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fm...@widget.ecn.purdue.edu (Frederick Y Mah) wrote:

>dav...@interlog.com (Dave Glue) writes:

>>pa...@clandcen.co.nz (Paul Lush) wrote:

>>>In <811938...@frimley.demon.co.uk> jez...@frimley.demon.co.uk (Jeremy Hall) writes:

>>>So by this i gather that the 3D Blaster uses the GLint Chip set for
>>>3D Processing.  But what about the Main processor on the Edge and 
>>>this card?  I guess that the Edge would have the S3-968, how about
>>>the 3D Blaster?

>>Huh?  If the main processor on the Edge was a S3-968, why aren't
>>Diamond Stealth owners enjoying 3D graphics right now?  The chip on
>>the Edge is the Nvidia- it does 2D as well as 3D acceleration, and
>>completely VGA/SVGA compatible. The Glint on the 3D Blaster also
>>handles 2D acceleration, though there is some question as to how
>>compatible it is with existing VGA and SVGA standards for DOS games.

>It seems that at least one (I've read maybe a few others) board using
>the full Glint 300SX also has a S3-968 on it.  This board is around $1000+
>so it makes you wonder why you need the S3-968 chip on it.

ELSA and SPEA make GLINT 300SX + S3-968 boards. These boards are
accelerators for CAD applications. The 968 is used for ELSA & SPEA's
existing 2D drivers and the GLINT 300SX is used for 3D acceleration.
ELSA and SPEA have invested lots of man-years in their 968 drivers for
AutoCAD, MicroStation etc and want to offer their custoners a graphics
board with the existing 2D drivers plus 3D acceleration provided by
GLINT.

The only graphics processor on the 3D Blaster is a GLINT based chip
and, as far as I'm aware, there's no S3 chip on the Edge board.



Chris Harris
3Dlabs
chris....@3Dlabs.com
http://www.3Dlabs.com/3Dlabs