From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Aug 24 16:25:52 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA10472 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay.hp.com (relay.hp.com [15.255.152.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA10463 for ; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by relay.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA246939148; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:49 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA217299148; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:48 -0700 Message-Id: <199608242325.AA217299148@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: Darren Reed Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Triton II chipsets In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 24 Aug 1996 19:02:44 +1000." Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:48 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > FX is Triton, HX is Triton II, isn't VX Triton III ? No, VX is just a variant of the Triton II, although some people mistakenly call it the "Triton III" (the two chips came out roughly at the same time, and so it doesn't make sense to call it "III"). > and is HX faster then VX, if so, why does VX exist ? It exists to satisfy the el-cheapo clone makers. Using the VX, you can build cheap systems whose video subsystems use the motherboard's main RAM as video memory. Of course, this kills performance, but the uninformed masses don't know that .... -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.