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Gonzo wrote:
> 
> 
> Technically the system was wierd. Although the system had 8Mb of Ram,
> the video card was on the motherboard and used 1Mb of it, so in effect
> you only had 7Mb to use for your programs. Time made no mention of the
> amount of video Ram in their adverts. It's a good idea to ask them
> before you order. The graphic were pretty slow as well.
> 
> It may be �200 cheaper, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Yes, I've heard that there are now systems with on-board video which
doesn't have it's own DRAM, but instead uses your main sytem memory. 
The review of it I saw came down it on it, because not only do you loose
1 or 2 Megs RAM, but, you also loose some overall system performance as
well.  It was recommended to avoid it.  As for cost saving, does it? 
Here in Canada, I can add another Meg of DRAM (60ns) to my S3 Trio64V+
card for under $20;  I doubt giving up the video RAM saves much coin,
unless of course you are using very fast VRAM.  It all sounds kind of
flakey...

Regards,  Geoff.