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From: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org>
To: Wilson MacGyver <macgyver@db-net.com>
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Subject: Re: Video Card Q
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On Apr 18, Wilson MacGyver <macgyver@db-net.com> wrote:
> I too highly recommand the Matrox Millenium. I've seen the 4MB
> version for $250. It's upgradable to 8MB. Blazing fast...
> Xfree86 has driver for it as of 3.1.2, but Xi's driver for it
> is great! 

I know about Xi's drivers, but prefer to have the option
of building drivers from source. (For example, because I
use -current, and it is possible that interfaces change
(e.g. the wtmp extension) which will be reflected in a
commercial product only a lot later ...

Is XFree really an option for the Millenium, or is a S3
or Mach64 based card a better choice for my new system ?

Regards, STefan