Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:18:01 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: xorquewasp@googlemail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the age old 3D hardware question Message-ID: <20081025101635.C30043@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20081025074858.GA17098@logik.internal.network> References: <20081025074858.GA17098@logik.internal.network>
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> I'm looking to buy a new workstation that needs to be able to run in > 64-bit (long) mode (working with large data sets). What are my options > for 3D acceleration without binary drivers? My needs are quite minimal, > I'm not running any games. you actually need 3D accelerator or just fast 2D card? if second - buy for <<50$ (or get for free) used computer, lowest end pentium will suffice, plug good PCI graphics in it, and make an X terminal to connect to your high-speed computer. there is one more adventage of it - you may connect more than one :)
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