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From: jdi@postgres.uucp (John Irwin)
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Subject: Re: VGA Cards
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Date: 19 Nov 90 23:25:51 GMT
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In article <1990Nov12.232157.969@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
>In article <45534@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>,
>v053qgzj@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Snyderman) writes:
>>
>> 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
>
>...
>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.

Unfortunately standardization is very much of an issue, mainly because the
current generation of cards aren't!  That is, software that is set up to
use Super VGA (outside of Windows) must have a driver for every supported
video card.  Thus I've found it's much better to get one of the higher
selling cards, even if they aren't as fast, snazzy, or whatever.
Of course, I tend to use software that runs SVGA outside of Windows.  If
you are running only one or two applications check and see what cards those
applications support, perhaps the Diamond is supported.  (Your mileage may
vary).

In the software mix that I'm using, Video 7, Paradise, and ATI seem to be
the most commonly supported cards.

	-- John