| From: | Paz |
| Date: | 5 Feb 1978 at 23:55:02 |
| Subject: | Re: PCI BUS BOARD |
Hello Sam
On 20-Aug-00, you wrote:
> Hello Vincenzo
>
> On 20-Aug-00, you wrote:
>
>> Hello Matt
>
>> On 20-Aug-00, Matt Sealey wrote:
>
>
>>> Seriously though, I don't really have time. Nobody works on Amiga stuff
>>> full time anymore...
>
>> I have spoken to Hans-Joerg Frieden from Hyperion and he is going to
>> write a warp3d driver for the Voodoo 3. If he has time, he will do the
>> same for other major cards.
>
>> Well.. that's good news.
>
> It certainly is and is now tempting me to get a mediator thingy even more
> now.. (now where is the nearest post office to rob..)
>
> I assume that there isnt much point actually getting one of pci boards if
> you dont have a PPC board? (like I dont have :-/ ) currently I have a
> Ateo/Pixel64 setup and am wondering what kind of advantage I would get
> using a, for eg a Voodoo3 over my Pixel64? I assume that the screen
> modes/depth and redraw speeds would be far higher.
>
> I also bought a Ethernet card for my ateo but could get it to play ball so
> I think that would be another advantage of getting one. yep, I think that
> if I can find a way of getting approx 200ukp I will get one of these
> mediator boards and a voodoo3
>
> I suppose it still comes down to the availability of software drivers for
> it again :-/
> (and whether running it on a 040/25mhz/48Mb will be worth it, AND since
> the new miggy is around the corner (supposedly))
>
Why not get one of the mediator boards and a G3 on a pci card ( approx £220
) and have PPC power to be proud of and a voodoo 3 to go with it, kick some
pc ass
Paz
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