In article <oster-779E00.23235822062006.DeleteThis@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
David Phillip Oster <oster.DeleteThis@ieee.org> wrote:
> In article <1150981843.215542.294770.DeleteThis@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
> Ido.Yehieli.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I might want to upgrade the video on an old Umax C600 mac clone
> > (has 3 free PCI ports), and I was thinking of an old ATI Rage 128 PCI
> > card (since i don't really need much performance, but I want to use
> > high resolutions @ high color depth that I can't have with the 1MB
> > video that came with the C600).
> >
> > Can I use just any ol' card (like from a PC) or do I need a special mac
> > version of this card?
> >
> > I know drivers from Mac os 7.6 exist.
>
> Doing a Google search for
>
> ATI Rage 128 PCI Mac firmware
>
> seems to imply that the firmware is different, but you might be able to
> find the Mac ROM image and re-flash the video card.
My (very limited) understanding is that (a) the card needs a
Mac-specific driver, (b) it is possible to re-flash the card, but (c)
the flashing software isn't available for Macs, so you'll have to use a
PC to do it.
Isaac
>> Stay informed about: ATI Rage 128 PCI, need a special mac version, or normal PC.. 
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