Re: FW: Off topic-New Video Card
On 23 Feb, Abercromby James SSgt 31CS/SCBBD wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abercromby James SSgt 31CS/SCBBD
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 6:44 AM
> To: 'debian-user-request@lists.debian.org'
> Subject: Off topic-New Video Card
> Importance: High
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> I know this is off topic
> But I don't' have access to newgroups anymore so I figured I would ask
>
> I am building a new machine based on a
> FIC PA-2013 Super 7 MB w/AMD-k6 III 400 or 450
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> And I want to get a really rocking high end video card that will be fully
> supported under xfree86 -more specifically easy to install and configure
> under debian SLINK when it's released.
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> I was leaning more towards the Matrox Mystique or Millenium.
> Budget and price from 100-150 US dollars.
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> I was checking xfree86's page and there seems to be a lot of newer cards
> supported under xfree86 3.3.3
> But debian doesn't have it packaged except for a guy named vincent but the
> pkgs are not official yet.
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> Please feel free to send comments suggestions, experience insight and info
> To
> james.abercromby@aviano.af.mil <mailto:james.abercromby@aviano.af.mil>
>
> PS. IS AGP COMPLETELY SUPPORTED AS OF THIS TIME?????
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I'm using a Nvidia Riva TNT AGP with no problems. The card really
rocks, and I highly recommend it (esp. with Nvidia working w/ the
XFree86 team). It is fully supported in 3.3.3 (you can just d/l the
svga server to make it work with slink).
Chris
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