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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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