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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:24171 comp.windows.x:45571 comp.os.linux:10936 comp.unix.bsd:5662 comp.os.mach:2202 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21878 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:32029 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!uunet!spool.mu.edu!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <7s0nqk-.hasty@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 17:24:13 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <1992Sep12.035549.4743@zeos.com> <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Lines: 43 In article <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes: >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 I just finished speaking to customer marketing out of S3 Corporation. If you are interested, S3 can make readily available the complete schematics on how to build an S3 based svga card. Maybe we could just build an 8C928 based card which could be 2 to 3 times faster than the 8C911 used in the Stealth. And, I can provide an X11R5 server which can used the extended graphics functions on the S3 card. So, the ball is now in the hands of the EE types. How about it guys? Shall we make a run for it? Feel freel to call me or to send me e-mail. Amancio Hasty Home: 415-495-3046