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Re: Supported Video Cards under Free Software (was: Re: Best Video Card)



On Wednesday 19 April 2006 19:34, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 17:27 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Wednesday 19 April 2006 17:08, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 16:53 -0700, Xplicit Language wrote:
> > > > i have found a video driver on intel 82810 onboard video on they're
> > > > site at www.intel.com in the downloads and support section, i
> > > > couldn't get it to install since i am new to linux, but it was there.
> > >
> > > When Intel makes "stand-alone" video cards, they'll get more notice
> > > from those of us who don't want on-board video.
> >
> > But they do.  I distinctly remember installing about a hundred Intel
> > i880-based Intel video cards circa 1998.
>
> "Do" or "did"?  ISTR i740 cards, which flopped.

Did, and i740 sounds more familiar than 880 in retrospect.

> Still, if they come out with reasonably priced cards that can do
> 3D like an NVIDIA FX 5200 using the nvidia binary driver, I'd
> strongly think about buying one the next time I need one.

Which is why I got my hopes up when I heard that.


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