From owner-freebsd-hackers  Mon Apr  3 21:20:17 1995
Return-Path: hackers-owner
Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id VAA02041 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 3 Apr 1995 21:20:17 -0700
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id VAA02034; Mon, 3 Apr 1995 21:20:15 -0700
X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.cdrom.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol
To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@star-gate.com>
cc: James Binkley <jrb@cs.pdx.edu>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: Whee - I've got my MBONE feed.. 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 03 Apr 95 17:27:17 -0000."
             <199504031727.RAA05512@star-gate.com> 
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 21:20:15 -0700
Message-ID: <2033.796969215@freefall.cdrom.com>
From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

> Also, Xinside has reported that they will be supporting vide extensions
> for Tseng's W32  based board which have video capability.

This is the Marvel II, right?  I've got my eye on one of those.. :-)

> Sure there has been video and capture boards available which
> were either too expensive, ran on ISA bus,  the playback was either 
> a postage size stamp window,  not enough colors, use a vga feature conector
> which is incompatible with many svga cards  (example ReelMagic mpeg 
> playback board) , etc...

No kidding!  The ReelMagic board is a criminal waste of valuable silicon.. :-)

> I think that FreeBSD can become the killer OS with  support for video
> and 100MB ethernet cards :)

Well then hold on to your bullet-proof vest because support for BOTH
is very close to becoming reality.. :-)

						Jordan