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From: userNQNF@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (unknown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: VGA Cards
Message-ID: <1926@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA>
Date: 17 Nov 90 15:17:06 GMT
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>> 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
>
>Well, the ATI, I believe, has been around longer, but I seem to remember PC
>Magazine saying a few months back (when they reviewed VGAs) that they had
>received a prerelease version of a card called the "Diamond" VGA that was
>faster than anything they had seen, including the ATI.  If this is indeed the
>case, perhaps Diamond is a good deal.  Also, the 1 MB video RAM allows
>1024x768x256 to be attainable.  In my opinion, standardization of these
>super-VGA modes is not really an issue, since the only programs that use such
>modes are Windows programs, and the VGA manufacturer usually provides a driver
>for Windows.
>
>-Sanjay Aiyagari (hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu)
 
ATI has a whole pile of drivers for their cards. If you need
any help in getting a driver for anything, give ATI a call and they
can probably arrange or find it. They apparently have a new VGA
Wondercard that is a lot faster than usual, and I heard that they
offer an upgrade option for older cards (for around 150 Canadian).
Perhaps give ATI a call or letter to confirm this. Although you may
already have the faster version.
ATI already has drivers for some various CAD packages for their new
Wondercard.
 
Dale Ulan-  Comp Eng student- U of Alberta