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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 ?
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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