Mark Salzman writes: >I have a slot loading Imac with 8Mb of VRAM. Mac warehouse states that >Jaguar requires 16 MB of VRAM, but the apple site does not seem to make that >statement. Anyone know if that's true or not? And if so, can a slot loader >have a VRAM upgrade?
That is incorrect. Quartz Extreme -- which is not eye candy -- requires at least 16 MB of VRAM. Plain old Quartz will run just fine with less. Quartz Extreme is not eye candy. It actually offloads the whole process of managing screen display and windows to the video section of your computer, freeing the CPU to work on other tasks. -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> The more acceptance that technology gets, the harder it is to change. If enough people are stuck at the same level, they think it's the truth. -- Bjarne Stroustrup -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
