On 8/23/06, James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jon Smirl wrote:
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> We already have an open platform in the ATI R200. They cost $20 to
> buy.
That would be used? or OEM?
I have one -- a Radeon 9200 card.
Brand new with free shipping, $25
http://3btech.net/chatira92se81.html
They are available everywhere for the $30 list price.
They are the OEM model, but who needs some free games and a fancy box.
AFAIK the 9200 is the lowest end ATI card still in production. The
OEMs are making them, not ATI.
> Be careful not to position the OGC as competition to that card.
> Right now the ATI R200 has almost an identical feature set to what you
> are building.
You are correct that this is similar. But, I suggest otherwise. We
should target this card as a benchmark. If we can offer a card that
equals the performance of the Radeon 9200 AGP (with the XF86 r200
driver) for $100 we will have a good product. If we can sell it
cheaper, we will have a better product.
Remember that there are a finite number of used ones available. That
this card will never support PCIe or HTX MotherBoards. That it will
probably be discontinued sooner or later. And that its current
popularity is due mostly to the fact that there is an Open Source XF86
driver for it.
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JRT
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Jon Smirl
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