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In article <wiegand.727714121@lido16> motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net writes:
> 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.
....
> >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.

The support for these is built in and good in OS/2 b2.1 and in the GA+Service
Pack set-up. OS/2 2.0 out-of-the-box does not support these cards in any
resolution other than VGA. Look for OS/2 2.1. It's a good'un.

> I don't believe S3 drivers are available yet.

I just read in comp.os.os2.misc that they will be out in March.

> 
> 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.

A *very* good choice. These cards will be great.

Steve
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