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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Reasonably good video card supported by FreeBSD
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 19:53:30 -0700
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aks@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com wrote:
]
] None.
That he can think of, which isn't saying a lot, considering he
probably has a hard time remembering how to urinate.
Actually, FreeBSD will work with any video card. The limiting
factor is going to be XFree86. From their FAQ:
| Q.A8- Which card do you recommend that I buy?
|
| We don't recommend any particular board or manufacturer
| (although it would be good to support our sponsors, see
| http://www.XFree86.org/sponsors.html). In general, the
| S3 based boards have been the best supported, followed by
| the ATI based cards, however that is no guarantee that
| any specific board will work. It is probably best to look
| through the various "README" files at
| http://www.XFree86.org/3.1.2/ to see which boards are
| currently supported and pick one of them.
|
| It is also a good idea to buy from some place that has a
| liberal return policy or will let you try before you buy.
| Especially since some manufacturers will sometimes change
| what RAMDAC or other chips are used on a board without
| changing the name of the board.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.