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Re: TIGA. Deja Vu?

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From: John Bodnar
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 08:01
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According to Ke-Wei Ma <km4c+@andrew.cmu.edu>:
>    I was wondering if OS/2 has any support for TIGA under version 2.1
>or is IBM moving towards XGA-2?  Will we get ever get away from the
>dreary 256 color apps or will TI take the initiative to write a nice
>generic TIGA driver for OS/2 so that the rest of the world (PC world
>that is) can take advantage of the nice hardware that Windowz zombies
>are using?   What is the spiel on Targa/Targa compatible boards?

There are actually third party TIGA drivers for OS/2.  I can't remember the
name of the company that produces them, but an OS/2 products list that
occasionally passes through comp.os.os2.misc lists this company.  You might
check the pub/os2/2.0/info directory on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu to see if this
list has ended up there.

OS/2 and TIGA could be a cool combination.  The ability of OS/2 to thread
its graphics processes could result in some of the fastest video
performance available.  Windows could only hope to rival it.  Someone needs
to give TI a swift kick in the pants and demand drivers.
-- 
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