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Re: Graphics cards

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From: Chris H Lindley
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00
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On Fri, 03 Sep 1999 22:47:42 +0100, noone@llondel.demon.co.uk wrote:
>On Fri, 03 Sep 1999 21:36:11 +0100, Chris Priest wrote:
>>
>>Brian {Hamilton Kelly} wrote:
>>> 
>>> SFAICT, none of the Viper or Voodoo cards are nowadays provided with even
>>> a modicum of support under OS/2.
>>
>>The nVIDIA site has some reference drivers for TNT/2 and OS/2. I am
>>hoping that they work with any TNT card. It had better as I have just
>>ordered the V550.
>>
>I work on the principle that if a manufacturer can't be bothered to
>claim that his product has an OS/2 driver (which I don't mind having to
>get off the website provided I know it exists) then I can't be bothered
>to buy his product. Hence using a system with cards from manufacturers
>who can be bothered to support OS/2. (Tekram SCSI card, Matrox G200,
>no-name network card which claimed OS/2 support, etc)

Too right. Only buy of suppliers that do OS/2 stuff!!!!

BTW I have a Tekram card too, great card under OS/2.

Cheers
Chris


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Date: 1999/09/04
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