[SunRescue] Ultra 5 questions

[Bill Bradford]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 06:42:40PM -0500, brian wrote:
> Hi,
> just one question for ya'all:
> is a pgx32 the best graphics card an ultra5 supports?  mine really seems
> to be laboring at 1280x1024 and 24bit TrueColor.  i have to keep these
> settings too, otherwise i get colormap flashing with my sunpci if the
> depth is 8bit or 24/8 pseudo and because i have a samsung lcd, any input
> res other than 1280x1024 is somehow scaled and text looks really
> crappy.  anyway, depending on what backdrop i use, i can see refresh
> lines in the background that flicker just enough to drive me batty (the
> one with the dolphins is really bad!).  of course i can just pick
> non-offending backdrops, but since in the near future i'll be doing a
> lot of cad work on this machine it wouldn't hurt to upgrade anyway.
> thanks!
> -brian

Unless a 3rd party comes out with a better card, the "best" you can do 
with an U5 is yep, PGX32.  If you wanted to hacksaw a hole in the top of
teh case you could use a Creator.. but we wont go there... 8-)

Bill

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Bill Bradford
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Austin, TX