Re: [Dri-users] Any advice?

[David M. <dm...@si...>]

Werner Grift wrote:

>12 weeks... Shucks! That is sad really :( I want a Radeon but now I'm
>forced for the second time to buy nvidia cards. Darnet if I had time I
>would write the driver myself to avoid buying a GFFX.... Wait a
>minute...
>  
>
Yeah, I was going to say, 12 Weeks isn't a whole lot of time...  it's 
not like your old graphics card is a 3dfx Voodoo3 and can't get you buy 
for another 4 months.

>I just checked out you link and this somehow lead me to Linux drivers
>from ATI that supports the Radeon 9700, mmm now I wonder if the 9800
>would be supported sooner since its basically the same 3d chipset, just
>a different micron process?
>
Then again, this is also very true.

>I somehow missed this entire "ATI writes linux drivers" part. Thanx alot
>man, you gave me new hope. I would have missed this altogether
>  
>
That's what I'm here for:  to give hope to the little guy.  My job here 
is done...  oh, wait....

Peace,
DAVE