envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) (03/29/90)
In article <6948@decvax.dec.com>, evans@testmax.zk3.dec.com (Marc Evans Ultrix Q/A) writes: |> In article <260E3FB1.4748@orion.oac.uci.edu>, iglesias@orion.oac.uci.edu |> (Mike Iglesias) writes: |> > |> > Does anybody have any information about whether X11R4 will run on the |> > soon-to-be-announced (and widely talked about in the trade rags) |> > DECstation 5000s? |> > |> |> X11R4 as compiled for a color PMAX (DS3100) will run without changes on the |> 3MAX (DS5000), assuming that it is the version of the 3MAX which does not |> include any hardware accelerators for the graphics (which the first flavor |> released is). Later versions may/will likely have problems because of the |> accelerators. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Allright, DEC, let's here the explanation for this. A few months ago, there was a big discussion about why the DECstations didn't use any graphics accellerators because of the speed of the CPU, memory, etc. traded off against the cost of developing a specialized graphics chip. What's the deal? 1/2 :-) _____________________________________ Brian V. Smith (bvsmith@lbl.gov) Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.