On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 03:00 PM, (Unsupported OS X) wrote:
> Myrddin-- > I'm not sure just what you are saying here. Some Rage cards are > supported > directly by OS X without 3rd party drivers--e.g. the Rage 128. Is this > what > you mean? That would say that ATI didn't expect to write drivers and > this is > why there was the initial screwup (the first cards were sold without > saying > that they would not work on older machines)? Other Rage cards are not > supported for use in older machines by either ATI or Apple. > > Ted > > ATI Rage 128 and Rage Pro and are accelerated in supported machines, and the Rage 128 and newer Rage chip sets are also directly supported for DVD and GL. Upgrades are not to be supported by Beige G3s and B&W G3s according to Apple; although, it is a "standards" configuration that X is using to configure the extensions to install and load. The hardware configurations can be programmed around. Support for the remaining Rage chip sets and upgrade cards just amount to unaccelerated graphics, this is partly Apple's and ATI's fault. Apple's would prefer not to properly support, as it seems any chip set that is before th 128 or Pro chip sets. They can write the acceleration drivers but they haven't. ATI's problem is that they have to license the code from Apple to support X in the chip sets but Apple fumbled, therefore, ATI would have to write them themselves, etc. Evidently the task was to challenging so they produce the Radeon 7000 to replace the low cost Rage PCI cards. As for the iMacs out there... it is just a load of bull Apple is spreading. If ATI used flash firmware then life would be so easier. The situation is dizzying and I am sure I have not touched all the points. ----- "98% of statistics are made up on the spot.." -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
