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Date:      Tue, 26 Aug 1997 20:33:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Stefan <veith@bigfoot.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: XFree & graphic cards
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970826203231.4255V-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <3402F6EC.7AFF@bigfoot.com>

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On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Stefan wrote:

> Hallo!
> 
> I have got one question: Which graphic card would you recommend for
> XFree 3.2 (or 3.3.1, but at the moment I use 3.2): the ELSA Winner 1000
> T2D (chipset: S3V2/DX) or the Hercules Dynamite 128/Video (ET6000)?
> 
> Yes, I know, ask the XFree86 people, you might say. But I thought you
> could tell me if there were any complications on FreeBSD or which is the
> better one (in general and on XFree 3.2 or 3.3.1)?

Well, FreeBSD could care less either way since it runs in text mode.  

I personally edge toward the S3 or Mach64 since they're widely known and
the Brooktree TV capture cards work with them.  :)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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