On 3/11/06, Attila Kinali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:55:11 -0500
> "Timothy Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > I'll wait until Howard sees the rest of what you said before
> > commenting on it, but I can answer to this part.  There are two
> > problems with doing what you ask here.  One is board space.  The other
> > is signal integrity.  Whenever you route a signal to more than one
> > place, you end up with reflections from unterminated ends, and these
> > signals for the highspeed DAC are already routed to two places.
>
> I thought that this might prevent it.

That set of signals already goes to both the high-speed DAC and to the
TV chip.  You're asking for it to go to a third.

>
> > Keep in mind that if OGA has more than one head, what it can do won't
> > be identical to OGD.  If you're really intending to use OGD as a
> > graphics card, you're wasting your money, or you're willing to spend
> > the extra money for the highspeed DAC (which, relatively speaking,
> > isn't all that much).
>
> I intend to use it as a graphics card. Why? Because if nobody
> is really using it, then it will not be fully tested. I do not
> care if it's slower than the end product or noisy or anything,
> as long as it works :)

Let's see if we can't get some monitor manufacturer to get you a
couple of LCD monitors in exchange for some ad space on the web site. 
:)
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