3 Feb
2002
3 Feb
'02
02:30
Hi! I hope you don't mind my 1/2-penny well-intentioned remark: The current issue of _Smart Computing_ tested it and says: "The Radeon 8500 is compatible with Win98/Me/2000/XP operating systems." [No word about Linux, which they do for the Matrox Millenium G550.] Then, "If you want 3-D eye candy, the Radeon 8500 will deliver a bagful of it. However, if games aren't your thing, you should pass in favor of a less expensive card [$299], because the Radeon 8500 doesn't run 2-D applications any faster than video cards that cost half as much." You may read the whole article at www.smartcomputing.com/mar02/. Regards, gr (in sunny, warm Florida) **"In war, it counts not who's right, but who's left."** /Dear Abby/