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Date:      Fri, 5 Sep 1997 22:05:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Rick Afonso <rafonso@global.co.za>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Drivers for NeoMagic graphics card for X-Windows
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905220412.7395R-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199709031406.QAA29820@mail.global.co.za>

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On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Rick Afonso wrote:

> Hi there
> 
> I have a notebook computer, with a NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV graphics 
> card. I would like to use FreeBSD and X-Windows on my notebook. Does 
> FreeBSD have support for the NeoMagic graphics cards for X-Windows ?

More correctly, does XFree86 have support for the NeoMagic cards?

The answer is no -- NeoMagic wants an NDA and XFree can't do that.

> Apparently Xi Graphics have a driver set which supports this card, my 
> problem is that I can't afford to spend $150  ~= R750 in South Africa 
> for this software. Also My notebook is three weeks old - I cannot 
> have it replaced nor can I afford another one.

That is your option for X -- or run 320x200x16.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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