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Re: Mach64, Xfree and the Jewish question.



Marc, my point was not a technical one. I am sure you are more knowledgable in
the field than me.
My point, that although you replied someone specifically, you did it in 
a public forum, (and this is why I am writing this too on the list).
Calling the WINTURBO "junk" is completely misleading, any way you
interpret the word "junk". If someone reading this has either a good deal on the
card,
or WANTS the Windows optimization, the WINTURBO might very well be a very 
good solution for him/her.
The fact remains that for most X applications, performance is not much
different than on a common Sun.
BTW, many Linux users (myself included) got to know Linux, because they
wanted a good Unix on the same PC they use for Windows. (Some people
would say, "Do not buy this Intel junk, get only a RISC based workstaion").

A technical note: the WINTURBO (with an ADI 5AP monitor, which is quite 
regular)gets you 60Hz on 1280x1024. This is on the border
of reasonable. If you refrain from big white backgrounds, though, you do not
see any flicker at all, even when looking at an angle.
For 1024x768 you get 72Hz.

Bye

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