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From: "L. Scott Emmons" <scotte@center.uscs.com>
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: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 10:06:48 -0700
Organization: CableData R&D Center, El Dorado Hills, CA, USA
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To: Esmail Bonakdarian <bonak@herky.cs.uiowa.edu>
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Esmail Bonakdarian wrote:
> I have a SONY 17sfII and I am looking at various video cards that will
> work well with Linux (DOS/Windows too) and this monitor.
>
> So what's the problem with Matrox? I've heard that it would be wise to
> avoid Diamond cards too, is this correct?
Try a #9 Motion 771. It is extremely fast and has been plug-in-and-go
with everything I've tried it with - DOS, Win95, FreeBSD, and XFree86.
It may cost a bit more than Diamond, but from what I've heard #9 is much
more consistant in what parts go into the card, and they don't keep
changing their danged model #'s like Diamond does.
I have the 4MB version (around $400, the 2MB version is around $250)
with a 220Mhz RamDac. I run 1280x1024x65536 and it's quite nice. And you
can play Duke Nukem 3D in 800x600x256 as fast as running it in low-res
mode with Compaq's QVision card (made by Matrox). Don't need to load any
VESA drivers, either.
Hope this helps,
--
________________________________________________________________________
L. Scott Emmons | CableData R&D Center - El Dorado Hills, CA, USA
Sr. Software Engineer | Systems Group, Systems Development Dept
(916) 939-6088 | >> Standard disclaimer applies. Views are my <<
scotte@center.uscs.com | >> own, not those of U.S. Computer Services. <<