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From: daly@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Is Diamond SpeedStar SVGA board any good?
Message-ID: <11593.275681df@ecs.umass.edu>
Date: 30 Nov 90 15:59:27 GMT
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Hi everyone.

I just ordered a Gateway 2000 system and was told that the video card is a
1 MB "Diamond Speedstar" SVGA board.  I've never heard of them.  I was
wondering whether anyone has had any experience with this company or video
card.  How is its performance?  I would like to use it at 1024x768 in 256
colors, but I know my ATI VGA Wonder card bogs down terribly at 800x600x256.
The Diamond card uses the Tseng Labs ET4000 chipset.  Is this a good chip set?

If you EMail me replies, I'll summarize, and post, if there is a demand for it.

Thanks, all

Bryon Daly
daly@ecs.umass.edu
DISCLAIMER:  I tried to speak for my employers, but they told me to shut up!