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From: dwalker@cos.gtd.eds.com (Doug Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar and other 2 MB ISA video cards with XFree86
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 19:13:55 GMT
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timlee@netcom.com (Timothy J. Lee) wrote:

>Will XFree86 work with a Diamond Speedstar video card (2 MB, ISA)?
>What 2 MB ISA video cards are there that XFree86 supports?
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>Newsgroups: comp.os.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
>Subject: Diamond Speedstar and other 2 MB ISA video cards with XFree86
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>Will XFree86 work with a Diamond Speedstar video card (2 MB, ISA)?
>What 2 MB ISA video cards are there that XFree86 supports?
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>Timothy J. Lee                                                   timlee@
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I just purchased an ISA based Diamond SpeedStar64 Graphics 2000 w/ 2MB
RAM.  It is based on the Cirrus 5434 chipset.  I have XFree 3.2.x.
All works well.

The 2MB board was only $100.00 US.  Well worth it.

Doug Walker