ant@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Anthony Murdoch) (06/17/91)
Hi Netters,
We have a 25 Mhz i486 here with a Prodesigner+ 16 bit VGA card. I have
been noticing that the speed of the graphics in windows is very slow,
especially when doing things like drag-selecting more than a screenful of
text in wor for windows (this can be painfully slow - about 1 line per
second). This worries me because someone else here with a 25 MHz i386 and
a VGA card using the trident chipset, is getting much more speed out of
his card.
I have been hearing words on the net that trident's are very slow. If
that is the case, then this Orchid card must be an absolute crock of a VGA
card. Has anyone else out there been able to make a comparison between
Orchids cards and other brands ?
My system configuration is as follows ;
25 MHz i486 (Hauppauge)
8 Mb of RAM
8 Mb swap file (for windows enh)
100 Mb ESDI HD
Orchid Prodesigner Plus VGA card
NEC 3D monitor
I am currently using the Orchid supplied windows 3 drivers (12?? x 7?? x 16)
but the problem remains even if I use the standard drivers.
Thanx in advance for any information reguarding this.
ant
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