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#which pentium to buy?

    30-Dec-93 02:42:57
Fm: Conrad Stolze 72110,1263
To: rachel rosenthal 71064,1654
Rachel, Keep you posted, but their are 4 #9 GXE PCI Bus Models to choose from. The primary difference is the amount of RAM. Without my specs here (I'm at home this week) here are the differences as I recall. 1Mb VRAM 1024×768-256 colors, 800×600-65,000 colors, 640×480-16.7m 2Mb VRAM 1280×1024-256 colors, 1024×768-65,000 colors, 800×600-16.7m colors, 640×480-16.7m 3Mb VRAM 1280×1024-256 colors(with 1600 x 1200 "virtual" desktop for Windows), 1024×768-65,000 colors, 800×600-16.7m colors, 640×480-16.7m 4Mb VRAM 1600×1200-256 colors, 1280×1024-65,000 colors, 1024×768-16.7m colors, 800×600-16.7m colors, 640×480-16.7m For 3DS, the 1mb or 2mb model will suffice (we have been getting alot of inquiries about the 2Mb version) as you are not as concerned with resolution, but color depth. For Windows and ACAD (and other "resolution junkies" like me) the 4Mb version will be the choice. Imagine being able to see a 2k film file at a zoom of only 2:1 in 65,000 colors! More to follow once I get back in the office <g>! Chuck