On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
Afaik the intel chipsets have relatively pathetic 3d.
Your "AFAIK" is _wrong_. I've been using Intel's onboard graphics card and have been able to seamlessly run all 3D applications / games / whatever... Oh yes lets not forget the out-of-the-box compatibility with OpenSource drivers :)
For the majority of end users (open to embrace Linux) should we tell them to wait or get something that works today?
The usual devil and the deep sea decision :-(.
No its not the "devil and the deep sea" decision. The decision is simple - go for what works :) It is amusing to see how people contradict themselves. You want people to adopt Linux BUT when things dont work, they should wait...
The specs for the older chipsets have not been released (for reasons best known to AMD). But specs for the newer chipsets have been released. One would have to check which chipsets before buying. Afaik only newer mobos not yet available in India (for desktops) have these chipsets. But then who needs 3d on a server.
The X1200 chip is new AFAIK.
While everyone would like 3D now, it would be a little longer with X, given that this is the first time that 3d engine specs have been released at all.
Oh the joy...let me go and download those specs and play bzflag in my mind! :)