On Wednesday, 14 December 2005 at 18:54, Rob Fell wrote: > Lee Revell wrote: > >... It would be understandable if > >there was no 3D hardware available with open drivers but that's not the > >case. > > Given that I'm considering building a new machine, can you point to > references please? I wasn't aware any 3D GFX manufacturer had released > any significant specs/code... As far as I know the fastest 3D card with open drivers is the Radeon 8500/9100 (developed from specs ATI released at the time) - and I've heard even those are noticeably faster with the closed source drivers. -- If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when the're reading to themselves. -- Don Marquis