Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:23:38 +0100 From: xorquewasp@googlemail.com To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the age old 3D hardware question Message-ID: <20081025082338.GA67346@logik.internal.network> In-Reply-To: <20081025101635.C30043@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <20081025074858.GA17098@logik.internal.network> <20081025101635.C30043@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On 20081025 10:18:01, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> 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 :) Unfortunately, yeah, I do need 3D acceleration. I'm not running any games but I am doing some OpenGL development (should've said that in the first place, really).
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