dra@neuro.usc.edu (Diane Annala) (09/28/90)
First, could someone send me email with information about high resolution (e.g. 2Kx2K plus) frame buffers/monitors compatible with X Window System? Second, are there any plans to provide a new visual class with a depth of 12 or more bits under the standard distribution of the X Widow System? I am concerned that we may otherwise exclude medical imaging applications-- which often require 12 bit greyscale images to capture subtle shadows--if we don't extend the potential depth of the greyscale visual. Diane
mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU (10/01/90)
> Second, are there any plans to provide a new visual class with a > depth of 12 or more bits under the standard distribution of the X > Widow System? (The X Widow System? Is that an extension to X that provides for detecting the user's sex and killing men who happen to use it? :-) A new visual class isn't necessary. There is nothing incompatible with the notion of any of the six visual classes on a 12-bit-deep screen. The MIT sample server does not support 12-bit-deep screens, but (if the hardware is cooperative) it wouldn't be too much work. der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
mike@tslvax.UUCP (Michael J. Tobias) (10/03/90)
in article <27308@usc.edu>, dra@neuro.usc.edu (Diane Annala) says: > Xref: tslvax comp.windows.x:19614 comp.os.vms:19352 > Nntp-Posting-Host: neuro.usc.edu > > First, could someone send me email with information about high resolution > (e.g. 2Kx2K plus) frame buffers/monitors compatible with X Window System? > > Second, are there any plans to provide a new visual class with a depth of > 12 or more bits under the standard distribution of the X Widow System? I > am concerned that we may otherwise exclude medical imaging applications-- > which often require 12 bit greyscale images to capture subtle shadows--if > we don't extend the potential depth of the greyscale visual. > > Diane Diane, I tried to email you this information, but it got bounced back. Tech-Source makes a board called the GDS-3950 which drives several high resolution color and monochrome displays, such as: Sony 2048 x 2048 color display Tektronix GMA 201 2048 x 1600 monochrome display The GDS-3950 is a single size 9U card, with complete software to run and accelerated version of X11R4 in many of the Sun machines which support the VMEbus (Sun-3/1xx, Sun-3/2xx, Sun-4/110, Sun-4/2xx, Sun-4/3xx, etc.). The board supports up to 20 image planes fully configured 8-bits double buffered plus 4-bits overlay. For more information contact: Tech-Source, Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 830-8301 Attn: Dick Bendfelt Mike Tobias Tech-Source uunet!ucf-cs!tslvax!mike