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From: adnan@screech.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: High performance graphics cards for windows
Message-ID: <1990Oct7.194433.18006@rice.edu>
Date: 7 Oct 90 19:44:33 GMT
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Hi!

I am planning to purchase a fast graphics card for windows to run at
800x600x256 & 1024x768x16or256. Has anyone had much experience with 
any of the coprocessor based cards, Around and under $1000.  
I am intrested in coprocessor based cards, 8514 clones and superfast
VGAs.

I would appreciate anyone filling in the blanks and reposting the list 
I am sure enough people would be interested in it. 

eg. 
Number9GX level1 - TMS34010    - $795
SpeedSTAR-VGA    - VGA         - $495
ARTIST Graphics  - Coprocessor - $????
MirageII         - VLSI line drawing/ VGA Builtin - $795 minus $300 tradein old EGA/VGA card
RASTEREX Light   - TMS34010 with VGA builtin - $????
NEC GraphicsEngine/16 - ????   - $945
Shadow           - VGA         - $????
Metheus 1104     - ????        - $995
Photon Ultima    - VGA w/password protection  - $495
Matrox           - 3D graphics subsystem - $????
VideoSeven VRAM  - VGA fast?   - $475

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                  Sarmad Adnan (adnan@rice.edu)
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