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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:6950 comp.unix.osf.osf1:1422 comp.periphs.scsi:15406 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.periphs.scsi Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!mimosa.astro.indiana.edu!pitts From: pitts@mimosa.astro.indiana.edu (Jim Pitts) Subject: Re: Driver for Adaptec 274xT Message-ID: <CGn3Jw.CH7@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: mimosa.astro.indiana.edu Organization: Indiana University Astronomy Department References: <Egsycda00WBO06zWdV@andrew.cmu.edu> <CGEzo0.GJr@tsoft.net> <2cck7l$npn@u.cc.utah.edu> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 14:14:19 GMT Lines: 40 In article <2cck7l$npn@u.cc.utah.edu>, A Wizard of Earth C <terry@cs.weber.edu> wrote: >In article <CGEzo0.GJr@tsoft.net> tedm@tsoft.net (Ted Matsumura) writes: >]>adaptec >]> i >]> a >]> m >]> o >]> n >]> d >]> >]>just a coincidence? you decide. >] >]I don't get it, what is the significance of "diamond" ? > > >Alternate monitor frequencies are required to support the higher >display resoloutions available via BIOS mode settings. Because >Diamond will not allow this information out without non-disclosure >and because they have not written their INT 10 BIOS to operate >correctly in protected mode, it is impossible to get higher than >default VGA resoloution on a protected mode OS. > Diamond gladly gave me the required information without signing a NDA. Don't want a fire. Just want to point out the facts here. They -did- refuse to give out this information in the past, but now at least -I- had no problems. > >Similarly, Adaptec has reportedly told several programmers that >have inquired that programming information for their newer disk >controllers (such as the AHA2742 EISA controller and the version >of the same controller for embedded use on motherboards) will >not be made available except under non-disclosure. > This is really a shame. I wonder when these guys will feel safe enough to let stuff like this go.