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Date:      Thu, 13 Feb 1997 07:39:06 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Kenneth P. Stox" <ken@stox.pr.mcs.net>
To:        Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com>
Cc:        Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>, multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Good results with Wincast/TVdbx
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.970213073601.282F-100000@stox.pr.mcs.net>
In-Reply-To: <19970213073804.09333@ct.picker.com>

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On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Randall Hopper wrote:

>     Thanks for the recommendation.  Not having read-up on the S3 968 scene
> yet, what do you mean about the S3 Virge not being a good pick for use
> under FreeBSD?  Is their card buggy or slow?

The S3 Virge/VX is a good choice, but there are still some problems with
Xfree86. The current version of Xfree only supports up to 16bit depth, and
the new beta, 3.2A, seems to have taken a step backwards. In 2D, it is
very fast, and 1600x1200 finally gives me a decent workspace. If you're
willing to work in 16bit, and wait for 24/32, I think it may make a good
choice. YMMV.


-Ken




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