Will Schou wrote:
> > From: Will Schou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:02:02 PM US/Pacific > > > >> From: Robyn J. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:43:03 -0600 > >> Okay, this is great info. Thanks Will! > >> > >> For my needs, 4MB is fine. I get along great with my TwinTurbo 4MB - > >> that's not to say I wouldn't take an 8MB (anyone) - , it's just slow > >> under OSX. Is this card (I'm actually looking at buy the one from > >> OWC) supported under OSX? Or rather, is acceleration active under >> OSX? > >> > >> Thanks for putting up with my many questions on this matter. > >> > >> -Robyn > > > > Current versions of Jaguar include video drivers for all ATI Rage pro > > and newer video cards and they are accelerated! I believe the Mach 64 > > card is Rage PRO and that is mentioned in the details about the card > > at OWC. There are driver upgrades for Mac OS 9.x and older versions of > > OSX available from ATI. > > Be sure to find out if the Mach 64 card is Rage Pro or Rage II. The > Rage II will not be accelerated in OSX. It is easy to mix up the type > names. > The Mach 64 is Rage II, early Rage II at that, so if it works it will not be accelerated. The Mach 64 pulls are probably from some old OEM pre-built boxes so they have the bigger 512Kbit versus the 256Kbit ROM that most PC version ATI cards have. Unless OWC has reflashed them and they work, and also provided decent accelerated drivers, then no these cards aren't worth the trouble. They aren't any faster than a TwinTurbo anyway, they're from roughly the same display card generation of about 8 years ago. I"ve already been there.. Bolton -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
