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From: pfrisbie@trmx3.dot.ca.gov (Phil Frisbie, Jr.)


Newsgroups: rec.games.computer.quake.announce


Subject: FREE VBE 2.0 for S3 Cards


Date: 12 Mar 1996 19:25:41 -0000


Organization: Rechenzentrum Universitaet Hohenheim


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[ Mod. note: this is relevant for Quake users who use this graphics


card for the "good" Quake resolutions. ]



If you are the owner of an S3 video card, try this before your purchase


another universal VBE 2.0 drivers. Download s3vbe301.zip from


ftp://bbs.s3.com/library/SHRWARE/



Below is from the documentation:



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| S3 VBE/Core 2.0 Version 3.01


|


| Installs a VESA VBE/Core 2.0 for S3 graphics cards with VESA VBE 1.2.


|


| Copyright (c) 1994,96 Dietmar Meschede. All rights reserved.




VESA VBE/Core 2.0 is an extension of the VESA VBE 1.2 standard


(VBE = Video BIOS Extension).



S3 VBE/Core 2.0 is a TSR program, which installs a VESA VBE/Core 2.0


for S3 graphics cards with VESA VBE 1.2.




S3VBE20 /? shows a help screen.




S3 VBE/Core 2.0 needs a S3 graphics card (86c928 or better) with VESA


VBE version 1.2 or higher and at least 1 MB video memory to run.



The program doesn't check, if a S3 graphics card is present!



S3 VBE/Core 2.0 was designed to work with 86c928 chipsets. It


was succesfully tested on 86c928 and Vision 864/964 chipsets.



This release doesn't support graphics cards with more than 4 MB


video memory.




This package consists of the following 4 files:



FILE_ID.DIZ Short description.


S3VBE20.DOC This file.


S3VBE20.DOK German description.


S3VBE20.EXE S3 VBE/Core 2.0.




The program and the documentation in this package are copyrighted


by Dietmar Meschede. All rights reserved.




This package is Freeware. You may use, copy and distribute this


package, under the following conditions:



- Don't modify the files in this package in any way.


- Only distribute the original package, with all files included.



YOU ARE USING THESE PROGRAMS AT YOUR OWN RISK! THE AUTHOR


(DIETMAR MESCHEDE) IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY


THE USE OF THESE PROGRAMS. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THIS,


OR IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THIS, THEN DO NOT USE THESE PROGRAMS.



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Phil Frisbie, Jr.