Drew,
Your Dock and Spelltools went out today via FedEx Ground,
tracking number 045767747653557, thanks. I missed my estimates on weight
(.15 lbs.) and cost ($.28) but I am getting better (this is not a dun for
28�). I hope the Dock works right and that the Spelltools is useful to you.
Thanks again for the help on the cards.
Let me know how the Dock turns out.
on 7/11/04 9:40 PM, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [snip]
>> The Duo Dock II lists at 13.5 lbs...
>
> R. A. - See my message off list - I think the rest of the
> PCI-PowerMac'ers will appreciate it if we keep the business
> off-list...
>
>>
>>> 1) is a Apple QuickDraw 3D Accelerator
>> What's it good for? Will anything be better for it? Will it make my ATX G3
>> play DVD's?
>
> Unless you've got a 7200, stock 7500 or 7600, or stock 8500, the card
> is pretty much good for nothing. It accelerates QuickDraw 3D
> routines. Those are the ones used by games that use "RAVE" 3D
> acceleration and some other more specialized 3D apps. That's a
> pretty long list of games, but most of them are older. Most current
> games use OpenGL. But the card is slower than virtually _any_ other
> 3D accelerator. It won't let you play DVDs. And if you've got a G3
> mobo, it won't be _better_ than your built-in video.
>
> So don't expect to do anything _useful_ with the card.
>
> On the other hand, it is an interesting piece of Apple history.
>
> Shreve Systems was selling these for a couple of bucks recently.
> Something like $5...
>
>
>>> 2) is probably the ATI Xclaim VR (not "Orion VR" - Orions had a
>>> better GPU than the Mach64/Rage II+DVD, and, IIRC, didn't support
>>> video capture being strictly 2D/3D accelerators)
>>
>> I assume this is a capture card, more or less?
>
> It's a bit more than a capture card. It's also a video card. Most
> capture cards just allow video in/out. This one has a built-in 2D/3D
> accelerator and can drive a display. It also will allow you to
> connect an external TV tuner pod so that you can watch TV on the
> connected monitor.
>
> As capture cards go, it's pretty low end. But it will get some work
> done. I don't know if it is better than the built-in stock AV
> capabilities of the 8500, though. It is still a neat card.
>
>>
>>> 3) is a Trident Microsystems video card of some sort, most likely PC only.
>>
>> Is it more than a basic card?
>
> I really don't know. That was just what I saw when I Googled the
> AMIC chip. I have no experience with PC video cards... If that's
> not quite the detailed answer you're looking for, then you can keep
> the SpellTools and other software...
>
>>
>>> 4) is probably the ATI All-In-Wonder. The All-In-Wonder cannot be
>>> used in a Mac.
>>
>> I assume it would take drivers to run in a Winbox?
>
> Most likely. The card might work ok with whatever Win2k or XP
> provides for drivers, but you'll almost certainly need ATI drivers to
> enable any of the extra featuers (video capture, TV tuner, etc).
> Again, I have no experience with PC video cards (don't even own a
> PC). But it certainly won't work in your 8500, since ATI didn't
> write drivers (or card firmware) for the Mac.
>
> Peace,
> Drew
>>
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