[ale] Reinventing the Wheel

[Nick Lucent]

On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, David Brooks wrote:

> Okay, so today, I rediscovered Quake.  (Yes, LJ got me interested again,
> thanks alot, LJ :) And since the last time I played it, they have all this
> fancy VooDooII mumbo jumbo.  Frankly, I think it looks pretty danged cool.
> 
> A few questions, if I decide to buy one of these Voodoo thingemabobbers,
> does it replace my old video card?  Ive heard it works with it somehow.  2)

Normally the voodoo chip is on the card, so yes it would replace it

> How easy are they to get working in Linux?  3) Is there a video card that

no idea

> has the voodoo chip built into it, allowing a one-card operation?

yeah there are many, go to www.pricewatch.com click the video card
section,then click voodoo2.

I would recommend waiting and buying a voodoo 3 when they are released,
they are supposed to be much better.

Nick
> 
> Thanks!
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> :wq
> Until Next Time:  David db at trusted.net
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