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From: halam@umnd-cpe-cola.d.umn.edu (hasseen alam)
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Subject: Re: Mac IIci Video-Card or Internal better?
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Date: 6 Jan 90 22:26:58 GMT
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In article <9001052201.AA09564@decwrl.dec.com> phil@vaxphw.dec.com (At MAC'simum efficiency!  05-Jan-1990 1559) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I have been told for months now that the built in video in a Mac IIci is a dog 
>and should not be used.  Besides taking alot of user memory, it takes alot of 
>cycles from the processor to do the display...
>
>Yesterday, MacWorld arrived.   In it, there were benchmarks showing using 
>internal video connector and external video (with a video card in the Nubus 
>slot).  The contend the INTERBNAL is better as you do not have to deal with the 
>Nubus bottleneck...Their benchmarks seem to prove that true.
>
>What does anyone else think?  Should I use an external card or use the built-in 
>video?
>
>Inquiring minds need to know!!
>
>Phil Hunt

Well Phil,

I just got mys IIci, and NEC MacSync monitor, and I also read the
MacWorld article about the video cards.  I work on a Mac graphics Lab
with 16 IIcx's.  Only one of them has a RasterOps 264 card in it.  All
the others have just the standard Apple 8-bit card.  I would recommend
you to wait a few more months (2 to 3 unless you are in any big rush)
before purchasing any 3rd party cards.  

I would only purchase a 24 bit card if I ever do.  I will wait because
the 3rd party market is warming up and they are probably going to bring
the prices down a bit due to the compition.  Also the RO card has some
problems, it is not truely compatible with all the graphic programs we
have.  I think it is a good time to buy RAM, since the price came down a
lot in the last couple of months.  Once Apple introduces the 7.0 a lot 
of people will have to get more RAM.  There will be a big demand.

Well here is the summary.... Wait and gather more info.  There might be
cards out soon to take advantage of the ci's new built in 32 bit QD.

Haseen.