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>>I guess that means the video display, 
>
>The most significant problem is the NeoMagic Chipset which is common in the
>most recent batch of laptops. NeoMagic refuses to make information necessary
>to write a driver for Xfree available.
>
>One of the commercial X servers does support the NeoMagic. 
>I think it costs about $100.

The only support for it is Accelerated X Laptop Server and it has an
MSRP of $199.

>This problem is a pain, since the use of the Neomagic chipset is not
>universal across product lines. For example, some IBM thinkpads use
>Neomagic; others don't. Caveat emptor.

The Digital HiNote VP series all have the NeoMagic.  Aside from that
minor "problem" they are GREAT machines.  I'm using Accel X on mine...
the only problem with it is that I can't drive an external monitor
at 1024 at greater than 60hz.  The server is *supposed* to do it, but
it just won't.  I've got a support query into XiG and they are supposedly
working on it, but it has been a couple weeks now.


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