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Subject: Re: Intel's Smart Video Recorder III 
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>From The Desk Of Denis DeLaRoca 825-4580 :
> On Sat, 07 Dec 1996 10:44:27 -0800,
>    Amancio Hasty <hasty@RAH.STAR-GATE.COM> said:
> >
> > I just got the databook for the BrookTree 848 and  I am thinking about
> > writing a device driver for the card. From what I can tell the hardest part
> > is going to be to write a program to control the dma risc engine.
> > Unlike traditional dma chipset dma instructions the 848 executes
> > dma by running a dma program from the host's memory.
> >
> > At any rate, it looks like a nice video capture board and it is cheap.
> 
> Would this be an alternative to the Matrox Meteor that from your reports
> freezes Pentium Pro systems?
> 
> -- Denis
> 

Yes, this is a technology alternative to the matrox meteor plus a cheaper
alternative. The Intel Smart Video Recorder III lists for $200 and 
I bought mine from http://www.libind.com for $179 . Now I am in the process of 
certifying the card for FreeBSD . This means that if you want 
to buy one for FreeBSD is not a very good idea at this stage.
For starters, there is no video driver for it as for Pentium Pro
compatibility you simply will have to wait till I finish writing 
the driver.

The Intel Smart Video Recorder III (PCI board) has a dumb video
capture chipset very similar to the Matrox Meteor however its
dma capability is far superior to the Meteor because the 
Intel card's dma controller accepts "risc instructions" that is
the dma controller is programmable.


	Amancio