a516@mindlink.UUCP (Jordan Melville) (10/13/90)
> kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca writes: > > Msg-ID: <365@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> > Posted: 13 Oct 90 20:17:40 GMT > > Org. : Athabasca University > Person: Kevin Crocker > > I just received my supposedly ATI VGA WONDER card to find that it was > one of those ATI VGA 1024 cards with only 256K on it. I talso came > with four HD disks full of drivers and some even for W 3.0 > The ATI VGA 1024 is just a VGAWonder without the mouse port.. (that was what my interpretation of it was at least) > kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca writes: > Problem: nothing but the invocation of Windows 3.0 in regular VGA mode > (640x400x256 or 640x480x16) works worth a damn. The card is getting so > hopelessly confused it is comical. I tried out the new Fractint > program just to see what's what and in any high resolution mode the > screen flickers and jumps as if I had live cell automata dancing > around. That would be your monitor, not the card. Make sure that your monitor can handle the resolution that the card is outputting. Jordan. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jordan C. Melville Voice: (604) 943-7155 Vancouver, BC BBS: (604) 943-3503 (2400baud) "We want the world and UUCP: {uunet,ubc-cs}!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a516 we want it now!" - The Doors a516@mindlink.UUCP "So what you're saying is a 11 voice adlib is better than a 32-track MT-32? Sounds logical to me." - Me.
kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) (10/14/90)
I just received my supposedly ATI VGA WONDER card to find that it was
one of those ATI VGA 1024 cards with only 256K on it. I talso came
with four HD disks full of drivers and some even for W 3.0
Problem: nothing but the invocation of Windows 3.0 in regular VGA mode
(640x400x256 or 640x480x16) works worth a damn. The card is getting so
hopelessly confused it is comical. I tried out the new Fractint
program just to see what's what and in any high resolution mode the
screen flickers and jumps as if I had live cell automata dancing
around.
I am going to put another 256K on this machine -- all the doc says is
that I need to put in some 41256 chips from particular mfg.
Does anyone know if ATI has fixed their drivers for 640x480x256 or
800x600x256 or even 1024x768x16 (256)????
Kevin
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Inet: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CAdans@crpmks.UUCP (Dan Simoes ) (10/18/90)
In article <365@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) writes: >I just received my supposedly ATI VGA WONDER card to find that it was >one of those ATI VGA 1024 cards with only 256K on it. I talso came >with four HD disks full of drivers and some even for W 3.0 >... >Problem: nothing but the invocation of Windows 3.0 in regular VGA mode >(640x400x256 or 640x480x16) works worth a damn... >... >Does anyone know if ATI has fixed their drivers for 640x480x256 or >800x600x256 or even 1024x768x16 (256)???? I called ATI tech support in the hopes of getting 800x600x256 drivers, but they just sent the 800x600x16 and 1024x768x16 drivers, which I already had. I would hope that there would be 256 color SVGA drivers by now, but I guess not. At any rate, if you'd like to call them, they'll mail the disks to you for free: 416-756-0711. Dan
keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu (John W. Keating) (10/18/90)
In article <1271@crpmks.UUCP> dans@crpmks.UUCP (Dan Simoes (Info Systems)) writes: >In article <365@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) writes: >>... >>Does anyone know if ATI has fixed their drivers for 640x480x256 or >>800x600x256 or even 1024x768x16 (256)???? > >I called ATI tech support in the hopes of getting 800x600x256 drivers, >but they just sent the 800x600x16 and 1024x768x16 drivers, which I >already had. I would hope that there would be 256 color SVGA drivers >by now, but I guess not. >At any rate, if you'd like to call them, they'll mail the disks to >you for free: 416-756-0711. Why do I continue to read these type of messages? It must be an odd form of masochism. Or maybe just a slight glimmer of hope that ATI might just have fulfilled their promises and released competitive Windows drivers... Anyway, how many people out there are waiting for these drivers? How about starting a letter-writing campaign to vent our displeasure? Someone have the address of ATI? Follow-ups are directed to comp.windows.ms... JWKIII -- **************************************************************************** * \|/ John William Keating, III >Ragnorak< keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu \|/ * * --*========================= //////\\\\\\ =========================*-- * * /|\ "Wands don't kill people, people kill people." /|\ * ****************************************************************************
silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) (10/20/90)
In article <4589@rex.cs.tulane.edu> keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu (John W. Keating) writes:
$Someone have the address of ATI?
Look it up in your manual. It's right there on the first page. For
those who are too lazy:
ATI Technologies Inc.
3761 Victoria Park Avenue
Scarborough, ON
M1W 3S2
Tel: (416) 756-0718
Fax: (416) 756-0720
Telex: 06-966640 (ATI TOR)
Other ATI numbers of use include:
Tech Support: (416) 756-0711
BBS: (416) 756-4591
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Silver: Ever Searching for SNTF |i need a grilf | upon thousands of dollarskevinc@cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) (10/26/90)
In article <1990Oct20.162300.6614@xrtll.uucp> silver@xrtll.UUCP (Hi Ho Silver) writes: >In article <4589@rex.cs.tulane.edu> keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu (John W. Keating) writes: >$Someone have the address of ATI? > > Look it up in your manual. It's right there on the first page. For >those who are too lazy: Careful about the flame. ATI does a lot of OEM business and the manuals that are in te OEM products have a tendency NOT to have their phone number or address. For example, I just bought a VGA1024 card that is manufactured by ATI and my manual does not give any informantion about how to get in contact with ATI anywhere. Tus, no matter how hard I RTFM, I will not likely find their address or phone number in that particular source. Kevin -- Kevin "auric" Crocker Athabasca University UUCP: ...!{alberta,ncc}!atha!kevinc Inet: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA