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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
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Subject: Re: PCI bus cards (graphics and SCSI) which work?
Date: 24 Mar 94 19:38:48 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <2mslqq$1vl8@rs560.cl.msu.edu> evans@rs560.cl.msu.edu (jeffrey d evans) writes:


>  I will be in the position to recomend a Pentium machine to purchase and had a
>few questions about the few PCI cards out there.
>  
>  What high performance graphics cards are there for the PCI local bus that are
>out and have decent support for them.  I want to keep all my options open as 
>far as operating systems go(OS/2, Linux(Xfree86), NeXtStep, NetBSD...).  I also
>want to atleast a 1280x1024 256 colors 72hz noninterlaced top resolution and 
>display rate(I will consider others though). 

>  here's the info I have so far :

I don't know if anyone has used a true PCI bus card with XFree86 yet,
but the chances are that it has been attempted.

>    Matrox 64 bit

Matrox is not supported in XFree86, and rumors are that it never will
be (unless you write all the drivers).  I don't think Matrox wants
their driver code public.

>    ATI Graphics Pro turbo (64bit)

I don't know of anyone who has this.  It might work with XFree86
Mach32, but then again it might now.  Who knows? :-)

>    ATI Graphics ultra pro (32 bit)

This seems to be a very popular card and has good XFree86 support.

>            -slower than all new 64 bit cards

	Yes, but still a very fast card

>    Viper

Do NOT buy ANY Diamond products!  They are not and will never be
supported by XFree86 (although a few adventerous souls have gotten
them to limp along at times).  Diamond will not allow their drivers to
be public and doesn't care at all that this may cost them a sale
because you run a free "unix".  They are quite indifferent to the
pleas of free "unix" users.

>  As for the SCSI PCI cards, I'm looking for Fast SCSI2 support for OS/2, 
>Linux(Xfree86), NeXtStep, NetBSD(...).  I've seen many manufacturers advertising
>PCI bus SCSI cards, but they don't say who makes them or what operating systems
>they support.

I don't know of anyone who's tried the PCI bus version yet, but all
the other bus versions work: I recommend BusLogic.  Their PCI card is
the bt946c.  I run an EISA bus bt747s and it's a great card.

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    michaelv@iastate.edu                    Project Vincent Systems Staff
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