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I was amusing myself with using obsolete tech with a modern computer this weekend when I needed a video card for a server. Not wanting to waste power on an unne
by whoopdedo 6y ago
I was amusing myself with using obsolete tech with a modern computer this weekend when I needed a video card for a server. Not wanting to waste power on an unnecessary GPU I looked around for the least capable card I had and found one from 1997[1]. It still works fine with a processor made in 2017. And Linux had no complaints using the generic VESA X.org driver. Though there is a native Tseng driver still there, the particular live USB I had would segfault. Actually it looks like the last two bugs filed against it were marked WONTFIX in 2011 so I'd say the driver is unmaintained and Xorg should consider removing it.
(I wonder if the new ADB driver would be useful with the USB-to-ADB adapter I have. Although the only thing I could plug into it is a trackball.)
[1] http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/component/k2/item/465-tseng-et6000 http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/component/k2/item/465-ts...
- jeffbee 6y agoNice. A Rage128 or a Matrox Millenium are also good options for server graphics.
- rvense 6y agoUSB->ADB adapters are more like ADB->USB translators than ADB on a USB bus, though. They'll only support some peripherals, and they'll show up as normal HID devices. You won't be able to connect your PageMaker dongle, unfortunately.