From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 4 00:59:46 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id AAA10845 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 00:59:46 -0800 Received: from rah.star-gate.com (rah.star-gate.com [204.188.121.18]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id AAA10839 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 00:59:43 -0800 Received: from localhost.v-site.net (localhost.v-site.net [127.0.0.1]) by rah.star-gate.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id AAA03705; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 00:59:23 -0800 Message-Id: <199512040859.AAA03705@rah.star-gate.com> X-Authentication-Warning: rah.star-gate.com: Host localhost.v-site.net didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.2 7/18/95 To: Stephen Hocking cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xfree86 now has the DGA extension In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 04 Dec 1995 15:38:55 +1000." <199512040538.FAA13936@netfl15a.devetir.qld.gov.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 00:59:22 -0800 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>> Stephen Hocking said: > It's in the latest Xfree86 alpha, & will probably be making it's way the the > beta releases in due course. At the moment only S3 & Cirrus hardware are > supported (on Linux) and I suspect that it's only for those models running > with a linear mapped frame buffer (i.e. VLB/EISA/PCI - I think I'll be > upgrading when budget permits!) > Sorry I forgot to add, keep an eye on the new multimedia chipsets coming out on Q1 1996. One of the cool multimedia chipset is the MPACT : http://www.mpact.com Just one of these babies can do upto 2 billion instructions / second and I think that Chromatic is going to sell the chips for $150 each. I am still walking around in a daze just thinking about four mpact chips on a single board 8) Enjoy, Amancio