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<1992Jul23.150932.1959@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> you wrote:
> In article <1992Jul23.014214.14059@sfc.sony.com> berger@sfc.sony.com  
(Bob  
> Berger) writes:
> > The only one we have found so far is the Dell JAWS, does anyone know  
of  
> other
> > motherboard, VESA or EISA board display implementations that meet  
these
> > requirements?
> 
> According to the release anouncements about NS486, the only colour spec  
> the Intel port will support is JAWS. You *must* have video RAM on the  
> system bus in order to run the colour OS. Nothing else is fast enough...
> --
> Adrian Smith
> University of Alberta NeXT Campus Consultant
> adrian@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca
> Audix: 5482

	Howdy,

  First of all, this is incorrect. NeXTSTEP x86 will support more than one  
video board for 16-bit color. How do I know this? I met the guy in charge  
of NeXTSTEP x86 in early June. This is not confidential information. He  
got up in front of our NeXT Developer's Class and talked to us about it.  
He told us some information and said it was allright to pass it on. So  
here it is; 
  
  NeXTSTEP x86 already supports JAWS and Compuadd Q-Card's (or something)  
at THE TIME I WAS THERE (they already probably have a few more video  
boards lined up). They are looking to write drivers for many of the more  
powerful and available video cards in the CLone area. NeXTSTEP x86 also  
has support for a lot of the soundcards available. "A NeXT engineer is  
bonkers on sound", he said. That engineer went and acquired a handful of  
cards such as the Soundblaster and wrote some compatible drivers. 
  Another thing, I would drop the "486" from NeXTSTEP. Its NOT OFFICIAL,  
but he mentioned that the 486 should be dropped because NeXTSTEP will run  
on a 386-sx, a 386-40Mhz, etc. Why? Support for NOTEBOOKS! The  
notebook/portable version will ship after the initial release of NeXTSTEP  
x86. I put in the "x86" just to make that clear. I think its much more  
suitable. If people would read FAQ's more often, they would notice a blurb  
in there on the "x86". Check the FAQ if you want more information.
  To penetrate a market as diverse as the DOS Clone world, NeXTSTEP must  
be compatible with many of the heavily-used cards. They realize that. The  
fellow in charge is quite a intelligent person who came across as knowing  
exactly what he is doing. I think everyone is going to be pleasantly  
surprised when it is released.

	Thanks!

	- C
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