Re: Which graphics-adapter is best?`

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From: Leo Hinds
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 1990 23:31

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In article <5783@hsv3.UUCP> jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) writes:

>How much of the work the host CPU does depends on how the display driver
>is written.  There is a great deal of opportunity in the driver to
>offload work to a TMS34010  <text deleted>

Which brings up the obvious question ... which cards, if any, are "optimized" 
for Win3 ... I assume that by that I mean that the card implements most/all 
the Win3 specific functions, so that the driver is in effect doing nothing but 
passing the stuff to the card ...

leoh@hdw.csd.harris.com         	Leo Hinds       	(305)973-5229
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From: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds)
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Subject: Re: Which graphics-adapter is best?`
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