Beige G3 graphics card resolution options?

2011-08-05 Thread mythmaker18
I have a beige G3 (G4-accelerated) hooked up to my 60 LCD-TV as a
game box, but am slightly annoyed by the limited resolution options
in the graphics card I have installed (i.e. I have to display the
video in pillarbox mode if I don't want any distortion).

Are there ANY PCI graphics card models out there (new or discontinued)
that support 1920x1080 resolution under OS9? Mac-specific cards, not
'reflashed' PC ones? If so, can anybody give me model numbers to look
up?

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iWork '09 verses iWork '09 ???

2011-08-05 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Ok, This is a stupid question, but is iWork 09 (boxed) the same as  
iWork '09 (app store) ??


with the same upgradability?? lion compatible I'm assuming that  
they're the same in all respects. Jeff


Jeffrey Engle
Kamiah, Idaho 83536

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Re: Beige G3 graphics card resolution options?

2011-08-05 Thread mythmaker18
If anyone can confirm/deny Nada's reply (about there being no
widescreen resolution support in OS9), please reply!

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Re: Beige G3 graphics card resolution options?

2011-08-05 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 5-08-2011 19:43, mythmaker18 ha scritto:

 Are there ANY PCI graphics card models out there (new or discontinued)
 that support 1920x1080 resolution under OS9? Mac-specific cards, not
 'reflashed' PC ones?

AFAIK, there aren't many PCI video cards for Macs, working in G3s.

There were the 3DFX Voodoo series (3 and up), but it was long ago (I had a
Voodoo 3 in my G3, and Unreal Tournament ran fine), and the drivers were
beta and not-supported (usually working, though).

Then there are some Radeon:
- 7000
- 7500
- 9200
(try Googling radeon pci mac)

I had a Radeon 9200 PCI in my G3, and it wasn't that much better than the
Voodoo... but still a decent card.

Keep in mind that, even with a fast card, that Mac itself is the bottleneck:
I seriously doubt it could handle a 1920 pixel resolution for gaming!
Regarding the 16:9 format, maybe it's more a feature of the card+driver,
than about the OS itself.

What video card are you using now?
If you're still with the built-in video (ATI Rage?), any of the above
mentioned card would be a substantial improvement.

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