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Date:      Thu, 3 Jun 1999 09:59:02 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [Fwd: Good news from NVIDIA]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906030958230.55849-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
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...

From the looks of it, all the source is available and you should be able
to just build it and have it work.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
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