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Article #245Re: S3 - Virge/DX or Trio3D for XWindows?
From: Alistair Hamilton
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:11
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:11
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On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 19:09:11 +0000, Chris Priest wrote: > Ok, so I'm building some computers from spare or recycled parts for my > own use. > > Which S3 card, Virge/DX or Trio3D, both 4MB PCI, is likely to be better > (or perhaps least worse:) for Linux/XWindows 3.6/4.x? A short opinion > would be appreciated. Trio3D is a cheap crappy card. There is no accel in X (at least up to 4.0). In short: Avoid! Alistair. PS. I have recycled many bits of hardware, and have built half-a-dozen second-generation computers from my cast-offs for friends. The Trio3D is one of the few bits that that I have had that are not _very_ old that I have found to be of so little use, I actually threw in the bin! -- Beware spamtrapped e-address Time is life; speed saves it LJK Setright
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