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From: v053qgzj@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Snyderman)
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Subject: VGA Cards
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Date: 11 Nov 90 02:52:30 GMT
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Hello all!  
I just called Gateway 2000 for a 386sx system this morning and they gave me
two options for a video card.

1)  A "diamond scan" (?? never heard of it??) that is supposedly fast and
can accept up to 1 meg of memory.

2) An ATI Wonder card with 512K of memory.  Supposedly, according to the
salesman, slower than the diamond scan and with a disadvantage of less
memory, too.

I chose the ATI-- because I had heard of it and thought it was more of a 
standard than the diamond scan.
Did I make a mistake?  Should I have gone with the faster/higher memory
capacity card?  Is there anyone out there with an ATI who is unhappy with
it?  Both cards can operate up to super VGA (800x600) and higher modes
(1024x768).  I realize that there aren't any real standards at these 
resolutions.
Suggestions, anyone?  

Thanks.
David M. Snyderman
V053QGZJ@UBVMSD