Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:25:48 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Triton II chipsets Message-ID: <199608242325.AA217299148@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 24 Aug 1996 19:02:44 %2B1000."
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> 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
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