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Article #494Re: X-windows on Transputer based systems
From: Seshagiri Rao Myneni
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 1990 07:54
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 1990 07:54
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In article <[A.ISI.EDU].9-Mar-90.15:09:16.ENGLE> ENGLE@A.ISI.EDU writes: >> From Mark Edmonds: >> Does anyone know if X-windows is supported on any of the graphics TRAMS (or >> boards) available, preferably written in occam. I heard INMOS were porting >> X-windows to their graphics TRAM - any info available? > Some stuff deleted ..... >As far as I know, Helios has the only version of X-Windows running on We are using X-windows available on Cogent XTM, which is a Transputer T-800, based system. >transputers. This is the version that Inmos is showing. S. Zenith is >correct in thinking that range checking has been added, it seems that the some more stuff deleted... >because of the 2D block moves available, and also the fact that you can >often dedicate a transputer to X (though under Helios you don't have to) and >thus you aren't competing against the X-server for cycles. >Steven W. Engle >MIMD Systems, Inc. Seshu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seshagiri Rao Myneni e-mail address: 908 Lamar, # 108 1. srm@gator.cacs.usl.edu Lafayette, LA 70501 2. srm@swamp.cacs.usl.edu Phone # (318) 235-6183. Off 231-5779.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!mcgill-vision!bloom-beacon!snorkelwacker!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!rex!rouge!srm From: srm@cacs.usl.edu (Seshagiri Rao Myneni) Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer Subject: Re: X-windows on Transputer based systems Keywords: X-windows, Transputer, Cogent XTM Message-ID: <5475@rouge.usl.edu> Date: 19 Mar 90 07:54:58 GMT References: <[A.ISI.EDU].9-Mar-90.15:09:16.ENGLE> Sender: anon@rouge.usl.edu Organization: The Center for Advanced Computer Studies, USL Lines: 34