Re: [PLUG] Re: PLUG digest, Vol 1 #486 - 18 msgs

[Bill Jonas <bj@netaxs.com>]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Steven M. Castellotti wrote:

>	As for the driver/X-server source, I'm 99% sure that the driver
>source is out there, and although I'm not sure that the X-Server is as
>well, I *think* that it is. Anyone who knows for certain, please feel free
>to correct me.
<snip>
>	I would recommend a short trip around the various sites, see if
>you can find the source for the VooDoo 3, and if you're satisfied on that
>end, you won't be sorry with the card.

At http://linux.3dfx.com/ they have (programming) specs and source for
(I'm pretty sure) all their cards, at least the recent ones.

I was at Micro Center earlier today, and I was looking at the Voodoo
cards.  I inquired about the Matrox cards, and they said that at some
point in the recent past, Matrox went from being a primarily retail shop
to being primarily a wholesale dealer, but didn't tell any of their
retailers.  A shipment came in, and all of the cards were in plain white
boxes.  You just can't sell plain white boxes, no matter how hard you
try.  :)  He said that the only people that bought them were people that
had done research and knew already that they wanted them.  (He said that
this happened to pretty much all the stores in the area.)  They wound up
marking the Matrox cards down to around $30 to cut their losses and get
rid of them.

Wish I'd have know about this.  Damn! :)

Bill
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