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- From: gt0297a@prism.gatech.EDU (DRURY,tim)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: 8514 dead?
- Message-ID: <73743@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 14:15:49 GMT
- References: <4ew4Dq30BwwwN31EFa@transarc.com> <73053@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1992Nov4.181352.6828@hemlock.cray.com>
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- In <1992Nov4.181352.6828@hemlock.cray.com> bgm@cray.com (Bert Moshier) writes:
-
- >>8514 is in the serv pack. it installs fine; no questions asked.
- >>but still no seamless windows...
- >>
- >>-tim
-
- >- As for the seamless window, you are correct and I don't expect the support
- > soon (if ever). Why? Seamless windows support must directly access the
- > onboard VGA adapter for each system. The 8514/A also directly accesses the
- > onboard VGA adapter for each system. The 8514/A has write only registers
- > that make "multitasking" between drivers which directly change the 8514/A
- > and VGA adapter very interesting.
-
- > IMHO (and as an 8514/A owner), I must agree with OS/2. Putting resourcess
- > into getting more OS/2 sales is more important than 8514/A support.
- > Hopefully, the work will level off, the headcount will go up, etc., and
- > IBM will have the resources to do both items.
-
- >Bert.
-
-
- actually, i dont want 8514. i bought an ati vantage board so that i could
- support os/2 in 8514 until ati got of their butts and wrote 32-bit
- drivers that support their board. (hello - anybody out there???)
-
- so 16-bit 8514 is ok for now, but i'm getting impatient. if ati doesnt
- respond soon, i will find another board to buy, and rid myself of the ati.
-
- -tim
-
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