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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:24159 comp.windows.x:45562 comp.os.linux:10912 comp.unix.bsd:5647 comp.os.mach:2200 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21867 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:32009 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uunet!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!mouse From: mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines References: <1992Sep12.035549.4743@zeos.com> <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 07:58:15 GMT Lines: 22 In article <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes: > In article <c3xn+a=.kwan@netcom.com> kwan@netcom.com (Kwan-Seng Low) writes: >> Here's my dream card: User contributed, VESA compliance SVGA card. >> Given enough hardware design tools ([...]), one would >> came up a hardware design that only utilize standard component >> that's readily available in any large electronics shop [...]. >> Complete schematics, parts list, how to obtain it, complete doc. on >> how to build it, everything available on public domain. > Why bother, when you can buy a very good card for under $200? Why? To quote the posting you replied to, complete schematics, parts list, how to obtain it, [...], everything available on public domain. Of course, perhaps your "very good card for under $200" *has* all of that. If so, please tell me where to get it! Tell the whole net where, for that matter - the Diamond flap has demonstrated the existence of plenty of people who'd love to find such a thing. der Mouse mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu