Re: Announce: 3D graphical install for Debian
It works for me... and I only have an AMD/300.
Great work, Ben!
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
>
> Yup..you are right. It won't boot on my 486dx4/100. Damn..it's got a
> sweet OpenGL card in it too.
>
> -Ian
>
> On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
> > Following up on the success of my VGA 16-color graphical install for
> > Debian, I am pleased to announce the next generation in installation
> > tools for Debian: a 3D install. Right now this installation is still
> > under heavy development, but it is scheduled to replace the text- and
> > 2D graphics-based installs for the upcoming potato release.
> >
> > The rationale behind a 3D install is simple: to make it easier for our
> > users. With 3D glasses and a VR glove, users will be able to select
> > packages by grabbing them out of a bin of available packages and
> > dropping them into a bin of packages to install.
> >
> > There are some minor additional hardware requirements for this
> > install: a Pentium II/333 or equivalent processor, 64 MB RAM, a 3D
> > accelerated video card. Most newer computers will fit these
> > requirements, and others can be retrofitted easily and cheaply to that
> > level. This amount of hardware is only necessary for the install
> > itself, and may be removed later, so these requirements should be
> > acceptable to everyone.
> >
> > For an early demo of this technology, please try the current
> > development boot floppy on my machine at
> > ftp://pfaffben.user.msu.edu/misc/resc1440-3d-19990401.bin
> >
> > Pleased to bring you the future in Debian installs,
> >
> > Ben.
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