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In article <1j79eiINNnjp@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged) writes:
>
>I am about to purchase a 486-66 with 16 megs of memory, and I am in dire need
>of advice on which graphics card to buy.
>
>I am looking for a high-powered accelerator card, and my price range is up to
>$600.
>
>The catch?  I need it to work well (and at full-speed) under OS/2 2.0.  I was
>considering the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro, but local bus versions are only 
>available to OEM suppliers, and there are very few of them.  Gateway and 
>Hyundai are the only 2 that I've found.
>
>How are the ET-4000 based and S3 based cards?  I see many local bus versions
>of them and some claim up to about 50 million winmarks (2x the ATI Pro), but
>what about their OS/2 support?  Did the Service Pak include drivers for them
>and if it did, what resolutions are they and are these cards fast under 
OS/2?
>

ET4000 cards are supported by OS/2, but this is a standard SVGA card,
not an accelerated card.

I don't believe S3 drivers are available yet.

I have heard that non-IBM XGA cards should be available soon. I don't
know if they are out yet, but if they are they would also be a
good posibility.

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