on 13/04/05 19:12, Andrew F. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Apple site goes into very little detail on which GPUs give full support. > I have a brand-new PowerBook 12" (64MB nVidia 5200) so I'm guessing it is > fully supported, but my friend has an 800MHz iBook G4 and I don't know > whether I should recommend the update for her or not. Also, my 1GHz > Sawtooth has a 32MB GeForce MX pulled out of a QuickSilver, this is an > older, though Quartz Extreme capable card. Will it be supported under Core > Image, and if not, is it still worthwhile from a performance viewpoint to > install Tiger on that machine?
Here: <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/coreimage/> On the right hand side, toward the bottom are some video cards that Core Image takes advantage of. I also read somewhere that Core Image is not all or nothing. You can have limited support from your GPU even if it's not listed... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] firebottle n.obs.: A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical device, similar in function to a FET but constructed out of glass, metal, and vacuum. Characterized by high cost, low density, low reliability, high-temperature operation, and high power dissipation. Sometimes mistakenly called a `tube' in the U.S. or a `valve' in England; another hackish term is glassfet. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
