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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: X11 installation (display is a mess...)
Date: 20 Oct 1995 15:45:41 +0100
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Thomas Graichen (graichen@julia.physik.fu-berlin.de) wrote:
: Tomaz Borstnar (tomaz@cmir.arnes.si) wrote:

: : Can one run Xfree on Hercules compatible card?

: as far as i remember - yes

: t

: p.s.: but only monochrome :-)
[....]
It doesn't work very well on a Graphite Terminator (S3-964 chip).  It's happy,
you just can't see anything !
I think it's because of the IBM ramdac on the card !

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....