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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!olivea!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!pier2.bayarea.net!usenet From: "Brian F. Kimball" <kimball@bayarea.net> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why not buy Matrox Millennium Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:24:51 -0700 Organization: Bay Area Internet Solutions (408)447-8690 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <3222A2C3.7833@bayarea.net> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <stephenkDvp30A.366@netcom.com> <4u7hv4$jcd@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> <slrn50epup.vrk.knaff@choiseul.inrialpes.fr> <4u9oeg$91j@rigel.tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de> <32093E50.39EB@aloha.net> <slrn50ipqh.a9.cbbrowne@dantzig.brownes.org> <32097C81.167EB0E7@star-gate.com> <3209F875.3652CCE1@pobox.com> <320B5C98.38201961@xinside.com> <320B894A.5BFAB1C1@pobox.com> <4umjgf$d4o@guysmiley.blarg.net> <4umq90$ho4@idefix.CS.kuleuven.ac.be> <4us57j$f0c@guysmiley.blarg.net> <4v9q4 8$et@anorak.coverform.lan> <01bb93a7$aa6221c0$529fd8cd@thanatos.adnc.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kimball.bayarea.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:21038 comp.os.linux.development.system:30464 comp.os.linux.x:38938 comp.os.linux.hardware:48599 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:1067 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4712 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4473 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26182 Sean Hafeez wrote: > Damm. I was just going to post to ask if I could run Linux on my system > with my 8MB Matrox card. What exactly is the deal with the drivers for a > Matrox card (this thread does not go back far enough on my news > sever..sorry)? I personal have always found Matrox to be a great company. > Email is answered by the next day and driver problems are addressed ASAP. > Also, being as I run OS/2 I am very happy with them because other their > continuing support of OS/2. Some people have the wrong impression that Matrox is refusing to give information about their cards to XFree if the source will be available. That used to be the case, now they have changed their ways. I'm using a 4MB Millenium card and it works great with RedHat 3.0.3/MetroX. There are no problems. Brian Kimball