Re: Looking for 24-bit SBus Graphics Cards

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From: Peter Laws
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:00

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craig@zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:

>SunExpress sells the MGX+ which is made by Southland Media. It's a
>single-slot 24-bit colour frame buffer which supports up to 1280 x 1024. I
>don't know the price (since I'm in Australia), but it's well under
>US$1000, and it's the cheapest that I know of.

Just don't try to run RDSS on it (meteorological research s/w).  It
can't talk to the card in either 24 bit or "emul8" mode.  Don't believe
this is a problem with the card, but with the app.

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Peter Laws / plaws@wildstar.net

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From: plaws@cherokee.wildstar.net (Peter Laws)
Subject: Re: Looking for 24-bit SBus Graphics Cards
Date: 1997/04/18
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