Re: Accelerator / VGA Graphics card

[Sheldon Simms <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com>]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:43:30 -0400, Bill Garber wrote:

> 
> "Sheldon Simms" <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> pan.2003.10.22.02.22.50.25096@yahoo.com">news:pan.2003.10.22.02.22.50.25096@yahoo.com...
>> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:56:06 -0400, Bill Garber wrote:
>>
>> Are you talking about processor "speed" (as I think you are) or electrical
>> power requirements?
> 
> Not at all. I am talking about the number of circuits. Did you happen
> to notice that the chip the link takes you to has 478 pins? How many of
> those will be necessary to operate the beast. check that out again.
> That almost bit my nose off when I saw it.

What's the problem with that? Almost all of the pins are either power,
ground, or part of the northbridge interface.

-Sheldon