Hardware delivery

Steve srj at adnd.com
Mon Dec 31 11:09:35 PST 2001


Xfree can use OpenGL drivers for games and some other stuff.. Including a
few screen savers.

-Steve



----- Original Message -----
From: "Lincoln Peters" <lincoln_peters at hotmail.com>
To: <talk at nblug.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Hardware delivery


> That would explain the VGA cable that was taped to the bag that it came
in.
> Thanks for clearing that up.
>
> What Linux programs would benefit from a 3D video card?
>
>
> >From: "Steve" <srj at adnd.com>
> >Reply-To: <talk at nblug.org>
> >To: <talk at nblug.org>
> >Subject: Re: Hardware delivery
> >Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:09:11 -0800
> >
> > > A PCI 3DFX video card, apparently dual-headed (has two VGA ports).
> > > A PCI S3 VIRGE video card, single-headed.
> >
> >The 3DFX card is probably a voodoo 2.  If  this is true then it is not a
> >dual head card, instead you use the PCI S3 VIRGE card, and takes its
video
> >out and plug it into on of the ports on the 3DFX card, then then go out
> >from
> >the 3DFX card to the monitor.  the 3DFX card slaves off the VIRGE card.
> >
> >Voodoo 2's did not have 2d and 3d on the same card.  Just 3d
> >
> >-Steve
> >
> >
>
>
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