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From: antony@werple.apana.org.au (Antony Suter)
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Subject: Re: ATI Mach32 and Xfree86 or XS3?
Date: 31 Jan 1993 21:38:43 +1100
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nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) writes:

>since it's register-compatible with IBM's 8514/A, you can expect at
>least some support in OS/2, I don't think there's much support for the
>S3 chips in OS/2 PM (other than standard VGA).

You cant use 8514 drivers with the S3 chips. You can patch the OS/2 drivers
for Orchid's S3 card (F1280) for other S3 cards.
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Antony Suter			[0] antony@werple.apana.org.au
Melbourne, Australia		[1] s871780@rmit.edu.au
"Call me Jack - stranger things have happened!"