Re: Sparc 20 cg14 SX port question

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From: Mark Henderson
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:00

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In article <727t07$21v$1@lios.apana.org.au>,
Craig Dewick <cdewick@lios.apana.org.au> wrote:
>As far as I know, you only need the VSIMM's if you want to use the on-board
>SX framebuffer in 24-bit mode. Does anyone know if this is true? Can the SX
>work in 8-bit mode without a VSIMM fitted?

The SX can't work at all without a VSIMM.

They're not particularly cheap. Probably around US$300 used.

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