thanks for the info
> >Hi Listers, > >I'm wondering whether I should put a 3dfx card that I got lying around in my > >7600/G4. > >I don't know what model it is yet....all It says on the card is that > >it was made in > >2000 (could it be a voodoo 3 or 4 maybe? I don't want to pry the > >heatsink off the > >GPU). BUT, its a PC card so I know I have to flash it somehow. > >The question is: I'm wondering what kind of performance boost I'll > >see under OS9 > >and 10.2.8...and is it possible to run 10.3 with the card, since I > >know that onboard > >video isn't supported? > >Thanks > > The Voodoo 3, 4, and 5 have excellent performance under OS 9. > However, the drivers were never updated for OS X (beyond the 10.0 > release) so they end up completely un-accelerated under OS X, and in > some cases need to be removed to install X. A good starting point > is <http://www.mac3dfx.com/>. > -- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
