Re: X11, Nvidia, Geforce 2 Go, Dell Inspiron 8000

Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 12:46:55PM -0700, rob wrote:
> >
> > I was looking at the latest Dells. Isn't the 8000 the one that has up to
> > 2Ghz mobile P4 + DDR memory?  I'm wondering if this is a good choice for
> > FreeBSD?  Thanks,  Rob.
> 
> Dell Inspiron 8000 was soon outdated by 8100 and now by 8200.
> You can have the 8200 with P4 up to 2.0 GHz at present.
> http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/products/model_inspn_1_inspn_8200.htm
> 
> But the point is 3D acceleration in my case. Having the large 1600x1200
> screen is nice per se for progam development and having many
> different windows etc etc. But for developing OpenGL graphics applications
> it would be nice to take full advantage of the GeForce2 or GeForce4
> chip.
> 
> And this is a major drawback at present with FreeBSD and the driver
> project doesn't get right on, does it?
> 
> --
> Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies [email protected]

Hi Chris,

I was thinking of dumping my Sony Viao FX290 for one.  So yes, its the
8200.  What type of a console do you get on that machine?   On the Viao
with I815 so-called graphics chip :)  I get the tiny console on my
screen without VESA support in the kernel.  I'd love to have a laptop
again with a full screen console.  Thanks,  Rob.

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