laukee@canon.co.uk (David Lau-Kee) (06/27/90)
naughton@wind.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick Naughton) writes: >OpenWindows Version 3 (next yearish) will have full support for 24 bit >screen and memory rasters. [ ... ] Hmmmm..... does this mean 24 bit framebuffers like the CG9, and maybe the GP2 board will support OpenWindows? If not, can we have the reference port and we'll do it ourselves? ------------- David Lau-Kee Canon Research Centre Europe, 17/20 Frederick Sanger Rd, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU25YD, UK. NRS: laukee@uk.co.canon, INET: laukee%canon@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk UUCP: laukee@canon.uucp, PATH: ..!mcsun!ukc!uos-ee!canon!laukee Tel: +44 (0) 483 574325 Fax: +44 (0) 483 574360
naughton@wind.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick Naughton) (06/28/90)
|>laukee@canon.co.uk (David Lau-Kee) writes: |> naughton@wind.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick Naughton) writes: |> |> >OpenWindows Version 3 (next yearish) will have full support for 24 bit |> >screen and memory rasters. |> [ ... ] |> |> Hmmmm..... does this mean 24 bit framebuffers like the CG9, and maybe the GP2 |> board will support OpenWindows? If not, can we have the reference port and |> we'll do it ourselves? |> |> ------------- |> David Lau-Kee |> Canon Research Centre Europe, Remember, I'm just an engineer trying to be helpful with responses to technical questions, for information about exact features and release dates of future releases you should contact you local sales representative. No one really knows exactly what will be in any future release until we ship it... -Patrick ______________________________________________________________________ Patrick J. Naughton ARPA: naughton@sun.com Window Systems Group UUCP: ...!sun!naughton Sun Microsystems, Inc. AT&T: (415) 336 - 1080
rodney@ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II) (06/28/90)
naughton@wind.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick Naughton) writes: >|>laukee@canon.co.uk (David Lau-Kee) writes: >|> naughton@wind.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick Naughton) writes: >|> >|> >OpenWindows Version 3 (next yearish) will have full support for 24 bit >|> >screen and memory rasters. >|> [ ... ] >|> >|> Hmmmm..... does this mean 24 bit framebuffers like the CG9, and maybe >the GP2 >|> board will support OpenWindows? If not, can we have the reference port and >|> we'll do it ourselves? >|> >|> ------------- >|> David Lau-Kee >|> Canon Research Centre Europe, >Remember, I'm just an engineer trying to be helpful with responses to >technical questions, for information about exact features and release >dates of future releases you should contact you local sales >representative. No one really knows exactly what will be in any future >release until we ship it... I've been told by Sun not to hold my breath for openwindows support of the cg9. It would be nice if they admitted that they aren't going to use it or if they decided to support it instead of continually hinting and playing guessing games with people who spent thousands of dollars for their products. -- Rodney