Re: Advice on Diamond Speedstar

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From: Jeff Meyers
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 00:09

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In article <MORGAN.93Jan6161750@dl5000.bc.edu> morgan@dl5000.bc.edu (Morgan Stair) writes:
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>  I can get a Diamond Speedstar 24X for $150.  Should I do it?  Is it
>a good card.  I don't know that much about hardware, so I don't want
>to get stuck with a troublesome card.

Yes it is a good card, but currently they have some problems with their
256 color drivers.  There have been specific problems with Word for Windows
and Works for Windows, probably others.  Diamond support staff says that
there are new drivers in the works, but they have no ETA.

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