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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Boca vs. ATI vs. Paradise?
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.145801.4102@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 14:58:01 GMT
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In article <1991Apr21.210738.10787@unlv.edu> whitney@reed.cs.unlv.edu (Lee Whitney) writes:
>In article <Qc2tUvu00WAwIy5kMy@andrew.cmu.edu>, kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kwan-Ju Chen) writes:
>) 
>) Can anyone compare the performence of these VGA cards?
>) (Boca, ATI and Paradise)  Which runs faster under Window 3.0?
>
>	Comparing the performance of these cards or any SVGA card without its own processor is like comparing the speed of my Honda Civic with that of a Ford Escort, or in other words, they are all so slow under Win3 that WHO CARES about minor speed differences.
>
>	If you you really want adequate graphics performance under Win3, you should consider a board with a graphics co-processor, although they are still more than $500, it makes windows happen as fast as text mode in DOS, even at 1024x768 with 256 colors.
>	Take a look at the ATI 8514 Ultra+.  This is simply the best hardware assisted 1024x768x256 card on the market. It has VGA built in, comes with a mouse, supports 1024x768 non-interlaced, faster than almost any PC graphics on planet, and is one of the low
>est priced cards of its kind. It also scales windows fonts in hardware (like Adobe Type Manager).
>	I have been using the ATI card under Windows and can attest to this first hand.
>	Claims were made according to the state of the PC graphics market on or before 4/21/91.


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