From: Norbert Frohlich <norbert@inf.bme.hu>
To: qoole <ml@qoole.com>
In-Reply-To: <199804060014.RAA22760@geocities.com>
Reply-To: ml@qoole.com
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:35:23 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Re: video card

try this page: sysdoc.pair.com

On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, nick wrote:

> this is a little off the subject, but hey, everybody does it sometimes...
> i'm hoping to get a diamond monster 3d II as soon as they come out over
> here, and was wondering what a suitable 2d card would be. I don't have a
> lot of experience with 3d cards, my old computer just has the ol' 1mb
> banger and thats it.
> I figure you need a 2d card, but it seems a bit of a waste having both.
> does the voodoo II only kick in when you're using 3dfx?
> i was thinking of a matrox millenium 2, and was wondering if anyone had any
> better ideas. Also, do certain cards work better with a given 3d card or
> are they all pretty much the same?
> thanks...
> 
> ps. if someone could point me to a page that explains opengl, 3dfx, glide,
> etc I'd appreciate it. I want to know a bit about it before I run out and
> buy a $500+ card.
> 
>