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Subject: Re: Why not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: 10 Aug 1996 01:09:47 -0700
Organization: We're here, we're queer, we're going to drink some beer
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In article <87viesy5z0.fsf@xeno.xinside.com>,
Thomas Roell <roell@xinside.com> wrote:
>In article <320B2105.41C67EA6@baynetworks.com> Robert Withrow <bwithrow@baynetworks.com> writes:
>
>> YMMV. The Xinside (1.3 update 4) server has several bugs that the Xfree
>> server doesn't. And I've gotten zero response from Xinside about these
>> bugs after several mails and calls. At least with the Xfree server I
>> have a chance of getting the bugs fixed. With the Xinside server I
>> am at the mercy of Xinside, and they don't seem to be too worked up
>> about fixing the problems.
>
>Hehe ... Usually the bugs are fixed in either the next version or in
>an update. Haven't seen your latest bugreports however ...
(waving hands) Your server munges the text settings on the console when
it runs; it takes a perfectly normal 80x30 or 80x25x20scanline screen
and converts it into a 80x25 screen.
____
david parsons \bi/ your setup is much nicer than XFree's, but it's
\/ a real bummer than you munch the screen.