Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 12:21:57 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Stanley.Hopcroft@aipo.gov.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What X Server should I use on a Gateway 9000-XL ? Message-ID: <19980110122157.11239@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <4A256588.000C789D.00@notes.aipo.gov.au>; from Stanley.Hopcroft@aipo.gov.au on Sat, Jan 10, 1998 at 08:48:30AM %2B1000 References: <4A256588.000C789D.00@notes.aipo.gov.au>
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On Sat, Jan 10, 1998 at 08:48:30AM +1000, Stanley.Hopcroft@aipo.gov.au wrote: > > I am writing to ask about using XFree86 + FreeBSD on a Gateway 9000 XL > laptop. > > We are interested in getting similar machines for our Unix (AIX and > FreeBSD) system administrators to use when they travel. We want to use a > FreeBSD and XFreeX86 on these machines. > > Please will you tell me what X-server we should use with the 9000-XL ? The > machines seem good value but we don't know what a "128 bit 4MB Neomagic > video accelarator" is or what X Server will work with it. Unfortunately, NeoMagic refuses to divulge programming information for its chipsets, so XFree86 does not support it. You'll have to get the XI Graphics server. See http://www.xig.com/ for further details. Greg
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