graphics model -VS- GPU -VS- core clock Mhz reference table

[macStuff]

just reviewing some facts re gpus

os9 2D accell compatible

R128P   RAGE 128 pro       125-145mhz
R100   Radeon             140-185mhz
RV100   Radeon 7000      166-183mhz
NV11    Geforce 2MX       175Mhz?
NV15    Geforce 2Ti       250Mhz?
RV280   Radon 92x0      240mhz?
NV17   Geforce 4MX      250-275mhz
RV250   Radeon 9000*      200-275mhz
RV200   Radeon 7500*      260-290mhz
R200      Radeon 8500*      275 MHz
NV25   Geforce 4 Ti4600   300 MHz
os9 2D accell incompatible
R300   Radeon 9500/9700      275-310mhz
R350   Radeon 9800 pro      325-380mhz
RV350   Radeon 9600      300 MHz   
RV360   Radeon 9600 XT   300 MHz?
R360   Radeon 9800 XT      ?
R420   X800 XT            420-500mhz
R480   X850 XT            475-540mhz

[darthnVader]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Apple-OEM-nVidia-GeForce-4-Ti4600-128MB-Video-Card-for-PowerMac-G4-AGP4x/302646724903?epid=1852394517&hash=item4677268927:g:IWUAAOSwmNxadnM-

Best OS 9 card, hands down.

I think there were some ATI 8500's with 128mb or Vram, and those would be nice too.

It's just these old cards, and the old hadware to run them on is only going to last so much longer.

We're going to need to run them in emulators.







https://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=9197

[macStuff]

I think there were some ATI 8500's with 128mb or Vram, and those would be nice too.
** i have that 128MB Radeon 8500.. its my favourite card for os9, but then again i dont have a Ti4600! as of yet, i tried to buy one a few years ago but it turned up DOA from ebay

It's just these old cards, and the old hadware to run them on is only going to last so much longer.
** but thats why i have 4 g3/g4s + 1 g4 stashed in the basement.. im not using them all at once.. they are there for backup purposes

We're going to need to run them in emulators.
** emulators cant connect to vintage midi processing gear so the whole QEMU thing is useless

[darthnVader]

I think there were some ATI 8500's with 128mb or Vram, and those would be nice too.
** i have that 128MB Radeon 8500.. its my favourite card for os9, but then again i dont have a Ti4600! as of yet, i tried to buy one a few years ago but it turned up DOA from ebay

It's just these old cards, and the old hadware to run them on is only going to last so much longer.
** but thats why i have 4 g3/g4s + 1 g4 stashed in the basement.. im not using them all at once.. they are there for backup purposes

We're going to need to run them in emulators.
** emulators cant connect to vintage midi processing gear so the whole QEMU thing is useless

An emulator could do MIDI, I know almost nothing about audio, tell me what type of device you are using in you mac for MIDI.

A PCI card?

A USB to MIDI?

[macStuff]

An emulator could do MIDI, I know almost nothing about audio, tell me what type of device you are using in you mac for MIDI.

A PCI card?

A USB to MIDI?

Serial port ! of course. outboard midi processing unit connected via Serial RS-422.

[darthnVader]

An emulator could do MIDI, I know almost nothing about audio, tell me what type of device you are using in you mac for MIDI.

A PCI card?

A USB to MIDI?

Serial port ! of course. outboard midi processing unit connected via Serial RS-422.

Qemu supports USB passthough:

https://www.connectivitycenter.com/usb-to-serial-adapter-9-way-rs-422-1m-42844.html

Tho the FPU of qemu-system-ppc needs a lot of work, as does the Vec unit. I would guess that audio work hits the FPU pretty hard, so until someone fixes that up, it wouldn't do you much good.

A few years down the road........