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Date: 05/30/03
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 16:07:36 GMT
In article <WlKBa.1660$NA3.820@news.cpqcorp.net>, "Fred Kleinsorge" <my-last-name@stardotzko.dec.com> writes:
>Yes on all counts. But the VX1 will not use any AGP-specific capabilities
>and is still 2D-only. I have recently made some changes to the VX1 code
>that optimizes the server for DMA operation - which should make things
>faster and use less CPU. But the VX1 is nearing end-of-life. The ATI
>Radeon 7500 will replace it for both 2D and for 3D.
>
>Note that to get the AGP configuration of the ES45, you give up several PCI
>slots. So unless you are doing some heavy duty visualization with 3D...
>I'd stick with PCI.
>
>Another note: We've decided to bite the bullet and make 24-bits the default
>on the Radeon 7500. You can still change it to 8 or 16 planes, but the
>performance in 24-bit mode is good enough that we feel that todays browser
>based world wants lots of colors.
Now all we need is a browser... That works... That would mean that it can
access and navigate all of HP's pages which the present offering DOES NOT!
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