> >> www.xlr8yourmac.com has hack info for using Quartz Extreme(or >whatever it's > >> called) with Mac Radeon and Radeon 7000 PCi cards! Will S
On 8/28/02 at 8:54 AM +0100, Mark Benson wrote: > >VERY happy about this hack. Tried it on my 9600 Kansas with the >>original Mac Edition Radeon and it works like a charm. >> >>Don't know how to tell if it's really helping or not. Wonder what >>would be a good test for it? The desktop picture transitions are >>smooth, so I know it's working. >> > >I am curious if others have tried this and their experiences. > > > >-Charles > >Good stuff. Now we need to find a way to enable it on 16MB Rage 128 >cards. IT might not work very well but it would at least prove a >point and give me something to think about once the 10.2 WOW factor >wears off :). Ars Technica is the original source of the hack, and people in the forum thread say it is technically impossible for a Rage128 to support QE, since it lacks the ability to render certain required video elements. There are also some nice reports and benchmarks showing what kind of improvement one might expect. Some window effects will speed up tremendously, but overall performance increases will be more modest, due to the architectural limitations of the PCI bus and the bandwidth limitations of Old World machines. -- _______________________ Phil Lefebvre Chicago, IL -- 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
