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Xref: sserve comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:765 comp.unix.sysv386:26412 comp.unix.bsd:9100 comp.os.linux:19667 Newsgroups: comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: ET4000/W32 and VESA VL-Bus Message-ID: <1992Dec16.155355.7416@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <BzBEI1.CH@aeon.in-berlin.de> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 15:53:55 GMT Lines: 40 In article <BzBEI1.CH@aeon.in-berlin.de> thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) writes: >Hi, >does anyone already using the new ET4000/W32 chip, perhaps in an >VESA VL local bus version? How is the performance compared with >ET4000AX and does it work with XFree86 1.1? > >Thank you, >Thomas >-- >Thomas Wolfram, thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de >EANTC, TU Berlin, wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de, +49 030 31421294 S3 is faster than the et4000 based technology the reason is because of the server and its use of hardware assisted graphics functions. We are about 6 times faster than an ISA et4000. In fact, it is more accurate to say that XS3 can compete against your typical workstations such as suns workstations. Typically an S3 801 costs less than $220(US). XS3 is our X server for S3 chipsets and it runs on 386bsd and Linux. XS3 has been clocked at 64k xstones on 486/33Mhz ISA machines. However, our xbench complex tests are typically higher than on the sun workstation ipx/gx. Soon I will find out how fast is XS3 on my new 486/50Mhz VL bus with a local bus S3 801 card. Enjoy, Amancio Hasty -- Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming