What does the graphics device driver kit look like?

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2 total messages Started by Thomas Hoberg Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:53

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Author: Thomas Hoberg
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:53

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We bought the "Presentation Driver Reference" manual from IBM, which
had a coupon for pre-release presentiation driver code in it. We
mailed that two weeks ago and tried just any phone number we could
hunt down, but so far we got nothing...
We would like to develop OS/2 graphics drivers for our TI34020 based
family of graphics accellerators, but can't even start for lack of
documentation/sample sources.

Has anybody gotten that pre-release driver software yet?
Could you offer some information as to what exactly is contained in
the package (VGA/8514/XGA driver source?) We'd really like to get
started... (At least WINOS2 already works with TIGA drivers), but the
WPS looks downright silly at 640x480 on a 20" monitor...
Please answer via E-Mail

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Re: What does the graphics device driver kit look like?

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Author: Michael D Kretzer
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:51

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From article <TMH.92Jul22195350@keks.first.gmd.de>, by tmh@keks.first.gmd.de (Thomas Hoberg):
> We bought the "Presentation Driver Reference" manual from IBM, which
> had a coupon for pre-release presentiation driver code in it. We
> mailed that two weeks ago and tried just any phone number we could
> hunt down, but so far we got nothing...
> We would like to develop OS/2 graphics drivers for our TI34020 based
> family of graphics accellerators, but can't even start for lack of
> documentation/sample sources.
> 
> Has anybody gotten that pre-release driver software yet?
> Could you offer some information as to what exactly is contained in
> the package (VGA/8514/XGA driver source?) We'd really like to get
> started... (At least WINOS2 already works with TIGA drivers), but the
> WPS looks downright silly at 640x480 on a 20" monitor...

Unfortunately, the pre-release driver software does not include much
in the way of sources.  It includes the long-promised 32-bit graphics
engine, 32-bit XGA drivers, 32-bit Tseng 256 color drivers for 1024x768, 
800x600, and 640x480, 32-bit drivers for VGA/SVGA, and Toolkit support 
for the 32-bit graphics engine.  No source is included, only beta-level 
drivers of the above.  You will have to get in touch with IBM and request 
sources, I guess.

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