> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:40:28 -0400
> From: "Mark Basil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: AcceleratedX ??
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> Actually, yes, they did. Here is what they had to say:
>
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> i've been using it for about a year now with mandrake6.0, 128mb ram, and
> a dumb 16mb ati graphics card (i hate ati!). i had to buy xig because
> the ati card wasn't supported under xfree, since ati wouldn't release
> their proprietary specs to enable xfree to build a server for it. it
> works well, and the very occasional time that it does lock up, it
> generates an email message to root, which is a bug report to be
> forwarded to xig if desired. i've emailed xig twice about a resolution
> question, and didn't receive an answer either time. i wanted to make my
> screen size very tall, but normal width, i.e., 1024x600. using Xsetup
> only allows 800x600, 1024x780?, and a couple other choices, and manual
> editing the config file doesn't work either. maybe there's an update on
> their page - i haven't made time to look into it. i'd buy the xig
> product again if necessary - next time i'll just make sure my video card
> is support first!
>
> chip.
>
> =========
>
>
> Hi Mark
>
> I've been using AccelX since version 1.2, on a wide variety of desktops
> [ranging from a P100 w/ a 2MB Diamond card to a dual Celeron w/ a Matrox
> G400 with dual display] and laptops [Mostly thinkpads, a couple
> Chembooks]. Right now XiG has my new Thinkpad A20p, working up a
> graphics driver that will do 1400x1050.
>
> I've found their server to be typically 10-30% faster than XFree86, and
> they have always been willing to provide tech support, even relating to
> graphics cards they don't claim to support. I don't think you can go
> wrong with them.
>
> HTH
> S.
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>
>
>
> --Mark
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 1:31 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: AcceleratedX ??
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:35:52, Mark Basil wrote:
> >
> > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:35:52 -0400
> > From: "Mark Basil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: RE: AcceleratedX
> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > Thanks for your responses guys.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Basil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 11:52 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: AcceleratedX
> >
> >
> > Anyone have any experience with AcceleratedX server? Problems, comments,
> > compaints? Any suggestions to another(better...not more expensive)
> xserver?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>
> Huh? what "responses" ? I saw the original posting and was waiting
> for any replies, and now, just this reply a day later, both from the
> original poster, with no intervening replies from others.
>
> Mark, did the "responders", reply to you directly, perhaps?
> If so, could you please summarize those replies here? No names necessary,
> just the facts.
>
> Responses may be beneficial to other than just the poster.
> That is what this forum is all about... help for all. Summarizing
> is the usual etiquette, at least on forums where replies are via private
> email.
>
> thanks,
>
> ed
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thanks, Mark!!
ed
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