Re: AcceleratedX and XFree86

["brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca>]

>(Oh, BTW, using XFree86 on a P-120 with ATI-Expression (Mach-64, 2megs DRAM)
>running at 1024x768 the x-server was outperforming an SGI-indigo X-server
>using x11perf as a meter of performance (ok, the SGI was running true-color 
>at 1600x1280, but it costs 10x more :) )

It's not really a fair comparison, though.  The money you pay is for the
hardware "Reality Engine".  Do some 3D rendering tests and then post
the results!

Of course, with the new 3D PC cards (i.e. the "Glint" chip, etc al), it
could be that SGI's aren't worth their cost any longer...  Windows, after
all, does come with the same "OpenGL" that SGI wrote.

                                        Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@bnr.ca )

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