[iyonix-support] Re: A few points of interest

In message <b7cd4c594e.HzN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Iyonix.2006a@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In message <3bf9fe584e.jb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>           jb <jwb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Rom 5.12 will be a pay-for upgrade. It permits the use of nVidia
>> graphics cards later than the GeForce 2 series. It also will 'start'
>> both of the heads in a dual head card. It does not yet, unfortunately,
>> start the DVI drivers if they are present, though the analogue output
>> capabilities of the DVI connector are available.
>> 
>> Rom 5.12 does also include the USB2 driver in ROM, as previously
>> intimated. This delays slightly the moment at which screen output
>> appears, but speeds up the point at which the machine becomes usable as
>> the USB stack starts with USB2 at the beginning, rather than needing
>> to be restarted when USB2 is soft loaded.
> 
> Good news ... three questions pop into my head:
> 
> 1. Will there be more than FX52 and USB2 in RISC OS 5.12?
>    That is will it offer something new to me when I stick to my old
>    nVidia card since I have USB2.
> 
> 2. Can I simply buy a FX52 PCI card and use it or does it need to be
>    a special one and/or need hardware mods?
> 
> 3. Will the ROM 5.12 upgrade price depend on wether I have bought USB2?

One answered (number 2) and two to go. Just the ones that intrigue me 
most!

Ike

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