Re: Recipe for disappointment? (Video vs SCSI on 7600)

[Tom Tubman]

 > I don't know about the mechanics, I only know what I see on the
 screen (see below).
Well, here's an article on the mechanics:

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/macosx-10.2/macosx-10.2-8.html

It seems pretty solid, and it pretty much says that the only hardware
acceleration happens if you have a QE-capable video card. And... the
Rage 128 isn't one.
QE isn't the only hardware acceleration for OS X.  OS 10.0 and 10.1 
(and 10.2 as well) had hardware video acceleration built-in for all 
supported graphic cards (PCI Rage128 & Radeons, all AGP cards), but 
only the 32MB AGP cards get an *additional* boost from 10.2's QE. 
The older cards still have good video hardware acceleration, just not 
QE.

   - Tom

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