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From: miker@cs.utexas.edu (Hung Michael Nguyen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XF86 on Matrox Millenium?
Date: 8 Aug 1996 15:34:44 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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In article <320A40B7.2CF1319@ibm.net>,
Oliver Fehr  <Oliver.Fehr@ibm.net> wrote:
>the Xinside server does a great job with the Matrox. I can only
>recommend it. Even though it costs three times as much as the operating
>system, this is still cheaper than a new board.
>Perforamce is great even when doing hi resolution and true color.

Well, strictly speaking, it's infinitely more expensive, since FreeBSD
is free (e.g. cost = $0).

Seriously, though, if I were to buy the card, I would just cough up 
another $100 for the Xinside server. Those who don't want to don't have
to, they can just buy another card.

Mike.

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