Re: New video card?

[Joe Hylkema <josephhy wsu edu>]

In your opinion, would I be better off junking this card and getting a 3DFX?

Richard wrote:

> I had the same learning experience with this card.  Not being satisfied
> with that
> I waited a few months, bought a new monitor and put myself through the
> same torture all
> over again, compounded with the knowledge that I "ought to remember how
> I did it before."
> I did get the card to work with Quake II and can play the game though
> the save option seems
> not to work well.  I have been able to use different resolutions also,
> by following the
> manual directions (pages 8,9).  I can't say I understand yet exactly how
> they work.  As I
> understand it from the XFree86 notes, even for 3.3.6, hardware accel for
> this card is still
> not supported but they are working on it.  I did not see in the release
> notes for 4.0 that it
> is supported yet.  Richard
> Joe Hylkema wrote:
> >
> > I am running RH 6.1 with an AMD K6-2/350.  I have an ATI Rage Fury
> > 32MB AGP video card.
> >
> > I want to play hardware-accelerated GL-Quake.  It's my understanding
> > that the only presently supported cards for this purpose are 3DFX cards,
> > is this true?  If so, which cards?  Has anybody gotten GLQuake to work
> > with a similar config?
> >
> > Incidentally, this card was a PAIN IN THE ASS to get to work right with
> > Linux.  It was a learning experience - I learned how many different
> > curse words I know.  :(
> >
> > Any feedback would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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Joseph A. Hylkema
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All-Time Top Five Country Songs:

5.  Mama Get a Hammer (There's a Fly On Papa's Head)
4.  I Don't Know Whether To Kill Myself, Or Go Bowling
3.  I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better
2.  Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth, 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye
1.  I've Got Tears in my Ears from Lying on my Bed while I Cry Over You

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