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In article <1990Nov14.030313.16366@watserv1.waterloo.edu> tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen) writes:
>Michael Yip <my@frapper.UUCP> writes:
>> I heard that the NEC Graphics Engine is very good and fast.
>
>Well, I'm about to start convincing my boss to buy me a high-power graphics
>card for the new machine I'm getting, and I'm very interested in the TIGA
>boards (specifically NEC Graphics Engine and Hercules Graphics Station).

TI has done a good job of making TIGA synonymous with 34010 -- but it isn't
really true! 34010 cards often run one of several graphics interfaces and one
of the graphic interfaces is called TIGA. TIGA was developed by TI. Another
graphics interface, and the one which the MGE uses, is called DGIS. DGIS was
developed by my company, Graphic Software Systems, and is a mature product,
having been in the market for 4 years now.

The Hercules Graphic Station does indeed use TIGA for its graphics i/f.

>So two questions follow:
>
>    1.  Has anyone tested one either of these?  Are they really faster
>	than, say, 8514 boards?

Yes, the MGE with DGIS and the Windows DGIS display driver do benchmark out
faster than an 8514/A and associated Windows driver. The benchmark used was
the PCLabs Benchmark program. As is always the case, on some things the MGE
is faster than 8514/A and on other things the 8514/A is faster. The overall
numbers, weighted for importance of function, tilt towards the MGE.
    
>    2.  Can I use a monochrome monitor as a second monitor in conjunction
>	with one of these?  I absolutely need a secondary monitor for
>	Windows development.

Yes, you may use a secondary monitor in conjunction with the MGE. A mono
monitor may be used and our Windows DGIS display drivers support this during
installation.



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