ATI Demos/screensavers backwards compatible?

[Allan Andreasen]

Hi all

I was just browsing the ati website and found some screensavers.. but now i
wonder if the different savers only work on specific chips? RADEON 8500,
RADEON 9700 or RADEON 9800

If you have a 9800 then.. would it be possible to run a 8500 or 9700
screensaver??? or can you only run the 9800 specific ones??

Thanks..

PS i don't have a ati gfx card so i can't try..

 

[Skid]

Hi all

I was just browsing the ati website and found some screensavers.. but now i
wonder if the different savers only work on specific chips? RADEON 8500,
RADEON 9700 or RADEON 9800

If you have a 9800 then.. would it be possible to run a 8500 or 9700
screensaver??? or can you only run the 9800 specific ones??

They are backwards compatible, but not always forwards compatible. In other
words, you can run the 8500 demos with a 9800, but not vice-versa.

 

[Allan Andreasen]

Okay thanks!

now

They are backwards compatible, but not always forwards compatible. In other
words, you can run the 8500 demos with a 9800, but not vice-versa.

 

[patrickp]

now

They are backwards compatible, but not always forwards compatible. In other
words, you can run the 8500 demos with a 9800, but not vice-versa.

Er, Skid, you've got it the wrong way round - backwards compatible is
compatible with older stuff, forwards compatible is compatible with newer
stuff. A little too much of having your vice versa? ;-)

Not that I'm having a go - I've hung around here for a while and have a lot
of respect for your knowledge and opinions - and helpfulness.

patrickp

 

[ANTant]

Hi all

I was just browsing the ati website and found some screensavers.. but now i
wonder if the different savers only work on specific chips? RADEON 8500,
RADEON 9700 or RADEON 9800

If you have a 9800 then.. would it be possible to run a 8500 or 9700
screensaver??? or can you only run the 9800 specific ones??

PS i don't have a ati gfx card so i can't try..

I have the Mobeus Ant screen saver installed and was designed for 9700.
It worked well. Even the cell screen saver which I didn't like much
worked.
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