On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:50:45PM -0000, Smith, Graham - Computing Technician wrote:
> One thing that you will also need to check out is
> how much video memory you have. I had a 2 MB card
> in the aforementioned Dell, and it really struggled
> to run X reasonably. I think you need 4 MB minimum if
> you're using linux as a workstation/desktop (it probably
> depends on the quality of the card etc also). People
> tend to overlook video cards when reviving older machines
> as Linux boxes.
There's my cue :-) I still have a few of those Matrox Mystique 4M PCI cards
for sale - great for upgrading old machines or for making your current box
dual head.
Niall
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