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From: ker@cbnewsj.att.com (kenneth.roser)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Compatibility of video drivers
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.172921.24552@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 25 Apr 91 17:29:21 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.175237.27431@cbnewsj.att.com> <64833497@bfmny0.BFM.COM>
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As Tom indicates, I wasn't clear in my intentions.  Basically what I'd
like to do is follows.  Buy a clone board utilizing the ET4000 chip
and take advantage of the excellent driver support of the more well known
companies such as Diamond and Orchid.  I have a fear that if I buy a clone
board I may not have good driver support.

In article <64833497@bfmny0.BFM.COM> tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes:
>In article <1991Apr23.175237.27431@cbnewsj.att.com> ker@cbnewsj.att.com (kenneth.roser) writes:
>>I'd like to know how compatible video drivers are across the different
>>manufacturers of video boards.
>
>That may not be generally answerable.  Fortunately it sounds like the
>writer has a more specific issue:
>
>>For example, if I have a driver for a Diamond Speedstar board
>>that uses the Tseng ET4000 chip, is it likley to work with any other
>>video board using the Tseng ET4000 chip?
>


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