Thanks, Phil...if anyone can help me improve the performance of this ATI Exclaim 3D Plus video card, please let me know. I'm not familiar with the hacks, but also don't know if they will even work with this specific card.
ATI Exclaim 3D Plus Larry >On 10/27/02 at 11:36 AM -0500, Larry Coltharp wrote: >>The video card I have in this machine is the ATI Exclaim 3D plus. It >>has 8 megs ram. >> >>Someone mentioned in an earlier post that 10.2 speed improved with >>the addition of a new video card. >> >>Would I get much improvement if I added, say, the ATI Raedon 7000 Mac >>Edition? > >You would definitely see an improvement, but it would be hard to >quantitate. The higher the resolution you work with and the more >windows you keep open, the more a faster larger video card will help. > >First, have you used the hack that enables some 2D acceleration on >those Rage Pro cards? It may make enough of a difference that you may >not feel a need to upgrade. The hack is generally used with 1998-9 >PowerBooks, but supposedly works with retail Rage Pro-based cards >also. I don't know a source, but if someone else doesn't chime in, >then Google is your friend. >-- >_______________________ >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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
