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From: Erik Hovland
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:00

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In article <38f3081f@clarion.carno.net.au>, Darren Reed wrote:
|> The only way to get better 24-bit performance that is *fully* supported by
|> Solaris is to upgrade to an Ultrasparc machine with a Creator or Elite card
|> fitted. 8-)
|
|So the SX is faster than the PGX ?

No way, but the SX is the only 24-bit graphics option for a SBUS only
ss20.

As a side note the PGX driver supports 24-bit only and not
24-bit and 8-bit applications simultaneously, while the creator and up
do that. This really shouldn't matter for most applications, YMMV. As
an example try running netscape and saoimage on a 24-bit display of a
PGX24 based u5 or 10, cringe at the hideous saoimage.

I think I recall someone saying the driver for PGX was fixed in solaris 8.
But I don't know for sure.

E

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Erik Hovland
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E-mail:        ehovland@huey.jpl.nasa.gov

I speak for myself not JPL.

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