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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:24210 comp.windows.x:45618 comp.os.linux:11040 comp.unix.bsd:5711 comp.os.mach:2210 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21912 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:32138 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!sdd.hp.com!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: <t!#pafc.hasty@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 04:02:03 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <7s0nqk-.hasty@netcom.com> <1992Sep25.225821.26683@infonode.ingr.com> <1992Sep26.174107.1594@philabs.philips.com> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Lines: 33 In article <1992Sep26.174107.1594@philabs.philips.com> kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) writes: >In article <1992Sep25.225821.26683@infonode.ingr.com> bbrown@infonode.ingr.com (Bailey Brown) writes: >> >>higher end boards that use the '924 and have BNC connectors >>as well as DIN. The new STB S3 boards now have 24bit modes. >> >>------------ >>Bailey Brown "Above all else, confusion reigns." > > What is the STB stands for ? I am shopping for a system with true >24 bits color graphic, I saw a lot of Speedstar 24x, but since I am planning to >program the card directly, Speedstar 24x is out if I cann't get information as >to how to program it. But I have a hard time finding out what other vendors >have a true 24 bits graphics display, anybody ? Also I am also looking at local >bus (so I don't pay penalty for the graphic when running DOS programs using >the local bus as compared with just the accelerated card), but most local bus >graphic seems to only support 32k color. > > The october issue of Byte magazine has an article on local buses. For a complete list of vesa certified local bus components including motherboards, contact VESA at 408-435-0333. A little while ago, I read a review on a scsi local bus system capable of transferring large files at a rate of 13MB/S. Don't buy DIAMOND! They are coming out with a VESA local bus motherboard so who knows what propieratory mechanism they may have included in their motherboard. Happy Reading and Shopping, Amancio Hasty