From: Andrew Leonard <aleonard@access.digex.net>
To: ml@qoole.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.971201122001.19989D-100000@episun1>
Reply-To: ml@qoole.com
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:27:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: AGP and GLqoole/quake

On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Gordon White wrote:

> mattlee@mit.edu wrote:
> > The nVidia RIVA chipset scales with the processor a lot more than the 3Dfx
> > chipset does.  On a Pentium II 300, the RIVA slightly beats out a 3Dfx in
> > GLQuake, and does better in Direct 3D.
> 
> I am about to buy a new PII and have a choice AGP cards.  The sales man 
> just told me the Number 9 revolution (4mb) uses the RIVA chipset.  Will 
> this AGP card play glquake and therefor GLQOOLE? He also told me my 
> monster 3d add on card would not work with an AGP card.  
> I checked out the gldojo and found almost nothing about AGP cards. 
> (its a little early I know). If anyone knows please fill me in.

Well, it definitely won't work for GLQoole; GLQoole works ONLY with 3dfx
cards.  But the RIVA *may* work with GLQuake; check the dojo for info.



