Re: Flat-panel monitors?
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:59:42AM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> > I'm using an SGI 1600SW (17.4" wide) with the #9 card it's bundled with.
>
> A co-worker of mine owns this same monitor (boy is it sweet!) and uses the
> Acclerated X server. It's much faster and less buggy. You may want to
> check this out.
It is much faster and seems bug-free, but unfortunately it doesn't support
DGA or XKEYBOARD, and those help out VMware quite a bit. And there are
political issues within the company where I work -- getting software
"certified" is a pain. I can use anything in Debian because Debian is
certified, but another product is not.
> Of course, the ideal solution would use an entirely different video card,
> as the #9 card is not a great card. But there are very few 100% digital
> cards out there.
I looked into that, and even talked to SGI about it. I forget which
DFP standard the 1600SW uses, but it's different from the two standards
offered by everyone else (Matrox, ATI, etc). They said they are working
on a product that will adapt the monitor to work with other types of
DFP interfaces. They realize they made a mistake when choosing the
interface. Who knows, that product may even be shipping now... :)
Regards,
Jeff
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