From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 8 20:51:30 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA28380 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 20:51:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from mailhub.aros.net (mailhub.aros.net [205.164.111.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA28369 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 20:51:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from terra.aros.net (terra.aros.net [205.164.111.10]) by mailhub.aros.net (8.6.12/Unknown) with ESMTP id VAA03399; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:51:32 -0700 Received: (from angio@localhost) by terra.aros.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id VAA03014; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:51:17 -0700 From: Dave Andersen Message-Id: <199602090451.VAA03014@terra.aros.net> Subject: Re: PCI video recommendations? To: mikebo@tellabs.com Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:51:16 -0700 (MST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, mikebo@freefall.freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9602090408.AA13476@tellabk.tellabs.com> from "mikebo@tellabs.com" at Feb 8, 96 10:08:24 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Lo and behold, mikebo@tellabs.com once said: > for recommendations of an accelerated PCI video card that will work well > with XFree86 3.1.2 (included in FBSD 2.1). Any hints? > > The system I'm building is: > Intel Endevour MB w/256K (possibly 512K) pipeline-burst module > 2 2x32 (8MB) 72-pin SIMMs (16 MB total) > Adaptec 2940 (?) PCI SCSI card > Some decent accelerated PCI video card I'm using an ATI Mach64. You have to use 3.1.2B with the RAMDAC the new models have, but if you grab the beta, it works like a complete peach. They're a bit pricy, though, but they really deliver. The handbook also suggest Number 9's video cards, and I've heard good things about them. -Dave Andersen -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual/ "There are only two industries that refer to thier customers as 'users'."