CompuServe Thread

#Stealth 64 VRAM

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#192843From: Gary HawkinsSep 27, 1995 1:12 PM
You resolved a problem for T-Spect Le regarding the Stealth 64 VRAM card and 3DS. Is there a problem using this combination, is so, what is it? I have recently purchased a system with this card in it and I'm having problems configuring it. Could you please advise?
#192850From: John WilliamsSep 27, 1995 1:36 PM
Hi Gary… I'd be happy to help but my info was for the Stealth DRAM not VRAM. I don't think Adesk would be too pleased if we kept filling this area with video card messages although I suspect the last little burst brought Diamond back online… Utterly red faced If there's any justice ! Try contacting them through GO DMNDONLINE. If it's general info you need feel free to e-mail me. -john- DAS.
#193346From: EDWARD HARVEYSep 30, 1995 8:16 PM
<<I don't think Adesk would be too pleased if we kept filling this area with video card messages I sincerely hope this is not the case since this is the Hardware OS and Video section and all these conversations are in relation to running 3ds better. I save a lot of this stuff in case I might get a particular piece of equipment mentioned. So I hope we will all feel free to help each other out on these issues. My impression is that ADesk gets irratated when the conversations are totally off the subject of what enables the optimum use of AD products such as extensive Lightwave talk. Take care ED
#193367From: Robert C. RitgerOct 1, 1995 2:14 AM
Ed: I'm not sure how anyone got the impression that talking about video cards would upset anyone. You are correct, the hardware/operating system/video section of this forum is for any topic pertaining to optimizing one's environment for running 3DS, AAS, etc. One can often get quicker and better tech support for peripherals and other devices here than directly from the manufacturers. If the topic is less than remotely related then Take 5/General is more suited. There we've had great discussions on electric guitars, Ayn Rand, music and movies. – Bob Ritger
#193415From: John WilliamsOct 1, 1995 2:48 PM
Robert.. Ok sorry my mistake… The amount of flaming going on elsewhere makes for caution… To add a little to the diamond debate then I visited a local company Friday to discover he had a Diamond 64VRAM card… And couldn't get the Vesa mode to run at all. Which was a shame because I'd converted my flics to self running .EXE's to make life easier and the self runner only works in vesa mode. My own problems with OS2 and the stealth 64 DRAM look like vesa problems as IBM's vesa reporting program can't see the truecolour modes at all.. AND… the shareware program Graphics Workstation can't run in 1024×768 in vesa mode or see the truecolour modes when running under plain old MS-DOS. I wonder if they have a bad specification for the VESA standard and are incorrectly implementing it on all their cards? I did suggest this some time ago but they ignored me. Any thoughts on this welcome. -john- DAS.
#193464From: Robert C. RitgerOct 2, 1995 12:11 AM
John: No sweat, post any question you'd like. It appears that for every hardware question posted there are several lurkers here that benefit from the answer. >> I'd converted my flics to self running .EXE's to make life easier and the self runner only works in vesa mode. << Could you do me a favor and answer the querry about creating self-running exe files from .flc's? The message number is #193393 from a visitor (100701,1504). Thanks in advance. >> AND… the shareware program Graphics Workstation can't run in 1024×768 in vesa mode or see the truecolour modes when running under plain old MS-DOS. << Do you mean Graphic Workshop? I'm a sucker for the Windows version which behaves as one would suspect in all of the video modes I have tested. I realize it may be slower than the DOS version but I'm more productive with the easy interface. – Bob Ritger