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

[Anne McCadden <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

They made clones for the S3, Savage 4, and Voodoo cards and sold them 
under the EON brand name.  As a consumer you could save a few dollars or 
more by buying the EON rather than the better name brand.  Being a 
budget minded person, I bought several of these cards and used them in 
builds for several people.  That is how I use to make extra money is 
buying parts with my discount and building computers for family and 
friends.  Turns out that I didn't make much money, but I learned a lot. 
 Doing business with family and friends doesn't always turn out very 
well.  Then they download everything on the web and blamed me when it 
went foobar, saying that I sold them a defective computer from cheap 
parts.  I spent many late nights wiping and reloading hard drives and 
for free.  No more to that nonsense!   I would rather find something 
else to do with my time and maybe earn some money.

Jonathan Hall wrote:

>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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