hallett@pet16.uucp (Jeff Hallett x5163 ) (01/13/90)
I have a question regarding the new SuperMac QuickDraw accelerator (I
think the call it their System III product...?). I was thinking about
getting the Color/24 card (equivalent to Rasterops 264 - 24bit color
for 13" monitors only) with the accelerator. I was wondering though
how well the accelerator and the 32 Quickdraw work together. I wonder
if the accelerator "impersonates" the code from Apple or if the Apple
init overrides the accelerator. There is software that checks for
this Apple extension explicitly and unless the accelerator poses for
it, that software will not work.
Any ideas?
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Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering
GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414) 548-5163 : EMAIL - hallett@gemed.ge.com
"Non Sequitor - Your facts are uncoordinated"; "I am Nomad: I am perfect."hallett@pet16.uucp (Jeff Hallett x5163 ) (01/17/90)
In article <1865@mrsvr.UUCP> hallett@gemed.ge.com (Jeffrey A. Hallett (414) 548-5163) writes: >I have a question regarding the new SuperMac QuickDraw accelerator (I >think the call it their System III product...?). I was thinking about >getting the Color/24 card (equivalent to Rasterops 264 - 24bit color >for 13" monitors only) with the accelerator. I was wondering though >how well the accelerator and the 32 Quickdraw work together. I wonder >if the accelerator "impersonates" the code from Apple or if the Apple >init overrides the accelerator. There is software that checks for >this Apple extension explicitly and unless the accelerator poses for >it, that software will not work. > >Any ideas? Well, I was just on the phone with Fabian Ramirez from SuperMac. Their color card and accelerator REQUIRE 32-bit Color Quickdraw (either in ROM or as the INIT). In fact, they are licensed by Apple to distribute the INIT with their stuff. They patch certain primitve calls and accelerate them in ASICs. For example, Fabian remarked that they accelerate CopyBits by a factor of 8. He is forwarding my original posting to actual implementers, so expect to hear more in the near future... Thanks Fabian! -- Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 548-5163 : EMAIL - hallett@gemed.ge.com "Non Sequitor - Your facts are uncoordinated"; "I am Nomad: I am perfect."