On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 19:54, Simon Vallet wrote: > On 02 Aug 2003 16:11:52 +0200 > Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not hardware per se, but the firmware is a problem. IIRC only the tdfx > > driver(s) can initialize a card from the ground up, for others you > > should pick a 'Mac' card. Do you have any particular card(s) in mind? > > I was thinking about ATI, as I have some experience with those cards, > but if there is a "better" (or cheaper ;) choice, why not ? > > If I got it right, I may be able to get a working tdfx card (what is the > chipset -- tdfx ?), even if it is a PC-BIOS enabled card, but I'll have to > choose a Mac-specific card otherwise (which is perfectly fine for me, as long > as I know why -- and now I think I do) ?
Apparently, PC 3Dfx or Matrox cards might work, but possibly not out of the box either, so why not save the hassle and simply get a Mac version? :) (I understand some cards can also be reflashed, but you probably need a proprietary OS for that, and there's always the risk of frying the card in the process) IMHO a cheap Mac Radeon would deliver the most 'bang for the buck'. :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
