AGP graphics cards for PowerMacs

[Shawn Erickson]

On 11/17/06, Roland Torres <newslists at autonomy.caltech.edu> wrote:
>
> On Nov 16, 2006, at 8:10 PM, Chad Leigh wrote:
>
> > Also check eBay for the 6800 nvidia cards
>
> Hmm, is there a difference between "Mac" versions of these cards and
> their Windows bretheren? Or is it just the case that they come with
> Mac drivers (which I could conceivably just download if I bought a
> non-Mac card)? It seems the Mac versions are more expensive, but I
> don't know if this is for good reason or not.

Often it is only a firmware difference.... so they are not
interchangeable but ways exists to reflash some of the adapters with
the needed firmware.

-Shawn