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From: dripton@netcom.com (David Ripton)
Subject: Re: New Info on TNT Detonator Drivers - NOT GOOD
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In article <7aamg7$nhq$1@holly.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
Mike Zamarocy <***mhdavion@earthlink.net***> wrote:
>Check out this review and benchmarks:
>
>http://www.rivastation.com/results/detonating_e.htm

Yep, the "30% performance improvement" is hot air.  More like "30% 
improvement in a couple of areas where our previous drivers were
pathologically bad.  But not GPL mirrors."

>Looks like maybe I should go back to the latest Hercules drivers. GPL was
>working ok with those.

I had frequent crashes in GPL past 640x480 with the 0.48 reference
drivers.  The Detonator drivers fix them.  A few percent one way
or the other doesn't really matter; stability does.
 
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