fsdal1@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (LEVINSON DONALD A) (08/08/90)
I have a Orchid Designer video card with 512K and all super vga modes up through 1024*768*16. it was the card sold under the Relisys RB5155VG label, what I need to know is if there are any windows 3 drivers available for it and if so where I can get them. it uses the Tseng chip set if there are any generic drivers for them
tgoldin@amherst.bitnet (08/21/90)
In article <1990Aug8.063809.13508@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>, fsdal1@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (LEVINSON DONALD A) writes: > I have a Orchid Designer video card with 512K and all super vga > modes up through 1024*768*16. it was the card sold under the > Relisys RB5155VG label, what I need to know is if there are any > windows 3 drivers available for it and if so where I can get them. > > it uses the Tseng chip set if there are any generic drivers for them It sounds like you have the equivalent of the Orchid ProDesigner Plus. Tseng has not yet written the Win 3.0 driver for that card (according to Orchid), but there is supposedly one in the works. If you call Orchid Technology they will probably be able to put you on the mailing list for the new driver. I don't have the number off hand, but they are located in Fremont, CA (area code 414, I believe). Theo Goldin Technical Consultant P.S. Their new card, the ProDesigner II, already has Win 3.0 support.
hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) (08/28/90)
In article <9939.26d03cdb@amherst.bitnet> tgoldin@amherst.bitnet writes: >In article <1990Aug8.063809.13508@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>, fsdal1@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (LEVINSON DONALD A) writes: >> I have a Orchid Designer video card with 512K and all super vga >> modes up through 1024*768*16. it was the card sold under the >> Relisys RB5155VG label, what I need to know is if there are any >> windows 3 drivers available for it and if so where I can get them. >> it uses the Tseng chip set if there are any generic drivers for them > >It sounds like you have the equivalent of the Orchid ProDesigner Plus. >Tseng has not yet written the Win 3.0 driver for that card (according to >Orchid), but there is supposedly one in the works. If you call Orchid >Technology they will probably be able to put you on the mailing list for the >new driver. I don't have the number off hand, but they are located in Fremont, >CA (area code 414, I believe). > >Theo Goldin >Technical Consultant >P.S. Their new card, the ProDesigner II, already has Win 3.0 support. Beg to differ, slightly. The Orchid Designer was the forerunner of the Orchid ProDesigner (256K, with 512K='Plus') which was the forerunner of the ProDesigner II. The Designer appears to have been more trouble, if my perusal of the Orchid BBS messages is any indication. It probably would have troubles supporting extended VGA modes with Windows. Of course, if the original post was in error, and the card *is* really the ProDesigner, then you have hit the nail on the head - they came up with drivers for the newest card first (marketing, marketing, marketing) and still have not posted drivers for the ProDesigner. In any case, the BBS number is (415)-683-0327 (2400n81). I think an actual person can be reached at 683-0323, but I'm relying on memory. From all accounts I have read, the II is a good card, substantially faster, and supports up to 1024x768x256 with 1Mb. Ok for DOS, people have some troubles with Unix, X windows, etc., but then who doesn't?