Another test iso image from AC1.0

Steven N. Hirsch shirsch at adelphia.net
Mon Apr 18 18:28:31 UTC 2005


On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Jay Estabrook wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 12:56:28AM +0100, Simon Tierney wrote:
> > 
> > Is the Radeon 7000 series  PCI safe to use with AC1.0 if I can get one, or
> > would that be experimental?
> 
> I had some trouble with the 7000 that I never saw with 7500/9100 or the
> original Radeon. For that reason, I'd stay away.
> 
> I don't think the model of Radeon will make any difference with the
> problems that the UP2000(+) boxes have with Radeons. I think its a
> matter of an older BIOS emulator in the SRM console that causes the
> problems.
> 
> Sorry.
> 
> I'll second the recommendation for Voodoo3-3000; that card seems to
> be no problem for most SRM consoles, and performance is quite good,
> thouh it will be hard to find...

I found a 4MB Permedia 2V PCI card at the MIT Flea Mkt. yesterday.  
Hopefully, this will cooperate with Tru64 and Linux on my UP2000+.

FWIW, these are getting VERY hard to find.  Almost every vendor I spoke 
with told me they had "..thrown them all out.."

Steve




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