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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Calen on November 14, 2003, 02:36:25 AM

Title: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: Calen on November 14, 2003, 02:36:25 AM

It seems ATI and Nvidia may finally be getting some competition soon when  the new  XGI Volari hits the streets.  Seems they still have a little way to go on the drivers but all seems quite interesting...

Would be made even more interesting if OS4 drivers where being made for it to.  :-) nudge wink

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Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: downix on November 14, 2003, 03:08:27 AM

*whistles innocently and pets his breadboard before breaking into a loud cackle*

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: csirac_ on November 14, 2003, 04:14:37 AM

Hello Downix,

I remember talking to you on IRC (dalnet?) a few years ago, you were talking about the Eddas chipset you were making... you had a lot of money borrowed.. how did that go? Anything to do with the photo that is your avatar?

(not that you would remeber that occasion buy my nick was probably glortzp)

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: downix on November 14, 2003, 04:49:50 AM

@csirac_

Not a *lot* of money, but that's been repaid over the years.  (thank you again mom and grandpa)

And I cannot say how things are going at this point, because I don't want to create some kind of overanticipation and then a let-down when delays happen.  Better to show when it is running in FPGA.

As for *how* things went, I'm 1 person working on a design.  It went slowly.

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: Damion on November 14, 2003, 07:38:29 AM

@downix

Dude you're working on your own chipset? That's
really cool. Good luck with that.

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: patrik on November 14, 2003, 09:57:46 AM

@Downmix:

Is it a graphics-chipset or is it a system-chipset you are creating?


/Patrik

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: downix on November 14, 2003, 06:10:00 PM

@patrik

Yes to both.

(BTW, my avatar is a picture of a POWER5 CPU and not related to Eddas)

Title: Re: The XGI Volari GFX Card - Coming Soon
Post by: seer on November 14, 2003, 06:16:45 PM

@Downix

Any more to tell ? What's the goal of this chipset ? A hobby design (like the C-one) or something more serious ? Pegasos 3 ?  :-D