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From: Forum2News_Exporter@mts.rpi.edu (Barry Bailey)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: video boards and system configuration -- request for info
Message-ID: <9848.7709.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu>
Date: 19 Dec 90 15:24:00 GMT
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   With all this talk about video resolutions, speed, colors, etc. maybe
   someone could help me decide what features to look for in a computer
   supporting high-end video equipment.
 
   For the sake of arguement I will presume that it is preferred to have
   the fastest affordable clock and most advanced CPU (25Mhz '386, 33Mhz
   '386, 50Mhz '486, etc.).
 
   After that, is it worth the expense to invest in either an EISA or
   MCA bus system (a la bus mastering); invest in some sort of CPU
   cache?; invest in some sort of advanced harddisk and controller (e.g
   SCSI, ESDI, etc.; to keep out of the way of the CPU/video processes)?
 
   I have read about SUN workstation graphics accelerators, not knowing
   really what they do -- are their similar for Windows?
 
   If eventually I want to work with 24bit color displays what are the
   highest available resolutions (e.g. 1024x768, 1240x1024, etc.)? At
   this level of technology, what hardware/software would speed up video
   displays most?
 
   barry
 
   USERE9W9@RPITSMTS
 
   ps
 
   maybe answers to these and similar questions could be added to the
   FAQ file?