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Date:      Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:28:25 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@whistle.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: USB drivers 
Message-ID:  <199902031928.LAA08411@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 03 Feb 1999 09:05:54 PST." <199902031705.JAA92555@whistle.com> 

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> Kevin Day writes:
> | This is done now. The Cyrix MediaGX series, as well as a few other cpu'ss
> | use a unified memory system, where video ram is pulled from system ram.
> 
> I found it interesting that the Compaq laptop that used the MediaGX used
> a different chipset for video.  I think they used a NeoMagic.  I wonder
> why they did that since you would think it would be extra cost since the
> MediaGX can drive an LCD.  Caveat, atleast this was true for the laptop 
> I looked at.  This stuff seems to change every month.

Because the video in the MediaGX, to put it politely, _sucks_.

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