Macs Only!
posted the first review of Village Tronics Mac Picasso 523, an excellent 2D graphics accelerator for PCI PowerMacs. If one needs resolutions from 320x256 to 1980x1080, a second video card for multiple monitors or a replacement for a poor stock video card or one (card or motherboard) that has crapped out, then at $99.95 take a look at the Mac Picasso 523! In North America, it's available from The Software Hut.
In addition, Bedlam 2 v1.0.3 was released by Ground Zero Software. If you once played the now ancient "Space Invaders" and loved it, Bedlam 2 is for you!
As noted last week, Quake for the Mac v1.0.8.5 was released, sporting support for resolutions to 800x600. Here are some frame-rate benchmarks for the new version using Demo2 using the built-in video in a PowerBase 180, the ATi Xclaim VR Rage Pro in a 9600/G3 (PowerLogix PowerForce 250) and the Mac Picasso 540/3D Overdrive in a 9600/G3:
| Computer/CPU/Video | Resolution | Quake Regular (fps) | Quake RAVE (fps) | Quake 3Dfx (fps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerBase/180/Built-in | 640x480 | 9.0 | - | - |
" |
320x240 | 21.7 | - | - |
| 9600/G3/ATi VR | 640x480 | 15.3 | 29.9 | - |
" |
320x240 | 42.2 | 49.0 | - |
| 9600/G3/MP540-3DO | 800x600 | - | - | 13.8 |
" |
640x480 | 15.6 | - | 23.6 |
" |
512x384 | - | - | 35.2 |
" |
320x240 | 42.7 | - | - |
Saw something? Send a tip
The archive ran on reader tips. What did you see, where, and do you want the credit?