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Re: Warp3d Voodoo vs. Radeon ClassicOS
« on: April 03, 2018, 09:07:36 AM »
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@Iggy  Sorry,  I guess I was saying funny in relation to the ClassicOS.  Yes you are correct the R200 came standard with the G5.  


The smallest card that shipped with a G5 was a 64MB Radeon9600Pro which is a RV350.


R200 cards were supposed to go into G4, with the one build for
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else
 

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Re: Warp3d Voodoo vs. Radeon ClassicOS
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2018, 10:22:48 AM »
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was there not a plan to get the 11,2 powermacs G5s to be MorphOS compatible?   I guess the biggest problem would be the need for the GForce 6600 PCI-E drivers???  


a) widely off-topic

b) there never was "a plan" to make them supported

c) it is a badly kept secret that these indeed worked with 3.10beta(no idea wether that is still in the release) if you installed a supported PCIe Radeon (PPC-BIOS not needed)

d) NVidia is t3h eViL !!!!
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else