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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:28435 comp.unix.sysv386:22240 comp.unix.bsd:3121 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!eng.ufl.edu!darwin.sura.net!mips!swrinde!network.ucsd.edu!ogicse!usenet.coe.montana.edu!warp.mhd.montana.edu!osynw From: osynw@warp.mhd.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Advice on buying an ET-4000 card Summary: What to buy Keywords: X386, $$, SVGA Message-ID: <1992Aug5.063524.11385@coe.montana.edu> Date: 5 Aug 92 06:35:24 GMT Sender: usenet@coe.montana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: /usr/local/lib/MYORG Lines: 35 I am in the process of looking at buying an SVGA card for my 486. Currenlty I am running an 8-bit Paradise card and a mono VGA monitor, which has suited me fine for a while, but now that 386BSD is a reality, I would like to run X on my machine, so the first (and cheapest) step is to buy a new card. Everything I have seen points to a SVGA card based on the ET-4000 chipset, since it is fast and supported by X386. I don't want a local bus card, I'm not looking to be blazingly fast, but I would like decent performacnce. My questions are: 1) What exactly is Hi-Color and DAC? 2) I see mention of 24bit cards, and faster clock speeds. 3) Are there any gotchas I need to look for in generic ET-4000 cards. 4) What are some good cards around the 7$75-150 range? 5) Where can I get some info. on these cards? I don't subscribe to any PC magazines except Dr. Dobbs. (386BSD articles :-) Thanks, and if there is enough interest I'll summarize what I get. Nate -- osynw@terra.oscs.montana.edu | A hacker w/out a home. Anyone interested work: (406) 994-5991 | in a used Sys. Admin., with alot of home: (406) 586-0579 | good hacks left?