[NTLUG:Discuss] Video Card Question

[Cameron]

* r_seibert at hotmail.com [2000.04.05 09:26]:
: Hey everyone, Could someone please tell me of some video cards that are 
: capable of running games like quake 2 and 3 in OpenGL in Windows and can do 
: the same in RedHat? I have been running linux for a while and the only 
: reason that I still have Windows on my home machine is due to the fact that 
: when I want to play accelerated games that require 3D acceleration I have to 
: use Windows.
: 
: Thanks,
: Randy Seibert
: 

Even though the Voodoo cards are "old" technology, they have the best
drivers and support from the vendor, 3Dfx.  Learn more about that
support at http://linux.3dfx.com.

The Utah-GLX project is doing very well and support for several
chipsets.  See http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net for more info.

The DRI project has working drivers for the Voodoo3/Banshee line of
cards, and I think they are working on Rage128 support.  Note that with
the DRI solution, you cannot play many games (although Quake3 works).
If you are still interested, goto http://dri.sourceforge.net for more
info.

nVidia is supposed to have a driver out for it's GeForce boards, but
since they operate behind closed doors, it's hard to tell when that will
happen.  http://www.nvidia.com

Well, that's all I've got.  Good luck deciding on what card to get.
-- 
cameron
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