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+NOTE:  The BeOS driver hasn't been updated since Mesa version 2.6.
+I'm in the process of writing a new BeOS R4 driver for Mesa 3.x.
+-Brian  (29 Jan 1999)
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 MESA 2.6 BEOS PORT RELEASE 2
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