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

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A clone to the S3 and Voodoo cards?  What exactly does that mean?  S3 makes
terrible cards, and Voodoo made, for its time, good cards.  I don't see how
something can clone both.  Or does it have both terrible and good features?
:)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne McCadden" <ironrose@xxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:42 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: Recommendation for a video card.


>
> 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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