Got my new CV-PPC today (fwd)

[Pavel Strejcek <glum@mendelu.cz>]

tak tohle sem forwarduju z FUSION konference aby si vsivchni optimisti 
(pekr) precetli, jaky <> sou porad phase5 :)



>
> 1. It's very fast in 15/16/24 bit compared to my old CV64.
> 2. I hate it. Had several problems with it which kept me away
>     from sleeping.
> 3. The drivers for 3d accel aren't ready, so I couldn't see any
>     speed of the Permedia2. :-(
> 4. Phase5 is unable to test their own SW, or how could it be
>     that the installer installs the non PPC version altough it asked
>     me if the PPC version should be installed.
> 5. I use 2 gfx cards for now and a scandoubler, but those idiots
>     didn't make a passthrough for the Amiga signal. So everytime
>     I have to change cable.
> 6. They delivered the card as used with a paper isolator card.
>     Replace it better with a plastic one, the paper is drilled by
>     the soldered pins (dangerous).
> 7. Had to install new firmware for CSPPC, now it works
>     flawlessly, compared to before.
>
> Maybe this sounds hard, but til the SW works ok, this card
> shouldn't be delivered. Also the HW design is annoying (see 5.)
>
> Nothing new from P5. Gone through this procedure with the
> CV64 and now the same with the CVPPC. :-(
>
> When I tested it with QuakePPC, it crashes very often, guess
> I have to wait for Picasso96.
> Fusion works on the card, in 640x480x8bit its slower than
> the CV64, but speed improves in higher res and greater depth,
> where it shows its power.
>
ExiE