[linux-help] Re: Recommendation for a video card.

[Anne McCadden <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

It is a video card clone to the S3 and Voodoo cards.  I have the CD for 
all the Windoze drivers if you need them.  Linux installed the drivers 
without any problems.  I had one of the video cards in my second linux 
computer and it worked great.

Clint Brubakken wrote:

>What is the Eon? I've never heard of it and can't find information on it
>in google.
>
>
>On Sun, 2002-08-25 at 21:18, Jeff Vian wrote:
>
>>Clint,
>>
>>I have 2 used cards.
>>One is a Matrox Millenium II.
>>the other is a 64+ Eon.
>>Both have either 8mb or 16mb on them (They are not in use right now so I 
>>can't check that).
>>
>>Both have worked well for me.
>>The price is right as well ( $5.00 OBO for either one ). :-)
>>
>>Clint Brubakken wrote:
>>
>>>I know, but of the 3 responses I received one, 2 were questioning if I
>>>really meant what I said in my question.
>>>
>>>I've noticed that lately is becoming more common, when people ask
>>>questions. 
>>>
>>>I could understand if someone was clueless and didn't give enough
>>>information. 
>>>
>>>Another example recently was when someone had problem with installing an
>>>rpm, one suggestion was to use debian instead. 
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>On Behalf Of Anne McCadden
>>>Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:27 PM
>>>To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [linux-help] Re: Recommendation for a video card.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Well, you didn't say why, PCI video cards are getting rare and AGP is 
>>>much more common, but ISA video cards are much more rare.  I have a PCI 
>>>16mb video card in use right now, but when it becomes available I could 
>>>let you know, that is if you haven't already found another PCI video 
>>>card.  All my other PCI video cards are 4mb or less.
>>>
>>>Clint Brubakken wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>well, I guess i could be ISA, bought I thought PCI would be faster. It 
>>>>has on board AGP, so theoritically I might be able to sodder in a agp 
>>>>card, but thats beyond my knowledge.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 22:00, Anne McCadden wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Does it have to be a pci video card?
>>>>>
>>>>>Clint Brubakken wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I need a good, pci, 2d card that works with linux and X.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I was thinking like getting an ATI 16 or 32 meg card (has 3d, but 
>>>>>>hard to find it without).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This is for me workstation, I will mainly be editing code and viewing
>>>>>>
>>>>>>web pages,with it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks, Clint
>>>>>>
>>-- 
>>Jeff Vian
>>jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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