[9fans] Building a new Plan 9 system.

[James A. Robinson Jim.Robinson@Stanford.Edu]

On Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:38:38 -0700 I wrote:

< I'm setting up a spec sheet for a complete setup (File server, CPU server,
< and one terminal). In regards to the terminal, I'm having trouble figuring
< out what I video cards a) I can still get ahold of, and b) will work well.

Thanks to the folks who responded! The following cards were mentioned:

	One person responded to my "as many colors as plan9 needs for normal use"
	with "Probably two." -- thanks a lot, buddy! :-) :-P :-)

	Trio64 V+2MB is being used (and, I assume, is performing well enough)

	Matrox Millenium II is supported under Brazil, and somebody
	named Jim (Jim McKie???) made the drive available to Scott
	Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz hasn't had a chance to retrofit it yet,
	but seems to plan on doing so. Note, Matrox II cards CAN still
	be purchased (or at least, vendors claim so):

		http://www.buycomp.com/bc/noframes/product.asp?mscssid=AFF7CB86ALSH2G3T00CLJAFH5BA39MV3&sku=255527
		http://165.90.3.9/store/start/cmp2/elecstart.html?pn=451315-B
		http://www.hardwarestreet.com/sst/CART/cgi/getDBPage.cgi?sku=255527&pc=prscan
		http://www.ic-direct.com/content/details.asp?ProductID=M154153&from=pricescan

	The #9 771 2mb with the S3 chip is being used at 1025x768x8 (1025???)
	"Some" Diamond Stealths (I assume they use the S3?) are also being used.
		
	Mr. McKie, direct from Bell Labs, responded that he is using
	an ATI xpert@work card.  There is a driver for the ATI Rage
	chipset which allows him to use this card in 1600x1200x8. Another
	person (who e-mailed me directly, so I won't mention names) also
	said that he is using the ATI xpert@work.  
	
Since the ATI got two mentions, and seems to be a reasonable card that
is easily available, I'm most interested in getting a driver for it. I
combed the FTP site, but couldn't find the driver -- did I miss it? Is
it available to mere mortals? Do I have to buy the CD-ROM and furnish
proof of ownership in order to get ahold of the driver?


Thanks everyone!

Jim