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Isaac Wingfield

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Since: Jul 09, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:22 am
Post subject: video on PM 8500
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What kind of video ASIC is used on the 8500? Is it an ATI?

I'm trying to install Yellow Dog Linux, and it wants to know. The Apple
System Profiler doesn't say.

Isaac

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Phil Lefebvre

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:14 pm
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In article <isw-C0499F.00225705092003.TakeThisOut@netnews.attbi.com>,
Isaac Wingfield <isw.TakeThisOut@witzend.com> wrote:

 > What kind of video ASIC is used on the 8500? Is it an ATI?
 >
 > I'm trying to install Yellow Dog Linux, and it wants to know. The Apple
 > System Profiler doesn't say.

The built-in video is a proprietary Apple chip, though I think ATi may
have helped them out.

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Joe Heimann

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:12 am
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Phil Lefebvre <p-lefebvre DeleteThis @gonorthwestern.edu> wrote:
 > In article <isw-C0499F.00225705092003 DeleteThis @netnews.attbi.com>,
 > Isaac Wingfield <isw DeleteThis @witzend.com> wrote:

  >> What kind of video ASIC is used on the 8500? Is it an ATI?
  >>
  >> I'm trying to install Yellow Dog Linux, and it wants to know. The Apple
  >> System Profiler doesn't say.

 > The built-in video is a proprietary Apple chip, though I think ATi may
 > have helped them out.

Apple called the video chip built into the 8500 the RaDaCal, in case
that helps with YDL's installer. I have not used YDL, but other Linux
distributions have had an option of "Apple Built-In" or similar.

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