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Article #38142Re: Options for Matrox Millenium owners : opinions wanted
From: Brian Justice
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:00
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Michael Aquilina wrote: > > S�nia Bastos Afonso Louren�o Keene wrote: > > > > I understand that there are a couple of commercial X-Servers out there > > which support the Matrox Millenium. Which should I go for? > > > > The commercial release of Red-Hat Linux comes with MetroX, this > > supposedly supports the Millenium? This could be a cheap option. > > > > I would like to hear of any good or bad experiences that people have > > had with X-servers and their Milleniums (or from people who use any > > Millenium-supporting servers but don't have milleniums) > > > > PS anyone know where I can get this stuff in Australia (preferably a > > shop I can walk into in Melbourne) > > > > Scott > > please CC me an email reply to followup posts > > I have the Accelerated-X server and it works very well this the > Millennium. Installation was very easy,much easier than XFree. > However, its costs about $100 US plus shipping. I ordered it directly > from the US company that produces it, X Inside. > > To my knowledge there is no shop in Australia that sells the > commercial X servers. If you want to walk into a shop and buy an > X server than you should probably get Red Hat 3.0.3 wit Metro-X > > I've had no problems with Accelerated-X and they have reponded > promptly to all my email questions. > > Michael Aquilina > > Disclaimer: These are my opinions, not that of my employer. > > P.S. I live in Melbourne, not Sweden as the email address indicates. -- I likewise have a Matrox Millenium card, but not as much luck as Michael. Turns out the Accelerated X has a problem with Matrox Cards in Compaq machines. Someone from Xinside sent me email saying the prob was fixed, but never explained themselves. You might check with them about that depending on your machine... ======================================================================== Brian K. Justice, Software Analyst | E-Mail: bjustice@melpar.esys.com Raytheon E-Systems | Falls Church Division | 7700 Arlington Blvd., M/S N102 | Fax: (703) 849-1614 Falls Church, VA 22046 | ========================================================================
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