[SunRescue] The Great Ultra5/10 Cheap ATI FB Search

[Bill Bradford]

On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 09:24:44PM -0800, Pres. Dan Jameyson wrote:
> I tried some of the "newer" ATI Rage3d-pro based cards again, and they
> really just don't work. What does work, and happens to be a nice cheap
> solution to us ultra 5/10 folks that want extra 24b 1024x768+ heads, are
> the ATI Expert at Work PCI cards made around 1998. They are 4mb cards
> (there is an upgrade module to 8mb, but I bet that's nearly impossible
> to find these days). Hardware wise, it's almost identical to the onboard
> 24b fb shipped on the newer ultra 5. I'm using one right now, and I'm
> very happy with it - super value.
> If anyone has any of these, we would like (ahem, ***NEED***) a couple.
> I'd also consider some of the certified 3rd party fbs, but unless I hear
> otherwise, I can only trust what I know works.
> Call me a sucker for surrounding myself with CRT, but I'm going for the
> full on Quadraclops little workstation ;)
> If I get some sort of tumor, then we'll all know why...
> Dan

Anybody know if the ATI chipsets are *faster* than the Permedia 2 chipsets?
I've got a PGX32 in this machine (genuine Sun), but would swap it for a
4mb ATI card if the ATI card is any faster....

Bill

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