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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video:16478 comp.os.386bsd.questions:14442 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: should I buy ATI Mach64 or #9 card? Message-ID: <hastyCz9xw1.4nn@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <mfrCz8CG2.6KG@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 20:21:37 GMT Lines: 29 In article <mfrCz8CG2.6KG@netcom.com> mfr@netcom.com (Mark Frost) writes: > >The Pentium P-90 system I'm planning on buying soon comes with an ATI Mach64 >video card with 2Mb. I've heard a lot of really good things about the >#9 GXE Pro card and am wondering if perhaps I should ask to get that one >instead. > >I'll be doing the usual windows goo, but I'd like to spend most of my >time running either netbsd or freebsd (haven't decided which yet). And >yes, that incudes running X. > >Should I get the #9 card or should I just stick with the ATI board? > >Thanks I would go for the #9 ... There is a whole more technical information available for the S3 chipsets series found in the #9 S3 based boards than for the ATI mach ... At any rate, at work I have a #9 GXE PRO running at 1600x1200 and I love it :) Amancio -- FREE unix, gcc, tcp/ip, X, open-look, netaudio, tcl/tk, MIME, midi,sound at freebsd.cdrom.com:/pub/FreeBSD Amancio Hasty, Consultant Home: (415) 495-3046 e-mail hasty@netcom.com