adnan@screech.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan) (10/08/90)
Hi!
I am planning to purchase a fast graphics card for windows to run at
800x600x256 & 1024x768x16or256. Has anyone had much experience with
any of the coprocessor based cards, Around and under $1000.
I am intrested in coprocessor based cards, 8514 clones and superfast
VGAs.
I would appreciate anyone filling in the blanks and reposting the list
I am sure enough people would be interested in it.
eg.
Number9GX level1 - TMS34010 - $795
SpeedSTAR-VGA - VGA - $495
ARTIST Graphics - Coprocessor - $????
MirageII - VLSI line drawing/ VGA Builtin - $795 minus $300 tradein old EGA/VGA card
RASTEREX Light - TMS34010 with VGA builtin - $????
NEC GraphicsEngine/16 - ???? - $945
Shadow - VGA - $????
Metheus 1104 - ???? - $995
Photon Ultima - VGA w/password protection - $495
Matrox - 3D graphics subsystem - $????
VideoSeven VRAM - VGA fast? - $475
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Sarmad Adnan (adnan@rice.edu)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~geoffs@gssc.UUCP (Geoff Shapiro) (10/08/90)
In article <1990Oct7.194433.18006@rice.edu> adnan@screech.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan) writes: > ...talks about pricing on several high res video adapters...) >NEC GraphicsEngine/16 - ???? - $945 The Nec Graphics Engine in its 256 color form can be gotten for about $800 and in its 16 color form for about $600. (Last I heard several months ago). -- UUCP: tektronix!sequent!gssc!geoffs INTERNET: geoffs@gssc.gss.com PHONE: (503) 641-2200 USMAIL: Graphic Software Systems * GSS is a wholly owned subsidiary * 9590 S.W. Gemini Dr. * of Spectragraphics, Corp. * Beaverton, OR 97005 USA
neighorn@qiclab.uucp (Steven C. Neighorn) (10/09/90)
In article <1990Oct7.194433.18006@rice.edu> adnan@screech.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan) writes: >I am planning to purchase a fast graphics card for windows to run at >800x600x256 & 1024x768x16or256. Has anyone had much experience with >any of the coprocessor based cards, Around and under $1000. >I am intrested in coprocessor based cards, 8514 clones and superfast >VGAs. > >NEC GraphicsEngine/16 - ???? - $945 I have a NEC Graphics Engine (actually made by GSS of Beaverton) and I am quite happy with it running Windows 3.0. I can't give you any numbers such as "grafstones" or the like, but I have had several people comment on the speed of text and window repaints, and it is the fastest platform for Windows I have used (VGA, 8514). It comes with a win3.0 mini-app that allows you to change configuration information, which is really just a nice way to edit win.ini. I also have a GIF viewer and a driver for Word Perfect 5.1 that doesn't work with the latest "mini" release. Oh, the DGIS driver is compatible with 386-to-the-Max. What I wish I had was a driver for Deluxe Paint III! :-( -- Steven C. Neighorn cse.ogi.edu!qiclab!neighorn OR neighorn@nosun.West.Sun.COM Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Where we DESIGN the Star Fighters that defend the 9900 SW Greenburg Road #240 frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada" Portland, Oregon 97223 work: (503) 684-9001 / home: (503) 641-3469