> Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. BITNET: gibbsdl@ornlstc
- |> Data Systems Research and Development Phone: (615)576-6885
- |> 1099 Commerce Park FAX: (615)574-7624
- |> Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7619
- |>
-
- Mike
-
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