Re: NeoMagic Drivers

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From: Russ Price
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 00:00

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In comp.os.linux.x Thomas Roell <roell@xeno.xig.com> wrote:
: David Peters <davidp@AdvanceEnergy.com.au> writes:

:> 
:> Scenario...
:> 
:> You (somewhat stupidly) purchase an IBM laptop thinking 'now this'll
:> make a hell Linux box`, only to find that the bloody thing has a
:> NeoMagic video chipset, and that there is no driver (or info to help
:> write one) for the X server, so then you give up, install Windows on it,
:> palm it off to someone else and look for something better.

: Sorry, this statement is wrong. There is a driver for neomagic
: chipsets. Check out http://www.xig.com. External/Internal switching
: supported (with different refresh rates), Power Saving modes and a lot
: of other nifty features.


I'd rather spend the extra $200 on a machine with an XFree86-supported
chipset, or, better yet, find a comparably-priced non-NeoMagic machine
and spend the $200 on a Global Positioning System receiver.

Sorry, no NeoMagic-infested laptop for me.

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Date: 1998/01/10
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