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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:24188 comp.windows.x:45601 comp.os.linux:10976 comp.unix.bsd:5685 comp.os.mach:2206 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21898 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:32080 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!uunet!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!kwan From: kwan@netcom.com (Kwan-Seng Low) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <570nnyp.kwan@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 01:36:39 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <1992Sep25.075815.10416@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> <7s0nqk-.hasty@netcom.com> <bill.717458450@chaos.cs.umn.edu> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Lines: 46 In article <bill.717458450@chaos.cs.umn.edu> bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu ( Hari Seldon psychohistorian ) writes: >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" Volume, that's the key issue. If we could get enough volume, most vendor will supply you with asic chipset. Kwan