[plug] new linux user

[Beau Kuiper]

On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> >On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> 
> >> Im not sure about you but the provision of binary only servers i 
> thought 
> >> was a bit ridiculous.
> >
> >Well, the world isn't a perfect or an idealistic place.
> 
> Yes, id agree there, but also i never thought that was a reason accept all 
> of it :)

The binary only servers worked fine, but I do enjoy being able to roll my own
(esp if I am playing with FreeBSD). What I really meant was that it is better
to have the binary servers than none at all.

> >Huh, so you wouldn't recommend a TNT card to anyone either, because of
the > >obusifcated source code Nivida provided at first. BTW, where were you 
> reading
> >about lack of continued development? 
> 
> True, I wouldnt reccomend the nvida card to anyone either, apart from the 
> obfuscated source code issue i did think that the way the tnt wasnt 
> delivered at the promised spec, ie larger micron process and slower 
> processor speed, was a bit naff.  I dont really think promising and not 
> delivering is terribly acceptable either, seems to be a feature of the 
> industry in a lot of cases however heh.

Oh, you actually listen to what the industry says about upcoming products :)
I can see why the i740 is in a very bad light with you considering Intel
promised the world with this piece, and delivered a sub voodoo 2 piece :-)
BTW, I think the TNT driver for Xfree isn't fully accellerated yet, so there is
some hope on that front (but don't quote me on that).

> >I am not calling you a fool. I am using a cliche :) Remember high school
> >english?
> 
> Yes, i was adding that mostly for my amusement :P

Ah cool :)

> >Well, what are you doing complaining about the i740 when you already
> >obviously have such powerful (and expensive) hardware. The i740 may not 
> perform
> >greatly, but it is more than enough for regular users (like me). And if 
> you
> >think the i740 is terrible, then you haven't seen SiS cards or S3 
> Trio/Virge
> >cards :) (working with educational institutions, you see much of this 
> kind of
> >crappy hardware)
> 
> I have seen them too, I wasnt impressed with them either.

Not impressed, my reaction compared to even the i740 would be shocking :)
One question, do you have a 17" or larger screen. I only have a 15" screen and
it could explain why you are so disappointed with the i740 cards. For large
screens, I would definitly recommend the more powerful Matrox cards, even if it
is much more expensive. Most cards are only designed to run well on small
screens (and suck on large screens), but matrox cards run well on bigger screens
:)

> >I was offering a cheap option for a card that works ok under linux. If I 
> had
> >more money, I would buy something more powerful. So would most people.
> >If you can afford a TNT2 or a Matrox card, get it!
> 
> I had heard that the g200 was down to about $130 and lower, that seems 
> more than reasonable for the performance and hey its got 3d support for 
> linux too.

Damn, and I spent all my money on a cd-rom burner ($400) :)

> >You can have two of three things, good, cheap, or fast.
> 
> Sure, everything is about comprimise in the end, I just dont like it at 
> that point.

Fair enough :)

Beau Kuiper
ekuiperba at cc.curtin.edu.au