paulet@terre.matra-espace.fr (Pascal PAULET 6109 FAMI2) (06/05/91)
You will find herefater a collection of information concerning X servers ported to TMS 340X0 based systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION ABOUT X SERVERS AND 340X0 BASED SYSTEM: LIST OF SUPPLIERS ---- Advanced Graphics Engineering 8765 Aero Drive, Suite 226 San Diego, CA 92123 XHIBITION source (May 90): "AGE supplies XoftWare, its implementation of the X Window System server software to OEMs, systems integrators, value added resellers (VARs), and distributors. The company has strategic agreements with various OEMs (including IBM, HP, tektronix) to develop hardware specific X servers tailored to their specifications. AGE also markets X servers as off he shelf solutions for workstations and PC hardware running UNIX and DOS." Texas Instruments source (January 89): "The X-GSP-SERVER is a full port of the MIT X11 server for the 340X0 processor family. The X-GSP-SERVER resides entirely on the 340X0-based system allowing it to efficiently mix graphics and non-graphics functions of the window management. The X-GSP-SERVER interprets the raw X-protocol data stream, but it relies on some kind of front-end processor to provide keyboard, mouse, network and (font) file system functions. The architecture permits the X-GSP-SERVER performance to be fairly independent of the front-end processor, which can be a low cost device. the X-GSP-SERVER is pixel-depth and display resolution independent, so it is easily ported to your specific application, whether it is a general purpose graphics board, or a dedicated system. The MIT X11 is fast becoming a standard by which graphics workstations are being measured. Its architecture and functionality lend itself perfectly to the 340X0 environment. This ease of porting and natural fit makes having an X11 server an easy requirement to meet in all 340X0 applications, including PC-based boards and X server terminals. The X-GSP-SERVER is available to VARs on a license basis, and source code is available. Version 1.0 is a direct port of the V11R2 CFB DDX with some assembly language at the bottom layer. Version 2.0 is a highly optimized DDX, designed specifically for the 340X0 graphics instructions.This provides performance improvements over version 1.0 from 4 to 100 times! Version 2.0 also has added features such as font-caching and resource paging. Hardware required: 340X0 based design, 512KB program memory." ---- Pittsburgh Powercomputing 1501 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Source XHIBITION (May 90): "PPC was founded in June of 88 with the mission of bringing flexibility, value and performance to the burgeoning UNIX X11 market. By understanding both the frustrations and potential rewards of X11, PPC can aid hardware vendors whose goal is to bring high performance graphical interfaces to their end-users. PPC's first product, X-station/340 , is a port of X11 to the TI34010 and TI34020 Graphics Systems Processors (GSPs)." ---- Artist Graphics 2675 Patton Road St. Paul, MN 55113 Source XHIBITION (May 90): "ARTIST X11 servers are designed to take full advantage of all features inherent to the Texas Instruments 34010 and 34020 GSPs. Because the ARTIST X server is implemented directly on the GSP, all graphics capability, as well as X display overhead are moved to the ARTIST graphic controller." ---- IMAGRAPH 11 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Tel: (508) 256-4624 Fax: (508) 250-9155 Telex: 4946300 IMAGRAF TMS34020 Graphics engine and X server port through TIGA. ---- Human Designed Systems, Inc. 421 E. Feheley Drive King of Prussia, PA 19406 Manufacturer of X terminal with 34010 and Intel 80186. ---- Graphic Sofware Systems, Inc. 9590 SW Gemini Drive Beaverton, OR 97005 (503) 641-2200 Dan Fineberg, Director of marketing. PC X terminal package incl. port of X server on 340X0 systems with DGIS interface. ---- Visual Technology 120 Flanders road Westboro, MA 01581 jbk@visual.uu.net U.S. Phone: 508-836-4400 Jeff Krampf X terminal manufacturer. 34020-based color products. The architectures are dual-processor with a 68020 for general purpose code and local clients and the 34020 for graphics drawing. use TIGA for the 34020. The 68020 issues drawing requests to the 34020 using a protocol we designed, and the 34020 executes these requests using routines we've coded in C language with some assembly macros. ---- Princeton Graphics Systems 1100 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 150 Roswell, GA30076 Manufacturer of X terminal with TI34010. ---- Digital Equipment Corporation System Software Group 110 Spit Brook Road Nashua, New Hampshire 03062 Manufacturer of X terminal with TI34010. ---- Hewlett-Packard 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 Manufacturer of X terminal with TI34010. ---- Tektronix, Inc. P.O Box 1000 Wilsonville, OR97070-1000 Manufacturer of X terminal with TI34010 (and TI34020). ---- Megatek 9645 Scranton Road San Diego, CA 92121 Tel: (619) 455-5590 Fax: (619) 453-7603 Manufacturer of VME bus TMS340X0 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Night Owl Technology +44 734 574255 e-mail: lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk Night Owl Technology approach was from the desire to implement a FAST X-terminal, and so they use a high performance graphics co-processor. An unaided P.C. is really not up to the task, but with good graphics assist even a modest 286 can beat most of the machines on the market--. Another advantage is flexibility: the machine can be configured using a variety of P.C. motherboards, graphics engines, secondary storage, etc. It will, of course, run all DOS software as a free extra, and provide up to 5 times the performance of an equivalent unassisted P.C. for CAD,DTP, etc. The hardware will, of course, also run UNIX should you decide an X Terminal is not for you. The current machine is 1024x768 8 bit colour, screen size 14" to 19". ---- Faster Raster Software Engineering 767 Loma Verde Ave, Suite D Palo Alto, CA 94303 Stuart Kreitman (415) 493-6912 netcom!skk@apple.com (Stuart Kreitman) X server design in one released product- the Ramtek Millennium Imaging Workstation. It exhibits a custom extension to synchronize the activities of two 34020's, an 80Mflop image processing engine, two frame buffers, and 4 look up tables, all in a Motif-compliant application. ---- GLH Ltd. a: 29 Clarence Square a: Brighton p: BN1 2ED w: (0273) 28289 f: (0273) 203113 c: Richard Aras c: Jonathan Laventhol ---- Current Technology 99 Madbury Road Durham, NH 03824 Tel: (603) 868-2270 Fax: (603) 868-1352 Manufacturer of VME bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- DIPIX Technologies Inc. 1050 Baxter Rd. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2C 3P1 Tel: (613) 596-4942 Fax: (613) 596-4914 Manufacturer of VME/AT bus TMS 340X0 image processing package X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Electronique Serge DASSAULT 55 Quai Marcel DASSAULT Saint-Cloud, FRANCE 92214 Tel: +33.1.34.81.50.21 Fax: +33.1.30.54.76.01 Manufacturer of AT bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Graphics Strategies 549 Weddell Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408) 745-6500 Fax: (408) 744-0235 Manufacturer of VME bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Hypergraphics 3155 Knoll Drive Gahanna, OH 43230 Tel: (614) 476-0056 Manufacturer of AT bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Infograph 2257 South 1100 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Tel: (801) 486-8770 Fax: (801) 486-9739 Manufacturer of AT bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Infotronic Viale Berbera 49 20162 Milan ITALY Tel: (02).64.72.441 Fax: (02).64.72.445 Manufacturer of TMS340X0 color graphics controller for PC. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Motorola Microcomputer Division Mail Drop DW212 2900 South Diablo way Tempe, AZ 85282 Tel: (602) 438-3652 Manufacturer of VME bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- National Design 9171 Capital of Texas Highway North Houston Building #230 Austin, TX 78759 Tel (512) 343-5055 Fax: (512) 343-5053 Manufacturer of AT/VME bus TMS34010 color graphics controller. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Ogivar technologies 7200 Route transcanadienne Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec Canada H4T 1A3 Tel: (800) 361-3694 Fax: (514) 737-4729 Manufacturer of TMS34010 color graphics controller for PC. X11 supported. More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90). ---- Tandberg data Oslo, Norway Tel: +47.2.18.90.90 Fax: +47.2.18.95.83 Manufacturer of X terminal. Specialist of user specific customization (e.g. special keyboards, flat panel display interfaces) More information on Texas Instruments 340 Family Third Party Guide (June 90).