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From: neighorn@qiclab.uucp (Steven C. Neighorn)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: High performance graphics cards for windows
Message-ID: <1990Oct9.040126.6439@qiclab.uucp>
Date: 9 Oct 90 04:01:26 GMT
References: <1990Oct7.194433.18006@rice.edu>
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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In article <1990Oct7.194433.18006@rice.edu> adnan@screech.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan) writes:
>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.
>
>NEC GraphicsEngine/16 - ????   - $945

I have a NEC Graphics Engine (actually made by GSS of Beaverton) and I am
quite happy with it running Windows 3.0. I can't give you any numbers such
as "grafstones" or the like, but I have had several people comment on the
speed of text and window repaints, and it is the fastest platform for
Windows I have used (VGA, 8514). It comes with a win3.0 mini-app that
allows you to change configuration information, which is really just a
nice way to edit win.ini.

I also have a GIF viewer and a driver for Word Perfect 5.1 that doesn't
work with the latest "mini" release. Oh, the DGIS driver is compatible
with 386-to-the-Max.

What I wish I had was a driver for Deluxe Paint III! :-(

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