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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!netserv.com!news.clark.net!netjam!snm.com!netcomsv!uu4news.netcom.com!netcomsv!uu3news.netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!stephenk From: stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Message-ID: <stephenkDox1CD.BuF@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <4j8s8a$q8b@newstand.syr.edu> <DovqHA.B9o@ritz.mordor.com> <4jagbg$5vi@news1.halcyon.com> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 07:41:01 GMT Lines: 17 Sender: stephenk@netcom20.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:13790 comp.os.linux.development.system:20213 comp.os.linux.x:27895 comp.os.linux.hardware:34678 comp.os.linux.setup:47755 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:339 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2838 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2619 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16202 In article <4jagbg$5vi@news1.halcyon.com> tzs@coho.halcyon.com (Tim Smith) writes: >Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote: >>: Think about all the Linux ISPs that I'm sure Matrox would want to sell >>: hardware too. > >Why would an ISP need to buy high end graphics cards? > >--Tim Smith In one group, I saw people making ABSURD claims. They spoke of LINUX being memory hungry, and requiring 16MB to run decent, etc.... Upon querys and close examination, I found that ALL of them! Nearly 70% that were concrned with such things were using X-WINDOWS! MOST were using it for no real reason. One WOULD want to use a high end card with X-WINDOWS! Steve