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From: juengst@saph1.physik.uni-bonn.de (Henry G. Juengst)
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
Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: 10 Apr 1996 14:41:08 GMT
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Sender: juengst@saph2.physik.uni-bonn.de (Henry G. Juengst)
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I have just canceled a commission of a Matrox Millennium card, because
- there is no free device driver for NetBSD/XFree86
- I do not want to feed XInside
- I was waiting for 2 1/2 month now
- Matrix's arrogance (my opinion) is not acceptable for me.

Best regards,
Dr. H. G. Juengst

PS: This note was sent to Matrox and 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,
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Any opinions in this mail are my own.