From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] What a poor VGA support !
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:19:08 MDT."
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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:46:35 -0400
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> > But , please, tell me, because I'm curious : Why is it so difficult, so
> > impossible to add some kind of minimum VGA support  ?
>
> because vga cards are a bitch, and pc compatibility is a bitch, and
> because PC hardware sucks, and the vendors suck, and you can't get
> information on the cards, and overall .... graphics cards are a major pain
> the ass. I can state this with certainty as I'm dealing with it every day
> in LinuxBIOS. Most of the people who design PC hardware should be shot.

Don't hold back, Ron, tell us how you *really* feel....

	- Dan C.

:-)