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No one else has mentioned it here, so I guess I will.  SciTech just
released version 5.3a of it's popular UniVBE program, Display Doctor,
which now boasts support for the Verite chip.  You can download a
21-day fully functional demo, but you have to send off for the full
version.  See what happens when you don't register your shareware?  For
more info see: http://www.racesimcentral.net/

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: No one else has mentioned it here, so I guess I will.  SciTech just
: released version 5.3a of it's popular UniVBE program, Display Doctor,
: which now boasts support for the Verite chip.  You can download a
: 21-day fully functional demo, but you have to send off for the full
: version.  See what happens when you don't register your shareware?  For
: more info see: http://www.scitechsoft.com/sdd.html

I am just curious, but how would using UniVBE help a video card that
already complies with VESA v2.0?  Is there some magic in SciTech's
software (just another layer to go through to get to the card), that can
out perform the native BIOS?

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I really have no idea how or even if it will improve performance.
Perhaps their VESA driver is faster than the card's on board support?

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Rick

 Try the windows version. It contains the dos version as well.
I have been using the SSD5.3a with my Intergraph video card but I
have not noticed any improvment in Nascar 2.

As far as I can tell, all it does is add support for same new VESA
resolutions that the card's onboard VESA 2.0 doesn't support.  Try
running Quake with it loaded to see the new modes.

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I noticed a jump in performance after creating the drivers within the N2

:)

...your mileage may vary.

Marc

Marc J. Nelson
Sim Racing News - USA
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How do measure the frame rate while running N2?

Thanks,
Brad

: > Try the windows version. It contains the dos version as well.
: >I have been using the SSD5.3a with my Intergraph video card but I
: >have not noticed any improvment in Nascar 2.

: Neither have I..

: I wonder..???

The original need for UniVBE was that many video cards did not have VESA
compliant extensions.  Some that did had "bugs" in the firmware
implementation of VESA.  The Intergraph has VESA 2.0 compliant code
already.  Unless SciTech can create EXTREMELY SUPER EFFECIENT code, it
would make sense that the code in the hardware can interact with the
card faster than a TSR program.  

Unless there is some other feature that the DisplayDoctor can provide, I
think it's overkill to install it for the Intergraph.

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Without Univbe Nascar 2 is nothing but a rare bunch of coleurs with my
Herc. 128~

Frederik

While I am not sure about the intergraph, there is one HUGE need for the
DisplayDoctor
in the flight-sim arena. There is a new game called Flying Corps. If you
run it in DOS
and run UNIVBE, you are allowed to run other SVGA resolutions other than
640x480.
Imagine how fast GP2 would be at 512x384 instead of 640x480. In Flying
Corps it
make the difference on a low end (P5-133) machine. So SDD can make a
difference.
However, I do not think GP2 will allow any resolutions other than 640x480 &
300x200.
So we are screwed there :-)