Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 02:17:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Fwd: Good news from NVIDIA] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906030216290.82061-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <375615C9.CE0C2768@softweyr.com>
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On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Wes Peters wrote: > Johan Jansson wrote: > > > > NVIDIA has released OpenGL drivers for Linux/X, with source, for all > > their chipsets. It also seems they intend these to be used as a base > > for other platforms as well (BeOS for example). Here is from the faq: > > > > "This distribution is meant to tide-us-over until that time, as well > > as provide source for other platforms that want RIVA support." > > > > I think this is extremely good news. The drivers and faq can be > > accessed from here: > > > > http://www.nvidia.com/Marketing/Products/Pages.nsf/pages/NVIDIA_Drivers > > Does anyone know how/if/when this will bleed over to FreeBSD? A > killer cheap OpenGL box might be kinda fun to have, and I'm already > in the market for another desktop. TNT cards have gotten pretty > cheap... FreeBSD doesn't write it's own X, we use (most of us, the ones that don't buy their X implementations) from the XFree86 organization. You'll have to go ask them, we're the wrong fellas. www.xfree86.org > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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