[Virtualacorn-list] An Iyonix Replacement?

ATimbrell at aol.com ATimbrell at aol.com
Tue Oct 7 08:43:20 BST 2008


In a message dated 06/10/2008 18:30:54 GMT Daylight Time,  
briancarroll at f2s.com writes:

>> >I am also very intrested in this, having expressly purchased  
>> >an upgrade to VRPC-SA (from SE) on the understanding that  a
>> >driver for  RISC OS 6 would address these display  issues.
>> >That was at the South East  show this time last  year, and I
>> >have not heard of any progress.
>>   
>> I am a little confused about this one. The RISC OS 6  Video
>> driver (that supports the 8Mb of VRAM under VirtualRPC)  was
>> released as part of RISC OS 6.10 - at Wakefield this year.  So
>> if you are a current Select Subscriber and have your RISC  OS
>> 6.10 CD - then you have the driver built into the RISC  OS
>> softload ROM.

>Does this apply also to those like me  who are not Select
>subscribers but who bought the 1-off version of RISC  OS 6.10 at
>Wakefield? 

>I am not now using this on my RiscPC so  I suppose I am free to
>use it with VRPC instead.
 
RISC OS 6.10 includes the VirtualRPC driver in ROM. Earlier
versions of RISC OS 6 do not come with the driver. Hope that
helps.
 
Aaron
 



   




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