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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:24182 comp.windows.x:45589 comp.os.linux:10958 comp.unix.bsd:5678 comp.os.mach:2203 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21888 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:32066 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!umn.edu!chaos.cs.umn.edu!bill From: bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu ( Hari Seldon psychohistorian ) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <bill.717458450@chaos.cs.umn.edu> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Sender: news@news2.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: chaos.cs.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota References: <1992Sep12.035549.4743@zeos.com> <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> <7s0nqk-.hasty@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 22:00:50 GMT Lines: 41 In <7s0nqk-.hasty@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes: >In article <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes: >>In article <Bv034L.DEJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes: >>> In article <c3xn+a=.kwan@netcom.com> kwan@netcom.com (Kwan-Seng Low) writes: >>>> Here's my dream card: User contributed, VESA compliance SVGA card. >>>> Given enough hardware design tools ([...]), one would >>>> came up a hardware design that only utilize standard component >>>> that's readily available in any large electronics shop [...]. >>>> Complete schematics, parts list, how to obtain it, complete doc. on >>>> how to build it, everything available on public domain. >>> Why bother, when you can buy a very good card for under $200? >> >>Why? To quote the posting you replied to, complete schematics, parts >>list, how to obtain it, [...], everything available on public domain. >> >>Of course, perhaps your "very good card for under $200" *has* all of >>that. If so, please tell me where to get it! Tell the whole net >>where, for that matter - the Diamond flap has demonstrated the >>existence of plenty of people who'd love to find such a thing. >> >I just finished speaking to customer marketing out of S3 >Corporation. >If you are interested, S3 can make readily available the >complete schematics on how to build an S3 based svga card. >Maybe we could just build an 8C928 based card which could >be 2 to 3 times faster than the 8C911 used in the Stealth. >And, I can provide an X11R5 server which can used the >extended graphics functions on the S3 card. >So, the ball is now in the hands of the EE types. >How about it guys? Shall we make a run for it? so what will we do if the schematic call out asic's? who has access to a foundry?? bill pociengel -- llbi locgeenpi " i'm a little confused right now"