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Re: I'm considering an ATI video card for 3d/2d, can you advise?

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From: Brenda Kingston
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:00
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Gary White wrote:
> 
> MAB4 wrote:
> >
> > i'm considering a new computer purchase with pentium 200mmx, to play alot
> > of games,etc.
> > my question: Is the ati (perhaps allin wonder or proturbo pctv2,etc) common
> > for games to be compatible with,
> > and is this a pretty good card for mostly 2d and some 3d usage. i would
> > like the ability to
> > display games onto a tv and tv/vcr to monitor for "saving". i heard a new
> > card (expert-type unknown)
> > can do this and has the new agp credentials.    mostly worried about high
> > cost, compatibilty, ease
> > of use and of course good quality of image.  please would knowlegable
> > persons advise me of this or
> > perhaps another card that will do these functions with the same
> > concerns.please state what card(s)
> > to consider.
> >
> >  thank you much in advance.... mark (email at:   ma...@prodigy.net )
> 
> ATI All-in-Wonder is a good combination of 2D and 3D acceleration.
> Definitely not the best for games, 3dfx is.  Gets very good ratings from
> Boot and a couple of other mags.  Has a lot of features.  I got the 4MB
> card.  Manual is next worthless but Help files are ok.
> AGP is at least a year away for game software, business apps rarely need
> the bus speed advantage and most of the first AGP motherboards and
> graphic cards are not great.  Until win98, AGP is not supported and the
> final version is months away.
> --
> Gary White
> Michigan, USA
> 
> mailto:gar...@usa.net     mailto:garywh...@worldnet.att.net
> ICQ Pager:  http://wwp.mirabilis.com/575452
The All-in-Wonder is great on windows 95, but it doesn't work with NT
4.0, there are no current drivers for it.
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From: Brenda Kingston <king...@cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: I'm considering an ATI video card for 3d/2d, can you advise?
Date: 1997/10/10
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